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U.S. Senate panel advances bill to aid Ukraine, pressure Nord Stream 2

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday to deliver aid to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and pressure companies helping to build Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipel

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CanSino: Clinical trials for inhaled COVID-19 vaccine approved

China's National Medical Products Administration has approved the clinical trials for an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by domestic firm CanSino Biologics and the Institute of Military Medicin

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Biden to sign order aimed at addressing global computer chip shortage

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at addressing a global semiconductor chip shortage that has forced U.S. automakers and other manufacturers to cut production a

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Several states in Mexico are making face masks mandatory

03:00 Amid the coronaviruspandemic,facemasksremain a controversial subject in some countries,with manycitizens reject​ingtheir use.In Mexico, where more than 105,000​peoplehave died as

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China further standardizes name registration of medical institutions

Chinese authorities have issued a circular to improve the management of medical institution names. Jointly issued by four departments including the National Health Com

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Israel's PM announces plan to ease restrictions, revive economy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday a "cautious and gradual" plan to resume business activity and ease closure restrictions amid COVID-19. The

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China clarifies handling procedures of maritime criminal cases

China has released a circular making explicit the standard procedure for the handling of maritime criminal cases by competent authorities. Jointly released by the Supr

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Trump tweets about China-US trade friction

USPresidentDonaldTrumponSundaytweetedaboutthetradefrictionwithChina.“PresidentXiandIwillalwaysbefriends,nomatterwhathappenswithourdisputeontrade.Chinawilltakedo

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China imposes additional tariffs on U.S. products worth 50 bln USD

ChinaonWednesdayunveiledalistofproductsworth50billionU.S.dollarsimportedfromtheUnitedStatesthatwillbesubjecttohighertariffs,includingsoybean,automobilesandchemi

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Times Higher Education releases World University Rankings 2016-2017 by subject

​Times Higher Education World University Rankings on Wednesday published ten subject rankings, revealing the world's leading universities in various subjects.

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PCPD issues Guidance on personal data uses

After releasing the "Guidance on Preparing Personal Information Collection Statement and Policy Statement" on July 29, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on Tuesday  issued the "Guidance on the Use of Personal Data Obtained from the Public Domain".