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China adopts innovative ways to sell citrus fruits amid virus outbreak

Fruit farmers in a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been marketing their products online via video conferencing, highlighting "no contact" harvesting at a time when China was hit by

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MoEngage lands $25M for its mobile-first customer engagement platform

MoEngage, a San Francisco and Bangalore-based startup that helps firms better understand their customers and improve their engagement, has raised $25 million in a new financing round as it looks to g

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'The in-tray from hell': The to-do list for the UK's new ambassador to the U.S.

Dame Karen Pierce was named on Friday as the next ambassador to the U.S. after London's previous top diplomat in Washington resigned over comments about President Donal

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Xi sends congratulatory message to 33rd AU summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday warmly congratulated African countries and their people on the holding of the 33rd African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. In his con

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China appreciates UN support in fighting coronavirus: envoy

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun on Friday expressed his appreciation for UN support in China's fight against novel coronavirus. Zhang made the remarks during a

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China appreciates UN support in fighting coronavirus: envoy

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun on Friday expressed his appreciation for UN support in China's fight against novel coronavirus. Zhang made the remarks during a

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Nucleic acid testing lab a leader in battling coronavirus epidemic

Samples of novel coronavirus. /CCTV Screenshot Viral nucleic acid testing plays an indispensable role in epidemic prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak. With the number of s

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President Sall meets with UAE leaders for bilateral talks

President Sall stands alongside Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on Thursday 6 January 2020. /Photo: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed - Twi

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China asks businesses to resume operation orderly

People buy vegetables in a supermarket in Yunyang County in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao) This will provide better guarantee for the prevention and control work

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7-Eleven is the next retailer to test cashierless stores

7-Eleven is the latest retailer to test the “cashierless” store concept, following Amazon’s big push into the market with its Amazon Go convenience stores that use technology, instea

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Chinese airlines urged to maintain int'l routes amid epidemic

China's civil aviation regulator has required all domestic airlines to strive to ensure services of international routes amid the coronavirus outbreak. Many Chinese ai

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US backs Cyprus amid tensions with Turkey over gas drilling

The U.S. backs energy-based partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean that bolster political cooperation and prosperity and is urging against “provocative actions" that

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German drone delivery trial paves the way to replacing trucks for inter-office deliveries

Drone startup Wingcopter, working with partners Merck and the Frankfurt University of Applied Science, has completed a first flight of a new drone delivery trial designed to show the benefits of usin

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Clear gets $13M Series A to build high-volume transaction system on the blockchain

Clear is an early stage startup with a big ambition. It wants to build a blockchain for high-volume transaction systems like payments between telcos. Today it announced a $13 million Series A investme

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Japan vows all-out efforts to keep coronavirus from affecting Olympics

A general view of the Olympic rings as they are illuminated for the first time to mark six months to go until the Olympic games at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, January 24, 2020. Japanes

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World leaders voice support for coronavirus-hit Wuhan

National leaders and heads of international organizations have voiced support for China in its battle against the coronavirus outbreak, sending messages of encouragement to Wuhan in central China's H

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Japan vows all-out efforts to keep coronavirus from affecting Olympics

A general view of the Olympic rings as they are illuminated for the first time to mark six months to go until the Olympic games at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, January 24, 2020. Japanes