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Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees

Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store.Those complaints came

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DPRK won't accept outside flood assistance due to COVID-19 virus risk: official media

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said although his country suffered serious damage from a recent flood, it would not accept

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Australian government to cut university fee support for failing students

The Australian government has announced that it will stop subsidizing university fees for first-year students who fail half their subjects. Minister for Education Dan

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U.S. Senate majority leader urges White House, Democrats to restart COVID-19 relief negotiations

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (C) walks pass the Ohio Clock Corridor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 10, 2020. (Photo by Ting

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Commentary: Pirate-like bullyism only to deepen Washington's credibility deficits

Citing so-called national security concerns, Washington announced Thursday an upcoming ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, while

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South Africans go online to document police brutality

Soldiers on patrol interogates a resident amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Diepsloot, a shantytown north of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 16, 2020. /REUTERS

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COVID-19 pandemic deals blow to Iran's rail passenger traffic: report

A total of 1.1 million passengers were transported by the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) in the first quarter of the current Iranian year, from March 20 to Ju

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Anti-China remarks won't deter Chinese people: spokesperson

Chinese people will not be intimidated by some U.S. politicians' words and deeds against China and will work with people of other countries to jointly build a brighter

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Boeing to further assess workforce size amid COVID-19 pandemic

Photo taken on March 13, 2019 shows the Boeing logo at its headquarters in downtown Chicago, the United States. (Xinhua/Joel Lerner) "Regretfully, the prolonged impact

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Xi Focus-Quotable Quotes: Xi Jinping on building moderately prosperous society in all respects

China is striving to achieve a moderately prosperous society in all respects. President Xi Jinping has on many occasions called for accomplishing this goal. The follow

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Russia won't join U.S. alliance against China: Kremlin

Russia won't join any alliance aimed against anyone, especially against China, as Moscow and Beijing share special relations, the Kremlin said Friday. Calling China "o

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Tech It Out: Why do we go to Mars?

04:30 Mars is an obvious target for exploration because it's close at hand in our solar system; Earth is the third planet from the sun and Mars is the fourth. More impo

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Washington D.C. requires residents to wear masks outside

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday issued an executive order that requires residents to wear masks outside their homes. "Basically what it says is, if yo

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National security law won't affect normal operation of Hong Kong's financial markets: official

The national security law for Hong Kong will not affect the normal operation of financial markets and legitimate business of financial institutions and market particip

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Nominations for HK LegCo election begin with Basic Law stressed

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began Saturday the two-week nomination period for the city's Legislative Council (LegCo) elections in September.

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Being tough on China won't solve America's problems

04:41 How can the U.S. say it is supporting Hong Kong by passing an act tohurt it economically.It can only be described as schizophrenic. On one hand, the U.S. characte

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Manipulating Hong Kong LegCo election won't be allowed: spokesperson

A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council said Tuesday that it will never allow any illegal manipulation in the Legislative Counci