02:38 China cut a total of 2.5 trillion yuan ($390 billion) in taxes to help companies through the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a historical high.Experts said the tax relief measures esp
A German minister on Monday defended the China-EU investment agreement at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda, saying it was not a "mistake" and would create a level play
A semiconductor industry group on Monday called for a review of the Trump administration's export control policy on China, saying that the administration's unilateral rules had unnecessarily hurt Ame
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends a debate before a confidence vote in the upper house of parliament after former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pulled his party out of the government, i
Humanoid robot Sophia developed by Hanson Robotics introduces herself at the company's lab in Hong Kong, China on January 12, 2021. /Reuters "Social robots like me can take care of the sick or
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European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 12, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note:Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. T
FILE PHOTO: A woman receiving a vaccination at São João University's Central Hospital in Porto, Portugal. /VCG Image COVID-19 deaths in Portugal passed the 10,000 mark on Saturday after a reco
Masks and other garbage polluting the Adriatic Sea, July 31, 2020. /CFP Editor's note: According to the latest report released by the marine conservation organization OceansAsia in December 20
“The digital divide is now a matter of life and death for people who are unable to access essential healthcare information,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres in June 2020. Almost half the gl
A passenger wearing a protective face mask talks on the phone at Fiumicino Airport, in Rome, Italy, June 30, 2020. /Reuters WHO expects 100 million COVID-19 cases worldwide by end of JanuaryTh
The number of cancer patients in need of surgery is expected to witness a steep 52 percent rise worldwide in the next two decades, requiring a major overhaul of health systems, particularly in low
Omnipresent, which helps companies employ remote-working local teams worldwide, has closed a $15.8M Series A funding round. The fundraise was led by an undisclosed investor with participation from exi
Olympic rings float in the waters off Odaiba island in Tokyo, Japan, January 17, 2020. /CFP Tokyo Olympics' organizers are "unwavering" on the prospect of holding the coronavirus-delayed Games
Wall Street hit new records and stock markets across the globe climbed after U.S. President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday, with traders joyful over his plan to inject even more stimulus into the
Following Joseph Biden’s swearing in as the 46th President of the United States, Amazon is offering help in the administration’s stated goals for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. In a letter provided
In a speech to the European Parliament today marking the inauguration of US president Joe Biden, the president of the European Commission has called for Europe and the US to join forces on regulating