The data of China's first seismo-electromagnetic satellite have been included in a new global geomagnetic reference model, which could facilitate high-precision navigation and basic geoscience resea
Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of
Masatsugu Asakawa from Japan assumed office as the 10th president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday, the Manila-based bank said. Asakawa said he is honored
San Francisco-based young fashion brand Allbirds Inc., which makes shoes and apparels with sustainable materials like wool, eucalyptus tree fibers and sugarcane, is se
China and the United States signed a phase-one economic and trade agreement on Wednesday in Washington, marking an important first step towards a final settlement of their trade disputes. The hard-w
Pubs in Britain seem to have stemmed the tide of closures as their number rose for the first time in more than 15 years in 2019, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Thursday. New data sh
Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice goes beyond the headlines to dissect, examine and analyze hot-off-the-press issues and break down breaking news into simple parts. The daily column offers a Chine
Mobile payment, facial recognition and intelligent retail service solutions are among the leading innovative technologies Chinese consumers are accustomed to, from which global retailers are expecti
This year's lantern show at Yu Garden, an annual event at the historical tourist site in downtown Shanghai, features lighting installations using such new technologies as AI and projection-mappin
Chinese technology and smartphone giant Huawei on Thursday launched the HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro 5G, a new-generation 5G smartphone, in Kuwait. A large crowd of consumers an
The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial ju
Passengers arriving at the Hong Kong International airport in Hong Kong, January, 2020. /AP Photo Hong Kong's full-year provisional visitor arrivals in 2019 amounted to 55.9 million and recor
Pubs in Britain seem to have stemmed the tide of closures as their number rose for the first time in more than 15 years in 2019, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Thursday. New data sh
Try as they might, even the most advanced roboticists on Earth struggle to recreate the effortless elegance and efficiency with which birds fly through the air. The “PigeonBot” from Stanfo
Microsoft has pledged to become "carbon negative" by 2030 before going further and removing as much carbon it has ever emitted from the environment by 2050.The announce
With the Tokyo Summer Olympics rapidly approaching, 2020 is shaping up to be a big year for TRI-AD (Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development). Opened in 2018, the research wing is devote
Despite the U.S. government’s concerns over TikTok which most recently led to the U.S. Navy banning service members’ use of the app, TikTok had a stellar 2019 in terms of both downloads an