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China approves establishment of mainland-Taiwan securities joint venture

China's top securities regulator has approved the establishment of a joint venture securities firm between a mainland investment group and a financial firm from Taiwan

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China NDRC approves airport expansion project in Silk Road hub

China's top economic planner has approved an airport expansion project in Lanzhou, capital of the northwestern province of Gansu, to facilitate the development of the

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China releases list of second batch of tariff exemptions for U.S. goods

China has released a list of the second batch of tariff exemptions for U.S. imports previously announced to take effect as of February 28 for one year, according to the

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First case of coronavirus reportered in Lebanon

With the addition of the individual diagnosed early Friday in Israel and this person in Lebanon, we are now looking at 11 cases in the region.The first case of the coro

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Chinese mainland universities dominate THE's Emerging Economies University Rankings

Universities from the Chinese mainland have secured seven of the top 10 positions in Times Higher Education (THE)'s Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020 for the

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U.S. Fed official says current federal funds rate appropriate

The U.S. economy is expected to grow at around 2 percent this year and current federal funds rate is "roughly appropriate," a senior Federal Reserve official said Tuesday. "It is my view that, based

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Dell sells RSA to consortium led by Symphony Technology Group for over $2B

Dell Technologies announced today that it was selling legacy security firm, RSA for $2.075 billion to a consortium of investors led by Symphony Technology Group. Other investors include Ontario Teache

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InVideo raises $2.5M and launches an automated assistant to make your videos better

Video editing startup InVideo has new funding and a new product.The San Francisco-headquartered company bills itself as the easiest way for anyone to create professional-quality videos, using a drag-a

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Palestinians seek alternatives to U.S. peace plan to resolve conflict with Israel

The Palestinians are calling on the international community to help resolve their conflict with Israel, while rejecting the U.S. peace plan, known as "The Deal of the Century". A senior Palestine Li

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Beijing Auto Show postponed due to coronavirus

China’s annual auto show in Beijing has been postponed because of novel coronavirus as the number of cases of people infected surpass 71,000.The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, whic

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Google confirms it again removed alleged spying tool ToTok from Google Play

In December, The New York Times reported a popular messaging app called ToTok was actually a spying tool used by the government of the United Arab Emirates to track users’ conversations, locatio

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Startup buys startup: PullRequest snags remote developer hiring platform Moonlight

PullRequest, a startup that provides code review as a service, announced today that it was buying Moonlight, an early-stage startup that has built an online platform for hiring remote developers. The

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Wuhan-based researcher refutes rumor about COVID-19 source

Chen Quanjiao, a researcher with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has refuted an online rumor that claimed the novel coronavirus was leaked from the institute, according to a statement published o

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China launches service platform for cultural trade amid epidemic

China's commerce ministry on Monday launched a public information service platform for cultural trade, to guide and help the country's cultural exporters to tap the gl

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Community medics commended for coronavirus containment in China

Nearly 4 million workers from China's primary-level medical and health institutions have played an important and unique role in the fight against the coronavirus, a he

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Wuhan Institute of Virology denies COVID-19 patient zero rumors

The Wuhan Institute of Virology in central China on Sunday denied rumors claiming that the first person to contract novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), or patient zero, came from the institute

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PhotoSquared app exposed customer photos and shipping labels

Popular photo printing app PhotoSquared has exposed thousands of customer photos, addresses and orders details.At least 10,000 shipping labels were stored in a public Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage