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China urges New Zealand to immediately stop wrong actions on Taiwan-related issues

China on Monday urged New Zealand to strictly abide by the one-China principle and immediately stop its wrong actions on Taiwan-related issues to avoid damaging bilateral relations. Foreign Ministry

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Germany surge sounds coronavirus alarm as world takes steps to reopen

Germany’s Robert Koch Institute reported that the “reproduction rate” - the number of people each person infected with the coronavirus goes on to infect - had risen to

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China appreciates Russia's position against acts of using pandemic to stigmatize China: spokesman

China appreciates Russia's position against acts by individual countries using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to stigmatize and blame China, according to Foreign M

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Tencent Sports talks to ESPN analyst Jonathan Givony on 2020 NBA Draft

L-R: Anthony Edwards of the University of Georgia, Jalen Green of Prolific Prep, James Wiseman of the University of Memphis and LaMelo Ball of the Illawarra Hawks. /VCG Tencent Sports has talk

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New Zealand to relax COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday

New Zealand will move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 on Thursday and reopen most businesses in 10 days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday. Ardern told a press c

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Seven viral futures

The entire world has run smack into the biggest economic wall since the Great Depression, and the US stock market is … above where it was this time last year. American tech megacorns like AirBNB

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Donald Trump is the worst president in our history, in my lifetime

03:50 Editor's note: The United States has a strong economy, first-class healthcare and experts, but it has been the worst performing country in the fight against COVID-19, with one th

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Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: India reports 3,320 new COVID-19 cases, 59,662 in total

A migrant laborer walks to a railway station to take a special train for migrant laborers during the lockdown in New Delhi, India, May 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Javed Dar) -- India reports 3,320 new COVID-19

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Leaked dossier rebutted for promoting unfounded coronavirus lab theory

The theory that the coronavirus was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology has gained traction in Western media ever since the pandemic started. After being refuted repeatedly by health experts,

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German agency doubts U.S. coronavirus allegations against Chinese lab

Germany's federal intelligence agency doubts U.S. allegations that COVID-19 "originated in a Chinese laboratory", saying the allegations were aimed at diverting attent

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Australia unveils 3-step plan to end most virus restrictions by July

01:41 Australia will ease social distancing restrictions in a three-step process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as Canberra aims to remove most curbs by July and get ne

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New Zealand resumes exports to China

02:35 New Zealand exporters are breathing a sigh of relief as demand fromChina for imported food picks up in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the past few weeks, exporters have r

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China supports a WTO temporary system for trade disputes

The World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. /Xinhua Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beijing a

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New Zealand could restart professional sport within days: minister

Eliesa Kotoa of the New Zealand Warriors is tackled during the round 2 NRL match against the Canberra Raiders in Gold Coast, Australia, March 21, 2020. /VCG New Zealand could approve the resta

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Interview: "There's no place for racism in New Zealand": Race Relations Commissioner

There have been many reports of racially motivated assaults on local Chinese and Asian people recently in New Zealand and the Human Rights Commission is monitoring the

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Trump's obstinacy on COVID-19 origin could isolate U.S.

Editors Note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communications consultant and international affairs columnist. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN. Although

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The survival of the airline industry

A Southwest Airlines plane lands next to a United Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport, California, the United States of America, March 6, 2020. /VCG Editor's note: Freddie Re