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Iran unveils indigenous ventilator for COVID-19 patients

Iran has unveiled its first indigenous ventilator for the use of novel coronavirus patients, Press TV reported on Sunday. Pooyandegan-e Raahe Saadat, the Iranian compan

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Why China chooses Mars as 1st stop of planetary exploration?

China on Friday unveiled the name of its first Mars exploration mission. The name, Tianwen-1, comes from the long poem "Tianwen," meaning Questions to Heaven, written

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Porsche unveils CarPlay-equipped radios for vintage Porsches

Own a classic Porsche? Who doesn’t? The German automaker today unveiled a line of head units designed to replicate the vintage look while still featuring modern connectivity such as Bluetooth, DAB+, a

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Over 79 pct Chinese adults read via digital channels in 2019: survey

Over 79 percent of Chinese adults said they read through digital channels in 2019, up 3.1 percentage points from the previous year, according to a reading survey unveiled Monday. More than half of

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Wall Street rallies on hopes for reopening U.S. economy

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after the White House's plan to reopen the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 704.81 points, or 2.99 percent, to 24,242.49. The SP 500 rose 75.01 points,

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Ecuadorian president, top officials to slash salaries by 50 pct amid COVID-19 economic crunch

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Sunday announced he and other senior government officials will take a 50 percent pay cut amid the economic crisis sparked by the CO

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Singapore unveils $3.5 billion in economic spending to combat virus

People wear face masks during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore, April 3, 2020. /Reuters Singapore announced 5.1 billion Singapore dollars (3.55 billion U.S. dollars)

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Chinese car maker BYD unveils "blade battery"

SHENZHEN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China's leading new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD unveiled a new blade-shaped battery Sunday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, which is expected to solv

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China unveils guideline on strengthening hard-working spirit education among students

The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council have unveiled a guideline on strengthening education on the hard-working spirit among students in

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China sees annual drop of 3.4 pct in tuberculosis incidence rate

China has witnessed a 3.4-percent annual reduction in its tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate over the past five years, marking a faster drop than the world average of ar

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Watch Sony unveil the PlayStation 5 live right here

A couple of days after Microsoft unveiled a ton of info about the Xbox Series X, Sony is about to do the exact same thing in a live video. Sony is hosting a live broadcast about the PlayStation 5 tod

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China's trade council unveils guides for outbound investors

China's trade council unveiled a series of guides for domestic enterprises to help them better understand the business circumstance of some countries, in a bid to prom

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China issues guideline for greener production, consumption

Chinese authorities have unveiled a guideline to accelerate the establishment of laws, regulations and policies regarding green production and consumption. Efforts wil

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Urgent: U.S. stocks plunge after Fed slashes rates to near zero

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday even after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to just above zero and unveiled a huge program of bond-buying amid coronavirus fallout. The S

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Speedinvest’s new €190 million seed-stage fund is ‘investing on conviction’

Speedinvest, a seed-stage VC headquartered in Vienna with offices in London, Berlin, Munich and San Francisco, recently disclosed a new €190 million fund that brings the firm’s total assets under mana

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China ups credit support for small businesses amid epidemic

The Chinese banking sector has beefed up financial support for small businesses to weather the COVID-19 outbreak. As of Tuesday noon, China's city commercial banks and

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Australia unveils $11 bln stimulus to combat virus downturn

Australia on Thursday unveiled a massive 11-billion-U.S.-dollar spending plan designed to curb the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and avert the country's first recession in 29 years.Prim