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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 55 million: JHU

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 55 million on Tuesday, the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) showed.According to the latest figures, the U.S. remained top in both confirmed cases and d

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China keeps benchmark lending rate steady for third straight month

China held its benchmark lending rate steady for the third straight month at its July fixing on Monday.Both the one-year and five-year loan prime rates (LPR) remained unchanged from last month, at 3.

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China to send medical teams to Djibouti, Cote d'Ivoire

The Chinese government has decided to send teams of medical experts to Djibouti and Cote d'Ivoire to help the countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying an

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Dow plunges 900 points at open

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday. All three major indexes plunged more than 3 percent shortly after the opening bell, with the Dow shedding more 979 points, or 3.4 percent. The SP 500 an

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Urgent: Hong Kong confirms 1st case of novel coronavirus pneumonia

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Thursday confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong, following two highly-suspected cases reported on Wednesday and

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China CPI, PPI up in October<br>

China'sconsumerpriceindex(CPI)andproducerpriceindex(PPI),rose1.9percentand6.9percentyearonyearinOctoberrespectively,accordingtothedatareleasedbyNationalBureauof