China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to accelerate the negotiation of the China-EU investment agreement, and seal the deal within the year. The deal, when reached, will give European compani
The United Kingdom’s chief of defence intelligence, Lt. Gen. Jim Hockenhull, has warned that Russia’s nuclear-powered Burevestnik (NATO name Skyfall) cruise missiles co
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a virtual China-Germany-EU leaders' meeting, Japan elects a new prime minister and Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander
TikTok is currently suing the US administration to prevent the forced sale and claims it will never share data with Beijing.
LONDON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Britain has taken "a major step" in the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the British government said W
Before she became the chief executive officer of LanzaTech, one of the first generation of companies working on carbon capture and conversion technologies, Jennifer Holmgren was the general manager of
A graphic video of a man committing suicide spread across TikTok early this week, and the company is still working to remove it. Originating on Facebook Live, the clip was uploaded onto TikTok over t
Rocket Lab’s 14th mission, “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical,” had a stowaway aboard. The New Zealand launch company quietly included its first fully functioning satelli
The China theatrical release for the repeatedly delayed Disney live-action remake of Mulan has finally been set for Sept. 11.The film is an adaptation of Disney's 1998 animated classic of the same
Launch provider Rocket Lab has gained a key clearance from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that should mean it’ll be launching from its U.S.-based facility at Wallops Island, Virginia r
Rocket Lab is back to active launch status after encountering an issue with its last mission that resulted in a loss of the payload. In just over a month, Rocket Lab was able to identify what went wr
Melbourne becomes the first in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus, July 23, 2020. /Reuters New coronavirus cases in Australi
Screenshot from Zuckerberg's Facebook page Mark Zuckerberg admitted Facebook's fault for not removing the page and event of a militia group, which encouraged armed civilians to protest before
At TechCrunch Disrupt, our Startup Battlefield competition this year looks to be fiercer than ever, judging by the applicants. That’s actually saying something, considering the game-changing bra
HONG KONG, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some Asia-Pacific countries on Thursday as India's tally surpassed 3.3 million while South Korea reported 441 new cases, the highest
Facebook announced today it’s suing multiple developers in the U.S. and, for the first time, in the U.K., for violations of its policies. In the U.K., both Facebook Inc. and Facebook Ireland are
A series of economic ministers' meetings on East Asia cooperation will be held via video link from August 27 to 28 and Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan will be in attendance, China's Ministry of