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Universal Beijing Resort to conduct trial run

The Universal Beijing Resort (UBR) announced Tuesday that it would officially start a trial opening for invite-only guests on Sept. 1 with comprehensive COVID-19 prevention and control measures.Accord

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U.S. approves Pfizer, booster jab inequality: COVID-19 Daily Bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• The U.S. drug regulator has granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. While the German-made inoculation has been in use in the U.S. since December after being given emergen

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 212 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 212 million, with more than 4.4 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is the latest:The Chines

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TikTok is building its own AR development platform, TikTok Effect Studio

Both Facebook and Snap offer tools that allow developers to build out augmented reality (AR) experiences and features for their own respective family of apps. Now, TikTok is looking to do the same. Th

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UK government and police servers 'vulnerable to new Microsoft email hack'

Microsoft has been criticised by a former employee for its "knowingly awful" messaging to customers to update their Exchange email systems since the vulnerabilities were discovered earlier this year.

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Meet Nicholas Burns, Biden's ambassador to China

On Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he plans to nominate senior diplomat and former State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his administration's ambassador to China and lead

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Growth roundup: Mail privacy protection and growth marketing beyond the tactics

“Email impacts marketing strategy and enables better overall business success. It’s the lifeblood of an effective multichannel campaign,” says Melissa Sargeant, CMO at Litmus. “However, Apple’s Mail P

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Apple launches a new iOS app, ‘Siri Speech Study,’ to gather feedback for Siri improvements

Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App

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Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands

For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warran

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COVID-19 origins: Where are the blood samples from the early epidemic?

Blood samples. /CFPThe blood samples collected during the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in China have been kept in the Wuhan Blood Center in case of medical disp

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Climate crisis is humanitarian emergency for women and girls in particular

As we mark World Humanitarian Day, we need to take urgent action to engage in climate adaptation, build climate resilience and prepare all the better for the escalating

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Climate crisis is humanitarian emergency for women and girls in particular

As we mark World Humanitarian Day, we need to take urgent action to engage in climate adaptation, build climate resilience and prepare all the better for the escalating

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Sinopharm signs with Bangladesh to jointly produce COVID-19 vaccines

Li Can (left), president of China Sinopharm International Corporation, and Zhu Jingjin (right), vice president of CNBG, represent Sinopharm while signing the agreement,

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Tinder to tackle catfishing with ID verification

The introduction of the ID verification service follows Sky News revealing more than £63m was stolen by online romance scammers last year.

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Marvel's Kevin Feige responds to Shang-Chi controversy

Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, responded to the controversy surrounding Shang-Chi during a cloud interview with a renowned Chinese film critic published on Monday.After the studio's

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China is taking a significant step in tackling climate change

On August 9, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report. It emphasizes that without "immediate, rapid, and large-scale" reductions in gr

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China is taking a significant step in tackling climate change

On August 9, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report. It emphasizes that without "immediate, rapid, and large-scale" reductions in gr