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In Los Angeles, the Women’s March embraces technology to organize and inspire

The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high

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Wuhan pneumonia: 17 new cases, no new deaths

The seafood market in Wuhan. /CCTV Photo Updated at 10:00 a.m. BJT, Jan. 19Seventeen more people have been diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus, which has caused the recent pneumonia ou

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Why is an Ebola vaccine not enough?

A World Health Organization worker prepares to administer a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an Ebola outbreak in the port city of Mbandaka, the Democratic Republic of

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Taiwan’s entrepreneurs move forward after tense presidential election

Last Saturday, Taiwanese voters re-elected President Tsai Ing-wen to her second term after an election that split the country among generational and ideological lines. A crucial issue were the differe

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Chinese New Year celebrated in Beverly Hills

A variety show featuring three increasingly interconnected municipalities and province in north China was staged in the affluent Californian city of Beverly Hills on Friday evening, to celebrate the

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What does phase one trade deal mean for China's financial market?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He shake hands after signing the China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade agreement during a ceremony at the East Room of the White House i

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EU considers ban on facial recognition technology

The technology could be prohibited in public for up to five years as regulators figure out how to ensure EU citizens' privacy.

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A decade of benefits from supercomputer Tianhe-1

China has seen great benefits from its first petaflop supercomputer the Tianhe-1, which debuted a decade ago.The computer has served nearly 6,000 customers in the past 10 years, bringing about 10

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Caregiving startup Homage raises $10 million Series B to enter new Asian markets

In many countries, an aging population coupled with a low birth rate is increasing the demand for qualified caregivers. In Asia, the need is especially urgent because rapid demographic shifts and chan

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Spotlight: Innovative Chinese technologies attract global retailers

Mobile payment, facial recognition and intelligent retail service solutions are among the leading innovative technologies Chinese consumers are accustomed to, from which global retailers are expecti

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China-Russia relations not influenced by domestic political process: spokesperson

The development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era will not be influenced by changes in the international situation or domestic political process

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Trump’s trial begins, senators vowing ‘impartial justice’

The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial ju

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Venture Highway announces $78.6M second fund to invest in early-stage startups in India

Venture Highway, a VC firm in India founded by former Google executive Samir Sood, said on Thursday it has raised $78.6 million for its second fund as it looks to double down on investing in early-sta

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Foreign scientists receive medals in China for research contribution

China's top science academy honored three foreign scientists from the Netherlands, the United States and Germany for their contributions in Sino-foreign research cooperation Thursday in Beijing. Bai

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Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business

Bolt, the billion-dollar startup out of Estonia that’s building a ride-hailing, scooter and food delivery business across Europe and Africa, has picked up a tranche of funding in its bid to tak

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Goldman Sachs doesn't want to miss China's financial sector opening up

Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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Trump trial nears as House votes on forwarding impeachment articles

The weeks-long stalemate over the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump looks to have been broken, with a House vote on sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate due on Wednesday a