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China, South Korea relations move from strength to strength

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Lee Hae-chan, former prime minister of South Korea, Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Hannan Huss

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Trump announces pardon for Flynn, ex security adviser who lied to FBI

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he has pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)."It is

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Shanghai Disney Resort exploring new partners

Shanghai Disney Resort has announced a multi-year partnership with Chinese power bank rental service, Energy Monster. The agreement between the two companies will see the addition of 10 power bank ren

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Uncapped picks up another £26M to offer revenue-based finance to European entrepreneurs

Uncapped, the London-headquartered and Warsaw-based startup that offers “revenue-based” finance to European businesses so that founders don’t have to give up equity stipulated by venture capital

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Xbox Series X and S pre-orders go on sale and one website crashes

Pre-orders for Microsoft's next-generation console opened across the world today and consumers quickly rushed to purchase them.

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Whiskey and bridges: Understanding the EU-China summit

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and President of the European Council, Charles Michel (pictured above during June talks), took part in Monday's virtual summit. Edit

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Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could harm testing of others

Anthony Fauci (L), director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with President Donald Trump. /AP The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distribu

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Chinese peacekeepers donate medicines, medical equipment to Lebanon

The medical unit of Chinese peacekeeping forces, working with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), donated medical equipment and medicines to the Leb

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Beijing reopens 54 museums as epidemic restrictions are eased

Beijing has reopened 54 museums so far, as part of the easing of restrictions to control the COVID-19 epidemic, authorities said Wednesday. Those museums that resume o

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Belgium introduces 'traffic light' system amid fears of second wave

Belgium has tightened its border restrictions after reporting a rise in cases, with fears growing that the country could be hit by a second wave of COVID-19.The government has agreed a "traffic light

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Telegram to pay SEC fine of $18.5 million and return $1.2 billion to investors as it dissolves TON

Pavel Durov’s grand cryptocurrency dreams for his Telegram messaging service are ending with a $18.5 million civil settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and a pledge to retur

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To create the jobs our economy needs, the US must expand immigration

As a second-generation immigration attorney, I’ve spent three decades helping people navigate the U.S. immigration system. At my Silicon Valley firm, we support tech entrepreneurs and business owners

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Updates: Beijing tightens control of personnel flow to curb COVID-19 infections

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - BEIJING -- Beijing has published a slew of measures to tighten the control of personnel flow following the eme

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Pyongyang rejects Seoul's request to send special envoys to ease tensions

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday flatly rejected a plea from South Korea to send special envoys to Pyongyang for talks to ease the current

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African leaders mourn Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza

FILE PHOTO: Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza addresses supporters during a campaign rally at the Bugendana Stadium in Gitega Province, Burundi April 27, 2020. /Reuters African leaders hav

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Japan to forge ahead with controversial U.S. base move in Okinawa despite opponents' poll win

The Japanese government said Monday it would continue to push forward with the contentious relocation of a U.S. military base within Japan's southernmost prefecture of

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Roundup: Chinese tech supports Ecuador's response to COVID-19

A medical worker wearing a mask and cap walks near a hospital in Quito, Ecuador, March 5, 2020. (Photo by Santiago Armas/Xinhua)The Chinese-made technological platform that supports Ecuador's emergenc