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Discover the world of online fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic

00:55 During the COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out in early 2020, people around the world have been required to stay at home, while businesses have come to a halt.But this pandemic ha

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Local services marketplace Thumbtack lays off 250 employees

Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta announced in a blog post today that the company has laid off 250 employees.Much has been written about the impact that the COVID-19 and the resulting social distancing/

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COVID-19 patients infected again after recovery is highly improbable: Australian Nobel Laureate

Australian Nobel laureate immunologist Peter Doherty said it is highly improbable that people who have recovered from COVID-19 will be infected again, and even if it turns out to be the case, th

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Interview: COVID-19 patients infected again after recovery is highly improbable: Australian Nobel Laureate

SYDNEY, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian Nobel laureate immunologist Peter Doherty said it is highly improbable that people who have recovered from COVID-19 will be infected again, and even if it turn

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Interview: Greeks grateful to China for aid in fighting COVID-19, says shipping leader

China's assistance to the Greek people in the battle against COVID-19 is another good example of the friendship between the two nations, a prominent Greek shipping leader said on Friday. "We are ver

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APEC economies urged to end trade-restrictive policies to help fight COVID-19

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies must put an end to trade-restrictive policies to help fight COVID-19, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) said

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China and the EU join forces in support of WTO dispute settlement

Editor's note: Alexandr Svetlicinii is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Macau, where he also serves as program coordinator for the Master of Law in International Business Law in Eng

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UK's COVID-19 measures 'a national scandal': The Lancet cover story

The UK's measures to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak have failed and the "scale of anger and frustration is unprecedented," according to the cover story on renowned medical journal The Lanc

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The Lockdown Orchestra: 500 musicians, six continents

03:51 An orchestra is pretty much the definition of togetherness – people in the same room, playing in unison. So what do musicians do when they have to self-isolate?The answer Ben Mor

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Blame risks infecting every one of us

Editor's note: Chris Hawke is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and a journalist who has reported for over two decades from Beijing, New York, the United Nations, Tokyo, Ban

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Now might be the perfect time to rethink your fundraising approach

Many founders will have kicked off the new year with a new fundraising round. According to the data we shared last year, March, October and November were the months when VCs were reviewing the most de

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Not all entrepreneurs are 30-year-old guys

All co-working isn’t WeWork . And not all entrepreneurs are 30-year-old guys.I know this well, having built my first startup in the mid-1980s after a potential employer said women wouldn’t be accepted

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Sport stars Federer, McGregor donate to battle COVID-19

Roger Federer (C) of Switzerland is surrounded by kids after the exhibition event "The Match in Africa" with Rafael Nadal, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 7, 2020. /VCG Swiss tennis great

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Chinese guide on COVID-19 to be published in Russia

Russia's government-run Rossiya Segodnya news conglomerate will publish the Russian version of China's anti-coronavirus guide on Wednesday, its CEO Dmitry Kiselyov said

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Survey shows growth in podcasts and voice assistants, little change in streaming

A new annual survey taken before the current COVID-19 crisis led to restrictions of movement in much of the U.S. suggests good news for Amazon, Facebook’s dominance unt

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CGTN ThinkTank: International experts provide insights on COVID-19

02:04 As part of its ongoing coverage of the evolving global COVID-19 outbreak, CGTN ThinkTank gathered an audience of 92 international, scholars, experts and researchers to watch seve

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Western people twig China bettering U.S. in fight against COVID-19

Staff members clean up a temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 8, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories.