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Vlog: New York City in pandemic

New York City has been in a pause for over 40 days. By Tuesday morning, more than 170,000 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the city of 8.3 million people. Videos on LED billboards in Times Square

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U.S. COVID-19 death toll rises by 1,015 in 24 hours, lowest in a month: Johns Hopkins

The COVID-19 death toll in the United States rose by 1,015 in the past 24 hours, the lowest one-day figure in a month, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed

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Germany sees 679 new cases as COVID-19 infection rate continues to fall

The rate of new COVID-19 infections continued to fall in Germany as the number of confirmed cases increased by 679 within one day to 163,175, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Monday. At the

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China records lowest COVID-19 infections since January 23

Chinese mainland, as of Sunday midnight, recorded less than 500 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the lowest since January 23. The total number of confirmed and suspected c

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First coronavirus case in France appeared in December: expert

The novel coronavirus first appeared in France on December 27, 2019, said Yves Cohen, an intensive care chief of a hospital in Paris, in an interview with local media on Sunday.He said his medical

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China's major internet firms maintain revenue growth in Q1

China's major internet and related services companies have maintained business revenue growth in the first quarter (Q1) of the year amid the novel coronavirus disease

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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

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No major accidents, natural disasters reported on 1st day of May Day holiday

China reported no major accidents and natural disasters as of 7 p.m. Friday, the first day of the five-day May Day holiday, in a situation described as "overall stable

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China says medical supply exports increased significantly

China's export of medical supply has increased significantly, the country's customs said in a statement on Friday. According to the Chinese General Administration of Customs, from March 1 to April 30

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China's online education users soar to 423 mln: report

As of March, the number of online education users in China had reached 423 million, up 110.2 percent from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's internet dev

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France's COVID-19 death toll tops 23,000

An aerial view of the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 1, 2020. /Re

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World needs solidarity, cooperation more than ever amid pandemic challenge: Xi

The international community needs solidarity and cooperation more than ever in the face of the unprecedented pandemic challenge, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday. Xi made the remarks durin

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U.S. oil dips more than 7 pct amid oversupply concerns

Oil prices dropped noticeably Sunday night with the U.S. benchmark down more than 7 percent amid persistent oversupply concerns. The West Texas Intermediate for June d

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Equatorial Guinean envoy commends China's COVID-19 response

Equatorial Guinea's ambassador to China German Ekua Sima Abaga has spoken highly of China's efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. In an interview with Xinhua, the ambassador said China had adopte

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CNC TALK: Stop scapegoating amid global pandemic fight

While new evidence suggests that COVID-19 had already circulated in the U.S. much earlier than previously believed, it is perhaps more to the point that nations stop scapegoating others and join hand

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All counties in east China's Jiangxi cast off poverty

The last seven poverty-stricken counties in east China's Jiangxi Province, an old revolutionary base, have been removed from the country's list of impoverished counties

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Germany reports 2,055 daily cases of COVID-19 infection

Germany reported 2,055 new infections of COVID-19, with total cases reaching 152,438, according to data from disease control agency Robert Koch Institute Saturday morning. A total of 5,500 deaths