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China's commerce minister, U.S. commerce secretary talk over phone

China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on Thursday held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.

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China's commerce minister, U.S. commerce secretary talk over phone

CFP China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on Thursday held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.The two ministers s

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Health clouds are set to play a key role in healthcare innovation

The U.S. healthcare industry is amidst one of the biggest transformations any industry has seen since the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. This massive change is being stimulated by federal mandates, t

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Live from Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote

And we’re back. Well, not back-back. But we’re here in the San Jose McEnery Convention Center of the mind. The parking is awful and the hotels all got booked up five months ago, so we’re taking the Ca

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Deep Science: Robots, meet world

Research papers come out far too frequently for anyone to read them all. That’s especially true in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry

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African scientists call for robust surveillance to boost COVID fight

People line up to receive the COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in Blantyre, Malawi, on March. 26, 2021. /Xinhua The next phase of the fight against the COVID-19 in Africa should place emphasis on

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Philippine president calls for "greater solidarity" for pandemic responses

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday called for "greater solidarity for collective, coordinated, and comprehensive responses" in the ongoing fight against the

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Russia lists US, Czech Republic as 'unfriendly states'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate in Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2021. /AP The Russian government on Friday added the United States and the Czech Rep

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China expands action to safeguard heritage with Afghanistan, Pakistan

China on Tuesday signed separate cooperation agreements with Afghanistan and Pakistan to protect and restore cultural artefacts, from ancient monuments to archeological sites.The documents titled

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Lenovo won’t be attending MWC in person, either

Shortly after Samsung announced that it won’t be attending the upcoming MWC Barcelona, Chinese hardware giant (and Motorola parent) Lenovo has confirmed with TechCrunch that it has also decided to for

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Hollywood more open to virtual auditions

01:58 Virtual casting calls have expanded eligibility for candidates based on their location due to the pandemic. See how being in Los Angeles no longer necessary for actors.Check outTh

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Zambian president calls on businesses to embrace digital technology

Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, on November 20, 2015 in Lusaka, Zambia (Photo by Thomas Trutschel /Getty Images Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday called on the business community t

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WHO hub for pandemic intelligence to be established in Berlin

The World Health Organization Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence will be established in Berlin later this year, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.Spahn, speaking at a virtua

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ASEAN, China, Japan, S. Korea to boost financial ties amid pandemic

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank building, Beijing, China, September 5, 2020. /CFP Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chi

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What re-opened schools look like

Click on left and right arrows to view photo gallery: Some schools in the U.S. and other nations have re-opened as the COVID-19 pandemic improves in parts of th

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Pivoting from offline into virtual events for enterprises nets Tame a $5.5M Seed round

In March 2020, Tame had a digital event suite for offline corporate events. But with the pandemic hitting, it did a hard pivot into providing a highly customizable virtual events platform, primarily u

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UK and India announce $1.4 billion investment boost, step closer to trade deal

Britain and India announced 1 billion pounds ($1.39 billion) of private-sector investment and committed to seek a free trade deal ahead of a virtual meeting between Pri