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Why Taiwans's WHA bid faltered

Taipei 101 skyscraper, Taiwan, China. /VCG Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on top

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Call for EU state aid rules to flex for startups

European startups are calling for more flexibility in EU state aid rules to allow national governments to provide liquidity for the region’s fledgling digital businesses during the COVID-19 cris

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Humanity's globalization experiment is entering 'deep water zone'

A cargo ship. /VCG Editor's note:David Lee is a Beijing-based consultant and author mainly writing about energy, health, international politics and international development. The article refle

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Work From Home is dead, long live Work From Anywhere

My colleagues and I published a couple of different views on the future of “work from home” and remote work last Friday — a story that, if analytics is any sign, really struck a nerve with many of you

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Leaders around world grapple with COVID-19 recovery

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took a coronavirus test on live TV Sunday (Reuters) As the number of global COVID-19 cases top 4.7 million, leaders in the U.S. and Europe are weighing the risks

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Renowned Chinese writer Ye Yonglie dies at 80

Renowned Chinese writer Ye Yonglie died at the age of 80 in Shanghai on Friday, according to the Shanghai Writers' Association. Ye was born in the city of Wenzhou, eas

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China’s embattled Luckin Coffee adds lifestyle products to its menu

The Luckin saga continues as the Chinese coffee challenger seeks solutions to the undesirable consequences of a $310 million fraud. On Tuesday, the company announced sa

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Ameelio wants to take on for-profit prison calling rackets after starting with free letters to inmates

Among the many problems with the prison system are enormous fees for things like video calls, which a handful of companies provide at grossly inflated rates. Ameelio hopes to step in and provide free

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WHO's China representative pens reply letter to Wuhan students

On May 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a handwritten letter to middle school students in Wuhan City via its official Weibo account. The four-page, Chin

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Vettel, Ferrari have 'no common desire to stay together'

Ferrari's German racer Sebastian Vettel answers questions at a media briefing during the F1 Winter Testing in Montmelo, Spain, February 27, 2020. /VCG Ferrari's 32-year-old racer Sebastian Vet

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Amazon calls on Congress to create anti-price gouging law

Amazon has received a fair amount of criticism for perceived inaction against seller price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the retail giant has made efforts to rein in the opportunist acti

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Google’s Android ad ID targeted in strategic GDPR tracking complaint

Now here’s an interesting GDPR complaint: Is Google illegally tracking Android users in Europe via a unique, device-assigned advertising ID?First, what is the Android advertising ID? Per Google

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FalconX raises $17M to power its crypto trading service

Over the last few weeks all eyes in the crypto world have been glued to the halvening, a nigh-religious moment in the blockchain realm. Every once in a while, the amoun

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LaunchNotes helps companies better communicate their software updates

LaunchNotes, a startup founded by three ex-Atlassian employees, makes it easier for businesses to communicate the changes in their software products to both their internal teams and external customers

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New Orleans-based Resilia raises $8 million from Mucker Capital to make nonprofits more efficient

Sevetri Wilson founded her first company, a public relations firm catering to non-profit organizations, as soon as she graduated from Louisiana State University back in 2009.Eleven years later, and wi

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UpKeep raises $36 million Series B to help facilities and maintenance teams go mobile

UpKeep, a mobile-first platform for maintenance and operations collaboration, has today announced the close of a $36 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Insight Partners, with part

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COVID-19 governance: An issue between plutocracy and meritocracy?

Boxes containing face masks donated by China's Fujian Province in Oregon, the United States, April 27, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Yuan Jiang is a Chinese PhD student currently studying at th