Wang Binying, currently serving as one of WIPO’s deputy director-generals, is widely regarded as the front-runner in the upcoming leadership election. [Photo: WIPO website] Note: The following
COVID-19 epidemic is a major public health emergency in China with the fastest transmission, widest range of infections and the highest difficulty in control and prevention since the founding of the
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Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday blocked a multi-billion dollar plan for a third runway at London Heathrow Airport, citing government's failure to adequately take into account climate change com
Every day, there’s another event-related cancellation owing to concern around the coronavirus. Just today Microsoft announced it will not have a presence at the Game Developers Conference in mid
U.S. stock markets are down again in early trading as coronavirus fears continue to hit economists forecasts for growth, and a number of technology companies began to note the impact of the outbreak i
Editor's note:This is the sixth episode of our series "Faces Fighting Coronavirus" chronicling people from different walks of life who are affected by the outbreak as w
A Chinese immigration officer working on border documents for a foreigner during the novel coronavirus outbreak. /SIA China's State Immigration Administration issued 10 measures on Thursday to
Medical worker Kang Liyuan (3rd R) and her colleagues cheer themselves up at Wuhan No. 7 Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 25, 2020. (Photo by Xiong Fang/Xinhua) "Since Mr. Po
The past month or so has been mostly wretched for tourism in Asia.The novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but has since spread both within and outside the continent, has severely curt
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Iran remains open to any offer on stabilizing the situation around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, Deputy Foreign Minist
India and the United States on Tuesday signed defense deals worth over 3 billion U.S. dollars, ensuring the sale of 24 "MH-60 Romeo" and six "AH-64E Apache" helicopters
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the city to heighten preparedness for the possible spread of the novel coronavirus as mor
No foreigners in Shanghai have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, and the city will strengthen immigration management to prevent imported cases, local authorit
The Council of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday authorized the EU's opening of negotiations with the United Kingdom on Tuesday, publishing negotiations directives which constitute a mandate to the
02:19 A couple of months ago, the creators of JOA were post-graduates studying the future of fashion at the London College of Fashion. Now they are running a designer label that turns
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