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Where StockX fits in the business of sneakers

Before StockX, sneaker buyers had eBay, campouts at sneaker stores and internet forums as avenues to connect with other enthusiasts and find the most desired shoes. Five years later, the data-based se

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LG is shutting down its smartphone business worldwide

LG said on Monday it will close its loss-making mobile phone business worldwide as the once pioneer brand looks to focus its resources in “growth areas” such as electric vehicle components, connected

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Foreign investment in China climbs 81% in 2020 amid economic recovery

A night view of Beijing's Central Business District on March 8, 2021. /CFPChina last year attracted $520.6 billion of foreign investment, up by 81 percent from 2019, th

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The U.S. and West are waging vaccine warfare on the world

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech is displayed on the table, April 3, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Danny Haiphong is a journalist based in the United States and activist with the

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APD | Unrest in Bangladesh costed several lives

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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Ice melts 'may have caused' seas to rise 10 times faster than today

Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise at 10 times the current rate, a study published on April 1 by a team led by scientists from Britain's Durham Univer

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Massive chip shortage exposes vulnerability in the global supply chain

Last week, Stellantis, Nissan and Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio joined an array of other car manufacturers in announcing new production cuts as the global supply of semiconductor chips is runnin

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China approves merger of two state-owned chemical giants

Logos of Sinochem Group and ChemChina Group. /CFPChina has approved the restructuring of Sinochem Group and ChemChina Group, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Admi

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WTO says 2021 global trade recovery rests on vaccines

Global trade is set to grow by 8 percent in 2021, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Wednesday, stressing that the route out of the COVID-19 crisis rested on the rapid rollout of vaccines.The pr

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Exclusive: WHO-China team expert on COVID-19 origin molecular study

02:17 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released a 120-page report on its joint COVID-19 origin study with Chinese experts in Wuhan from January 14 to February 10.In an ex

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Celonis announces significant partnership with IBM to sell its process mining software

Before you can improve a workflow, you have to understand how work advances through a business, which is more complex than you might imagine inside a large enterprise. That’s where Celonis comes

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Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s amid blood clot fear

German health officials have agreed to restrict the use of AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine in people under the age of 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots

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Accel-backed mobile money platform NALA to start offering remittance services to East Africa

According to a McKinsey report, the total number of mobile money services worldwide was 282 in 2017, with more than half of those operating in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2020, these numbers increased sign

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Pandemic spikes pollution as face masks, gloves end up in waterways

Unscientific disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE), used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, has led to an unprecedented rise in pollution in international waterways, harming ma

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Brazilian debt jitters

Roberto Campos Neto, Brazil's Central Bank president, attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February 24, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Andrés Velasco, a former president

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APD | A Much Appreciated Chinese Peace Initiatives for Middle-East

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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Updates: WHO releases report on global tracing of COVID-19 origins

SUMMARYThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 128 million, with over 2.8 million deaths and more than 72 million recoveries, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JH