With over 85,800 diagnosed COVID-19 cases by Thursday night, the United States has registered the highest national total in the world, and has also witnessed a rapid surge in confirmed cases, wit
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a powerful signal in encouraging international cooperation and information sharing in his statement delivered at an extraordinary G20 leaders' summit on COVID-19, U
By APD writer AliceThe COVID-19 outbreak sparks cash crunch across Asia-Pacific and fears of widespread bankruptcies of regional companies after years of low-interest r
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A global epidemic needs a global response on the political as well as the epidemiological fronts, an expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. Anthony Glees, a professor emeritus at Britain'
Editor's note: Italy has been in lockdown for two weeks to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. Eric J. Lyman, a freelance journalist and frequent contributor to Xinhua, reviews the two weeks in R
By APD writer AliceA takeaway in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is making burgers with a twist. The burger buns is crafted to look like the coronavirus. And those who m
By APD writer IMDAD HUSSAIN Pakistan’s economy a few weeks back was moving forward on a promising note as exports and remittances were picking up and supporting the gro
Editor's note: Italy has been in lockdown for two weeks to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. Grandesso Federico, an Italian national residing in Padova, northern Italy, records his observatio
At the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, medics from across China rushed to Wuhan to offer help. /CGTN Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The da
By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA A week after President Rodrigo Duterte called for enhance community quarantine in Metro Manila and the entire Luzon island, he addres
The economic consequences of Italy's battle to contain the coronavirus could be felt for years, and domestic production is likely to be further hindered by the slow economic recovery of Italy's ma
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that authorizes him to exercise "stand-by powers" necessary to carry out urgent measures to deal with the COVID-19, Senator Christopher Go
By APD writer AliceSouth Korea’s largest electronics maker Samsung Electronics Co. surpassed its US rival Apple Inc. to take the third place in the global mobile applic
An independent publisher released a memoir by movie director Woody Allen on Monday after it was dropped by another outlet following protests over a decades-old allegati
China's experience in fighting the novel coronavirus is worth learning, former Egyptian Ambassador to China Mohamed Noman Galal has said. The measures taken by China to combat the virus are "stron
From the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 to the 2008 global financial meltdown, humanity has been no stranger to daunting challenges so far this century. Coinciden