The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed
After decades of global expansion and consolidation in the tech sector, antitrust is now a headline issue for the industry across the world.What has been a slow and sputtering series of disparate acti
Early in the pandemic, it was apparent that there would be worldwide lockdowns of varying degrees. So naturally, there was a run on toilet paper (and to a lesser extent, paper towels and tissues). Sto
02:41 The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has started rolling out free coronavirus vaccines for workers and students looking to travel overseas.Five community health
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday issued a message of hope and healing for the upcoming new year, calling for unity and solidarity when addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and climate chan
Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 81 million, with over 1.7 million fatalities and more than 45 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is t
Editor's note: China Media Group, CGTN's parent company, picked on Monday the top 10 world news stories of 2020; a gloomy, inspiring and turbulent year etched vividly in history due to the COVID-19 p
Warner Bros. superhero movie Wonder Woman 1984, the final Hollywood blockbuster to be released in 2020, took the top spot at the North American box office this week, taking an estimated $16.7 million
The coronavirus pandemic — and a handful of other factors — slowed dealmaking for startups in India this year.Compared to their record $14.5 billion fundraise last year, Indian startups ar
Competing for the same consumers as smartphones, the tablet has been losing its market share in the past several years. But no one could have imagined that the touchscreen slate would go out of st
05:06 The fast spread of unverified information on social media has become a huge problem in recent years. But now more than ever, spreading misinformation during a pandemic could very
TOP HEADLINES• The European Union began a mass rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine across the bloc on Saturday, with countries expected to start as soon as possible.• Russia's infections tally pas
The trial is one of a number of efforts to fight the disease, which has killed more than 70,000 people in the UK.
FILE PHOTO: South African Deputy President David Mabuza at the South African parliament in Cape Town. (Photo credit RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images) South Africa has done well to contain the
The Innovation Center of Alibaba Group in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, December 20l 2019. /VCG Editor's note:This is a translation of an article first published in Chinese on peop
A waitress wears a protective mask as she watches a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump on a television during an election watching event at a local bar in Beijing, China, November 4, 2020. /Ge
The Innovation Center of Alibaba Group in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, December 20l 2019. /VCG Editor's note:This is a translation of an article first published in Chinese on peop