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Coordinated, continuous international action essential for global recovery from pandemic, IMF official says

WASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Coordinated and continuous international action will be essential to support vulnerable countries, restore market confidence, contain financial stability risks, and s

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German prof. says the educational situation in Xinjiang has improved

Delegates from permanent missions of eight countries to the United Nations Office at Geneva visit a planting and farming class at the vocational education and training center in Moyu County of Ho

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IMF official expects China's economy to rebound in Q2 from COVID-19

After taking a hit in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 outbreak, China's economy is expected to see a recovery in the second quarter, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said

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China, Africa to work together against COVID-19

More than 60 scholars, think tank leaders and media representatives from China and 13 African countries signed a joint proposal on Friday regarding Africa and China col

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Global Business Daily: Macron's caution, China GDP, Oxfam interview

"At the beginning, there [was] no available test to confirm the diagnosis."That's Ning Yi, the Chief Scientific Officer at Meinian One Health Group, who spoke to CGTN about why the COVID-19 death tol

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Top investors predict what’s ahead for Boston’s VC scene in Q1

Before the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world and reshaped the economy, Boston was quietly setting records.According to new venture data compiled by TechCrunch, the region set what was at least a lo

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Bradley Tusk on starting a company and seed investing in the coronavirus era

Bradley Tusk has carved a unique path in the VC investment landscape: A longtime political and communications operative, he has built a track record for Tusk Ventures by going after highly regulated i

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Central gov't agency, liaison office have power to supervise major affairs in HK: liaison office

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday refuted the distortion of the HKSAR Basic Law th

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UK 'army of volunteers' helps their communities during lockdown

03:04 Thousands of community support groups have mobilized across the UK to help the vulnerable and those struggling under the coronavirus lockdown measures.Since the introduction of s

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Santander launches PagoFX in the UK, a money transfer app to take on TransferWise and other fintechs

A leaked Santander internal memo in 2017 likely set wheels in motion. Reportedly written by the bank’s head of innovation, the missive warned that a large chunk of the Spanish incumbent’s

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Chinese FM says China ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran

China stands ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Za

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India denies U.S. claim of religious segregation of COVID-19 patients

India has strongly reacted to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom's (USCIRF) claim that COVID-19 patients were being segregated at a hospit

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Turkey, Russia conduct 4th joint patrol in Idlib of Syria

Turkish and Russian troops on Wednesday conducted their fourth joint patrol in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Turkish Defense Ministry said in a written state

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: The grim crisis in care homes

Editor's note: This is the 40th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one. Madrid's main funeral home says its workers lack the equipment to deal with COVID-19 victi

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Australian court rules search warrant on journalist invalid

Australia’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that a search warrant at the center of a national storm over press freedom was invalid.News Corp. journalist Annika Smethur

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China's Henan province donates 50,000 masks to Walloon gov't in Belgium

Workers make masks in a workshop of Yadu Group in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, April 9, 2020. The enterprise is busy working to fulfill domestic and over

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Adriel brings automation to small business advertising

Adriel is a South Korean startup bringing automated ad tools to small businesses — and in recent months, it’s been expanding into the United States and the United Kingdom.This might seem like ex