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To make locks touchless, Proxy bluetooth ID raises $42M

We need to go hands-off in the age of coronavirus. That means touching fewer doors, elevators, and sign-in iPads. But once a building is using phone-based identity for security, there’s opportun

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Impossible Foods confirms $500 million fundraising, has raised $1.3 billion in total

Impossible Foods, the privately held meat replacement challenger to publicly traded Beyond Meat, said it has raised roughly $500 million in its latest round of funding.The new investment brings the co

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China ferries 332,000 workers back to work with special trains

China has transported 332,000 workers to their workplaces with special trains amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, official data showed. By Sunday, the China State Rai

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NBA season suspended, large events canceled in U.S. amid rising COVID-19 caseload

File Photo: NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference at United Center in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)The United States has tallied 1,200 COVID-19

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Economic Watch: Chinese economy embraces optimism, energy with progress in epidemic fight

With positive trend in epidemic control in Hubei Province, the hardest-hit region by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and progress made across the co

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Australian university, school campuses closed as COVID-19 detected

Several Australian schools and a university have temporarily closed after COVID-19 was detected in students and staff, as cases across the country rose to well over 10

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Only a third of managers in Europe are women

Recent statistics released by the EU's Eurostat agency reveal only one in three managers are women. /Echo/Getty Creative In Europe, more than 6.7 million people hold managerial positions, yet

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As coronavirus pandemic spreads, demand for remote-work startups spikes

As the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, spreads around the world, many companies are asking their staff to work from home. The boom in working remotely may prove temporary — even if th

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APD | Filipino workers prepare petition to President Duterte to lift the travel ban to safe areas in China

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, March 5 (APD) – A petition is being sent via social media for Filipino workers to sign a petition calling on President Rodrigo Duter

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State Council's tips on workplace COVID-19 prevention, control

As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, governments around the world are pooling wisdom to cope with the epidemic. China is taking all-out act

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More Chinese cities ready to reopen flights

More cities in China are gradually reopening flights after the epidemic-triggered suspension and airlines have taken preventative measures to minimize the risks of inf

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China promotes differentiated measures to curb epidemic

Chinese authorities have required the adoption of differentiated measures for county-level regions to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak based on each region's epidem

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COVID-19: The battle is not over yet

Zhang Ying, deputy director of Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has warned the people against letting their guard down in the fight against COVID-19 until no new case is confirm

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Target breaks into the top 10 list of US e-commerce retailers

Target’s investments in store remodels, same-day delivery and drive-up services are paying off. The retailer, which used to rank No. 11 in U.S. e-commerce sales, is now forecast to jump three sp

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China issues guideline on resuming work, production amid epidemic control

The State Council has issued a guideline on strengthening enterprises' measures preventing and containing the novel coronavirus spread in a bid to promote work and pro

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Answer Bank: Why use forehead thermometers amid outbreak?

CGTN Infographic by Li Yueyun Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus, temperature checks have become routine in neighborhoods and workplaces. And staff prefer to use the forehead thermometer,

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Customized trains operational to send migrant workers back to work

China has arranged sets of customized trains for migrant workers' returning to work amid the fight against the novel coronavirus, said an official circular. The circul