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Xinhua Headlines: Beijing's nursing homes maintain zero COVID-19 infections

-- Beijing has so far reported no COVID-19 infections in its nearly 700 care homes for the elderly, thanks to the close attention the city has paid to the safety of the

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Operators: Drastic change in policy concerning Huawei could harm UK

An "ultra aggressive imposition of a change in policy" concerning Huawei will hamper Britain's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, an executive of telecoms operator Vodafone told British l

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Drastic change in policy concerning Huawei could harm UK's recovery: telecoms operators

An "ultra aggressive imposition of a change in policy" concerning Huawei will hamper Britain's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, an executive of telecoms o

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UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024

The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.The World Meteoro

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TikTok likes and views are broken as community worries over potential U.S. ban

TikTok likes and views are broken for some unknown portion of the video app’s user base this afternoon. The impacted users are seeing a “zero” like count on TikTok posts, including t

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Elon Musk: Tesla 'very close' to Level 5 autonomous cars

Elon Musk says autonomous driving, when the cars won't even come with steering wheels or acceleration pedals, is "very close".

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Beijing relaxes restrictions but residents remain cautious

People remain cautious in Beijing, China, June 29, 2020. /ReutersThe latest coronavirus cluster in Beijing has been brought under control, according to city officials,

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China releases article exposing "U.S.-style human rights" hypocrisy

The China Society for Human Rights Studies on Thursday published an article, laying bare the hypocrisy of "U.S.-style human rights" as evidenced by its extremely harsh

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Global Business Daily: EU's hydrogen hopes, happiest place on Earth?

"They are ambitious, they are necessary… and they put us firmly on a path towards climate neutrality."That was European chief of all things "green," Frans Timmermans, announcing the Union's new polic

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Raising $22.5 million, Liftit looks to expand its logistics services in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Ecuador

The Colombian trucking and logistics services startup Liftit has raised $22.5 million in a new round of funding to capitalize on its newfound traction in markets across Latin America as responses to t

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In pandemic era, entrepreneurs turn to SPACs, crowdfunding and direct listings

If necessity is the mother of invention, then new business owners are getting very inventive in the ways in which they access cash. Relying on some long-tested and some new avenues to raise money, ent

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Amazon U.S. sellers will have to display their name and address starting Sept. 1, 2020

Amazon on Wednesday informed its U.S. sellers they will soon have to display their business name and address on their Amazon.com seller profile page. For individual sellers, this will include the ind

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Shanghai to issue subsidies to tide cinemas over COVID-19 closures

China's eastern metropolis Shanghai will offer subsidies of nearly 18 million yuan (about 2.6 million U.S. dollars) to cinemas that have been shuttered amid the COVID-

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U.S. business leaders in China urge both nations to overcome political differences to fight pandemic

U.S. business leaders in China have called on both countries to overcome their political differences and strengthen cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and back a global economic recovery, acc

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Sunrun’s $3.2 billion Vivint Solar bid challenges Tesla’s energy ambitions

Tesla’s 2014 acquisition of SolarCity turned the electric vehicle manufacturer into the undisputed largest player in residential solar, but that lead has steadily eroded as its major competito

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Diamond industry strives to regain shine amid COVID-19 storm

02:19 Marilyn Monroe's popular song "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" made the gemstone a popular symbol of "forever love" for half a century, but so far this year, the shinning rock

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Phoenix mayor says Arizona reopens way too early as new COVID-19 cases on rise

File Photo: Photo taken Aug. 9, 2019 shows a view of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the United States. (Xinhua/Li Ying) Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said Sunday that the f