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Trump sends letter to Kim to 'propel' ties, offers coronavirus cooperation

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un detailing a plan to spur ties, DPRK state media KCNA re

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WhatsApp tests new feature to fight misinformation: Search the web

WhatsApp, one of the most popular instant messaging platforms on the planet, is testing a feature that could make it simpler for its 2 billion users to tell whether the assertion made in messages the

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Changes in global energy patterns cause the collapse of oil prices

Editor's Note: Xu Qinhua is a professor at School of International Studies, vice dean at National Academy of Development and Strategy, and director at Center for International Energy and Environme

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Hollywood movie studios suspend release of box office data after coronavirus slump

Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday they were suspending the release of box office data because of the closure of movie theaters in multip

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Chinese star footballer Wu Lei tests positive for COVID-19 in Spain

Chinese footballer Wu Lei has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptom as he currently conducts self-isolation at home in Barcelona, Spain, a source revealed to

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Rivian shuts down all facilities over COVID-19 pandemic concerns

Rivian, the buzzy electric vehicle startup that is backed up Amazon and Ford, is shutting down all of its facilities due to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.Rivian employs m

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A week later, Trump’s national coronavirus screening website is still nowhere to be found

Last Friday, President Trump, together with Vice President Pence and White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Brix, announced that we would soon see a new website go up that would be at

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Crowd-lending platform October hits pause on loan repayments

French startup October wants to reduce the pressure on small and medium companies going through the Coronavirus crisis. In order to give them some headroom, companies that have borrowed money on Octob

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Yelp commits $25M in waived fees and free services to local restaurants and nightlife

Yelp announced this morning that it’s making a number of changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.First, it says it will be providing $25 million to local restaurants and nightlife business

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The Front Line: How to prevent cross-border infections

01:13 China is calling for international cooperation to prevent cross-border infection. The country will implement stricter testing, traffic diversion, treatment and quarantine measure

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'No benefit observed' of HIV drug combo to treat severe COVID-19 cases

A pill containing two HIV drugs that was hoped to be a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus was not effective, according to a study published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Me

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Hong Kong airline companies slash flights due to COVID-19 pandemic

Hong Kong-based airline company Cathay Pacific announced on Friday the reduction of its passenger capacity by 96 percent in the coming months due to the ongoing COVID-

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'Match-making' cloud platform to help with work resumption

The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted China's supply chain on a massive scale.Finding means of production have become the deal breaker for many downstream companies over whether they can resume w

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Coronavirus; England switching West Indies Test series to Caribbean 'unrealistic'

Switching this summer's Test series from England to the Caribbean is "an unrealistic option", says Cricket West Indies chief Johnny Grave.The three-Test series, set to

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Coronavirus; England switching West Indies Test series to Caribbean 'unrealistic'

Switching this summer's Test series from England to the Caribbean is "an unrealistic option", says Cricket West Indies chief Johnny Grave.The three-Test series, set to

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Online medical platforms attract more users during COVID-19 in China

Many in China have tried online medical platforms during the COVID-19 outbreak, and the providers of free remote consultation are hoping to further boost their business even after the pandemic is ove

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Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers announce COVID-19 positives

LeBron James (R) of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at STAPLES Center, California, U.S., March 3, 2020. /VCG Two members of the Los Angeles