text

Bank of England expands crisis QE programme to £300bn

The Bank of England has expanded its coronavirus crisis quantitative easing (QE) programme of bond-buying by £100bn - taking the total since March to £300bn.The move -

text

Gun sales surge amid the pandemic

02:48 The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protestshavehad a significant negative impact on many businesses across the U.S.But that's not the case for owners ofgunshops and shooting ra

text

China sees boom in live-streaming industry

China has seen fast growth in its live-streaming industry over the past years, data showed. In 2019, annual registrations of Chinese live-streaming companies reached 5,684, an over 17-fold increas

text

China sees boom in live-streaming industry

China has seen fast growth in its live-streaming industry over the past years, data showed. In 2019, annual registrations of Chinese live-streaming companies reached 5,684, an over 17-fold increas

text

China renews alert for rainstorms

Rainstorms will continue to hit parts of China over the next 24 hours, according to the official meteorological forecasts Friday. From Friday night to Saturday night,

text

4,600 activities planned on Cultural and Natural Heritage Day

More than 4,600 activities will be organized across China to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on June 13.Guilin city in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang auto

text

Rwanda reports first COVID-19 death

Rwanda on Saturday reported its first COVID-19 death since the disease broke out in March. The deceased patient was a 65-year-old truck driver who resided in a neighbouring country and opted to retu

text

China-Russia mutual support forges impregnable fortress against "political virus": FM

China and Russia have supported and defended each other against groundless attacks and slanders by certain countries since the novel coronavirus outbreak, forging an impregnable fortress against the

text

From grassroots to law, how China's National People's Congress works

09:30 Liu Li, a deputy to China's top legislature from Anhui Province, arrived in Beijing earlier this week for the annual National People's Congress (NPC). Liu fought

text

Agenda of third session of 13th CPPCC National Committee

The following is the adopted agenda for the third session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which runs

text

Over 2.4 million more U.S. workers file for unemployment benefits

Over 2.4 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 16, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the U.S. job market.

text

What is it like in London after more than 40 days of lockdown?

05:35 The COVID-19 death toll in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has crossed the 30,000 mark, emerging as the highest in Europe. However, the British government still pla

text

Shanghai tallies marriage data for past 70 years

The Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau has released for the first time the city's marriage data for the 70-year period between 1950 and 2019. Statistics show that local civil affairs departments had hand

text

U.S. Q1 GDP shrinks by 4.8% amid COVID-19 pandemic, worst drop since 2008

The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020, marking the worst dive since the fourth quarter of 2008 when the number was re

text

U.S. economy contracts 4.8 pct in Q1 amid COVID-19 impact

U.S. economic activity in the first quarter contracted at an annual rate of 4.8 percent amid COVID-19 impact, the biggest decline since the Great Recession, the U.S. C

text

U.S. Q1 GDP shrinks by 4.8% amid COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. gross domestic product(GDP) shrank by 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020, marking the worst dive since the fourth quarter of 2008 when the number was recorded at 8.4%.According to the

text

CNC TALK: 50 years after China entered space

This year marks the 50th anniversary since China first entered into space. China has set April 24 as the national Space Day since 2016, to mark the launch of its first