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China's Shanghai donates anti-epidemic materials to Lao capital

China's Shanghai has donated a batch of anti-epidemic materials to Lao capital Vientiane to help fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. During a handover ceremony held on Tuesday in Vientiane, Chi

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Switzerland calls for EU coordinated manner to ease COVID-19 restrictions

Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on Tuesday called on neighboring countries and the European Union (EU) to proceed in a coordinated manner to ease COVID-19 restrictions as quickly as poss

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Update: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.5 mln: Johns Hopkins University

The United States recorded the most cases and the highest death toll. NEW YORK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 2.5 million Tuesday morning, reaching 2,501,156 as of 15

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Egypt, France FMs discuss cooperation to fight coronavirus

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a phone call with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian Foreign Mini

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Erdogan says COVID-19 curve in Turkey begins flattening

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the curve of COVID-19 in Turkey has begun flattening thanks to the timely measures. "In Turkey, like all th

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Israel marks first-ever digital Holocaust Day amid COVID-19 epidemic

Israel marked on Monday the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day with a first-ever digital commemoration amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The official day commemorates the Jews

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Putin: the peak of pandemic is yet to come in Russia

01:12 Russian President Vladimir Putin said the peak of the epidemic in Russia has not yet arrived, and the government will continue to take all measures to reduce the number of people

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EU, UK resume second round of trade talks

The European Union and UK government resumed a second round of trade talks via video link on Monday.The talks, which will last from April 20 to 24, will focus on goods and services trade, fisheries a

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China launches online learning platform for int'l students

China on Monday launched the international version of online learning platform XuetangX, which was among the first batch of platforms offering global students educatio

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China boosts online litigation services amid coronavirus epidemic

Chinese courts have been working to make full use of information technology in litigation work since the outbreak of the coronavirus. The online trial systems have help

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Alibaba Cloud will invest $28 billion more into its infrastructure over the next three years

Alibaba Cloud announced today that it will invest another RMB 200 billion (or about $28 billion) into its infrastructure over the next three years, prompted in part by increased demand for services li

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Chinese experts return from medical aid in Russia

A 10-member expert group returned to Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Sunday, after finishing a week-long mission in Russia, assisting the country's efforts in the prev

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Bradley Tusk on starting a company and seed investing in the coronavirus era

Bradley Tusk has carved a unique path in the VC investment landscape: A longtime political and communications operative, he has built a track record for Tusk Ventures by going after highly regulated i

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The White House: G7 to collaborate on economy reopenings post-COVID-19

President Donald Trump hosted a video-conference with other G7 leaders,Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan as the world's biggest economies increasingly look to ending the economic

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Romanian official appreciates anti-epidemic exchanges with China

China has accumulated a lot of useful experiences in COVID-19 patient treatment and nursing through anti-epidemic practice, and Romania hopes to strengthen mutual exchanges, State Secretary of R

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Update: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.1 mln: Johns Hopkins University

The fresh figure reached 2,101,164 with 140,773 deaths. NEW YORK, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 2.1 million on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science a

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Update: COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 650,000: Johns Hopkins University

The fresh figure reached 653,825 with 30,998 deaths. NEW YORK, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 650,000 by 4 p.m. local time on Thursday (2000 GMT), accor