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Serbia sees vaccines as a health rather than geopolitical issue

A plane transporting one million doses of Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, January 16, 2021. /Reuters Serbia's Prime Minister Ana Brnab

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SpaceX Starship prototype explodes (again) after (another) failed landing

A previous version of the rocket also crashed in flames during a test flight in December.

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Chefclub raises $17 million to expand its food media brand beyond social networks

French startup Chefclub announced earlier this week that it has raised a $17 million funding round led by First Bridge Ventures. SEB Alliance, the venture arm of kitchen appliance maker Groupe SEB, Ko

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Check out the amazing speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in February

Last year, we hit you with 44(!) episodes of Extra Crunch Live, a series that gives startups and founders direct insights from the experts who know best. We’re making Extra Crunch Live even bett

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Netflix releases documentary trailer on Elisa Lam's mysterious death

Netflix has released a trailer for "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel", an upcoming investigation docuseries surrounding Canadian university student Elisa Lam's mysterious disappearanc

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Check out his cute baby panda!

01:24 This baby panda is going viral. People can’t get enough of six-month-old Fu Bao latching on to a zookeeper's leg in South Korea. Fu Bao, the first Chinese giant panda born in Sou

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Microsoft invests in Cruise in new $2 billion round

Cruise has raised $2 billion in a new equity round that has pushed its valuation up to $30 billion and delivered Microsoft as an investor and partner.GM, Honda and other institutional investors have a

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Venture capitalists react to Visa-Plaid deal meltdown

Congratulations, you’re no longer selling your company for billions of dollars!As strange as it sounds, that’s the leading perspective from venture capitalists concerning Plaid, now that i

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Turkey says ready to normalize ties with France

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi, Russia, December 29, 2020. /Reuters Turkey and France are working on a road

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An expat's expectations and predictions for life in China in 2021

06:53 Kirk Apesland, a Canadian who has lived in both Canada and China, shares his views on the future of China in 2021 with CGTN. In this video, he discusses the futur

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All seasons in Beijing-Ditan Park

02:35 Here is a collection of the best views of Ditan Park in Beijing through some seasons this year.( Video filmed by Zhang Hao and Hui Jie. )(If you want to contribut

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Egypt, DR Congo presidents hold telephone conversation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi./VCG Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday held a telephone conversation with his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Felix Tshiseked

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All seasons in Beijing: Beihai Park

Beihai Park in central Beijing never fails to present various attractive views with the season changes. This episode just showcases how the landscape transits throughou

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Germany gives Huawei conditional 'green light' in 5G

The German government approved a draft IT security law Wednesday, moving closer to allowing the use of Chinese telecom giant Huawei's technology in next-generation networks.Although the draft law

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The only total solar eclipse of 2020

Argentinians are in for a treat this year, as they get some of the best views of the only solar eclipse of 2020. The complete eclipse will be seen in the South Pacific, Chile, Argen

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AWS launches Glue Elastic Views to make it easier to move data from one purpose-built data store to another

AWS has launched a new tool to let developers move data from one store to another called Glue Elastic Views.At the AWS:Invent keynote CEO Andy Jassy announced Glue Elastic Views, a service that lets p

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Twitter to relaunch 'blue tick' verifications

The company also said there are many verified accounts which should not have the blue tick, and it aims to remove it from them.