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Last COVID-19 patient cured in north China's Shanxi

The last patient infected with COVID-19 in north China's Shanxi Province was discharged from hospital on Friday, bringing existing confirmed cases to zero in the provi

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Answer Bank: What's the difference between epidemic and pandemic?

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on Wednesday, but before WHO had been using the term "epidemic." What do

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Matternet’s new drone landing station looks like a sci-fi movie prop

Drones making deliveries is of course the hot new hyperlocal tech play, but where are these futuristic aircraft supposed to land? On the lawn? Matternet has built a landing station for its cargo drone

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Holi festival subdued in India over coronavirus concerns

Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water in massive celebrations of the festival of Holi in India on Tuesday, but the enthusiasm was subdued compared to previous y

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Mike Hudack, former CTO of Deliveroo and now an ex-VC, has joined Monzo as Chief Product Officer

Mike Hudack, the former CTO of Deliveroo and most recently a founding partner at London venture capital firm Blossom Capital, has quietly joined joined Monzo as the challenger bank’s new Chief P

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Interview: COVID-19 to cause "a lot more volatility" in U.S. stock market: senior strategist

The outbreak of novel coronavirus is going to cause "a lot more volatility" in the U.S. financial markets in the coming days, said a senior strategist with macroeconomic research body MRB Partners o

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Pompeo's buck-passing won't help the U.S. battle against COVID-19

A screen shot of Mike Pompeo being interviewed on Fox News, Friday, March 6, 2020. pompeo Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."As the

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U.S. should take its share of responsibility on COVID-19

Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is a Beijing-based assistant research professor at the Institute of American Studies under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations; Li Zhuyun is a

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ICU expert: Poor prognosis for critically-ill patients in Wuhan

04:47 With the novel coronavirus currently gaining momentum in other parts of the world, CGTN has been speaking with Chinese experts working on the ground for their experience in the p

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Fighting COVID-19: Beijing's districts use apps to process admin

VCG Beijing's Haidian District has been leading the city's efforts to digitize public affairs. Now given the novel coronavirus epidemic, the process has sped up.The district's government has i

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Some US politicians' motivation laid bare over comments on Jimmy Lai: commissioner's office

Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) said on Friday that some U.S. politicians' comments on the HKSAR government's legal ac

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Wall Street tumbles on growth worries

VCG Wall Street's major averages slumped on Thursday as fears of slower economic growth continued to grip the financial markets.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 969.58 points, or 3.58

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France reports 423 cases of coronavirus infection, 7 deaths

France has confirmed 423 cases of coronavirus infection and seven patients had died of the virus, Health General Director Jerome Salomon said on Thursday evening. The cases of infection was 138 more

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Spokesperson refutes U.S. Fox News host demanding apology from China for coronavirus outbreak

A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Thursday refuted a Fox News host demanding an apology from China for the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying the relevant remarks were preposterous and

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New coronavirus test in development may reveal undetected spread

A new coronavirus test being developed in the UK could provide crucial insights into how the disease spreads, according to infectious disease experts.The swab test currently being used around the wor

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COVID-19 less severe than SARS, but more contagious: Chinese expert

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) usually causes less severe symptoms than the SARS virus, but is more easily transmitted, a Chinese expert said Wednesday. The mortality rate of COVID-19 in H

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Uxin takes measures in response to evolving situation associated with COVID-19

Uxin Limited (“Uxin”), a leading online used car dealer in China, outlined the active measures it has taken to adapt its business and ensure business continuity in response to the evolving situation