A special bell-ringing ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon at the Nasdaq to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. At 4:00 p.m. (2100 GMT), Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping ra
The Brazilian musician is now planning a comeback concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in October.
A buyer looks at fabric samples during the 21th China Textile and Apparel Trade Show (New York) in New York, the United States, Jan. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)Many Ch
Back in September, Betaworks put out a call for startups to participate in its latest “camp,” this one focused on audio.Danika Laszuk, the head of Betaworks Camp, told me at the time that
Eight years ago, Two Sigma Investments began an experiment in early stage investing.The hedge fund, focused on data-driven quantitative investing, was well on its way to amassing the $60 billion in as
Thundra, an early stage serverless tooling startup, announced a $4 million Series A today led by Battery Ventures. The company spun out from OpsGenie after it was sold to Atlassian for $295 million in
Hong Kong-based blockchain startup New Power Foundation Ltd. is working to roll out a public blockchain platform that allows worldwide investors to invest in green ene
The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum is held in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Gerald Mbanda is a journalist and author of a book on China and Rwanda
David Krejci #46 of the Boston Bruins scores a goal in the game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 2020. /AP Photo Down a goal entering the
Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has acquired Apposit, a software development company based in Ethiopia, for an undisclosed amount.That’s just part of Paga’s news. The Lagos based s
LumApps, the cloud-based social intranet for the enterprise, has closed $70 million in Series C funding. Leading the round is Goldman Sachs Growth, with participation f
It’s hard to put a positive spin on terrible situation, but that didn’t stop Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon earlier today. Asked during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos abo
Lion dances, red envelopes, paper cuttings and delicious treats-all essential elements of Spring Festival-will not only occur in China in the coming days. Major festivities are also planned in the Uni
Iran has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angr
Seattle’s Female Founders Alliance, which runs the Ready Set Raise accelerator for women and non-binary founders, has acquired New York’s Monarq, an incubator with similar goals and origin
Netflix grew by 8.8 million net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to its latest earning report, putting its growth well ahead of its forecast of 7.6 million.The company says it has
Los Angeles Lakers 107-139 Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown (C) of the Boston Celtics dunks over LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers in the game at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, January 2