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NFL chief waives salary in virus cost-cutting

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks from his home in Bronxville, New York during the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, April 23, 2020. /VCG National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger

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U.S. Fed warns of considerable medium-term risks amid COVID-19 fallout

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic poses "considerable risks" to the U.S. economy over the medium term while keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged at

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WHO chief reiterates calls for unity as global COVID-19 cases surpass 3 mln

The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia)Global COVID-19 cases have exceeded 3 million as of Wednesday, according to the World Health Organi

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Shanghai reports two imported COVID-19 cases

Shanghai reported two imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and zero increase in locally transmitted COVID-19 case on Wednesday, the municipal hea

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U.S. Fed keeps interest rates near zero amid COVID-19 fallout

Video: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday afternoon at a press conference,"Overall, economic activity will likely drop at an unprecedented rate in the second qua

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Australia at a crossroads in its relationship with China

Costco in Canberra, Australia, March 4, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He wr

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Shares jump on coronavirus treatment hopes, oil soars

Wall Street, New York City, U.S. /VCG World stock markets rose sharply on Wednesday following encouraging news for an experimental COVID-19 treatment and some positive earnings reports, while

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NFL chief waives salary in virus cost-cutting

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks from his home in Bronxville, New York during the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, April 23, 2020. /VCG National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger

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Update: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates near zero amid COVID-19 fallout

Photo taken on March 23, 2020 shows a U.S. dollar banknote in Washington D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)"The ongoing public health crisis will weigh heavily on economic activity, employment,

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Understanding the disease: Why is COVID-19 so successful?

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19. /NIAID-RML/AP Yvon Chouinard is a fascinating man, an octogenarian billionaire environmentalist rock climber who gave the w

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Commentary on the bills stripping China of its immunity in U.S. courts

Editor's note: Huo Zhengxin is a professor of law at the China University of Political Science and Law. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Amid the de

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Spotlight: Int'l experts say Wuhan's success brings hope to global COVID-19 fight

As China has succeeded in its hardest-hit city Wuhan's anti-virus battle amid rising COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, international experts have said that Wuhan has

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Niche’s one-stop shop for college searchers raises a $35M Series C

Despite the implications of its name, edtech platform Niche took nearly a decade-and-a-half to find its place within the world of the college search process.The company started as College Prowler, sel

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China's tax, fee cuts total over 742 bln yuan in Q1

China's top tax watchdog said Wednesday that the country's tax and fee cuts totaled 742.8 billion yuan (about 105 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of the year

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Hong Kong reports no COVID-19 case for 4 days

No COVID-19 case was reported in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight day of zero increase. The Center for

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Trump's China propaganda gets schooled

U.S. President Donald Trump. /Xinhua Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics - South Asia Centre, and an author. The article reflects the author's

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Trump offers 'great' economic rebound in Q3 and Q4 as coronavirus cases top 1 million

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered a positive prediction of economic rebound in Q3 saying the country is ready to re-open, as the number of confirmed cases