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Britain must understand China's national sovereignty is non-negotiable

Visitors look at the skyline of Hong Kong from Victoria peak, a typically busy tourist attraction, November 12, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international re

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How are European businesses reacting to China's FYP?

03:59 Editor's note: Francine Hadjisotiriou is the General Manager of the European Union Chamber of Commerce South China Chapter. She shared her thoughts on some of the highlights of t

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Warren gets $1.4 million to help local cloud infrastructure providers compete against Amazon and other giants

Started as a side project by its founders, Warren is now helping regional cloud infrastructure service providers compete against Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Google and other tech giants. Based in Tallinn,

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Math learning platform Knowledgehook raises £13.5M Series A to expand globally

Given the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of students have switched to online learning. So whereas EdTech used to be somewhat of an also-ran in the venture stakes, it has now become one fo t

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Sales tumble but that's the least of LVMH's luxury troubles

03:56 Recovering sales of fashion and leather goods helped luxury group LVMH weather the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic during the third quarter, according to quarterly results

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Grandfather of T-rex: Dinosaur skeleton for auction in Paris

01:40 A dinosaur skeleton more than 150 million years old and valued at around $1.18 million is up for auction in Paris. The Allosaurus is described as the "grandfather" of the Tyranno

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IMF: Near-term financial risks contained, vulnerabilities rising

/Xinhua Near-term global financial stability risks have been contained for now, but vulnerabilities are rising, intensifying financial stability concerns in some countries, said the Internatio

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International media see China's economy advancing on right trajectory

Tourists seen visiting Qingzhou Ancient City in east China's Shandong Province, October 8, 2020. /VCG The Chinese economy has been ahead of the world in emerging from the coronavirus-induced s

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Demand Sage raises $3M to make sales and marketing data more accessible

Demand Sage, a new startup from the founders of recently-acquired mobile analytics company Localytics, announced this morning that it has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Eniac Ventures and Un

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China becomes EU's top trading partner in first 7 months: Eurostat

In the first seven months of 2020, China became the top trading partner of the European Union (EU), a position previously held by the United States, said Eurostat on We

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Asset managers in China tech ETF race as U.S. tensions rise

Asset managers are racing to launch index funds tracking China'’s top technology companies, capitalizing on investor fervor stirred by Sino-U.S. tensions, and fueled by Ant Group's blockbuster lis

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COVID-19 updates: Australia cases dive to new low; NZ defers lockdown

A worker disposes of waste outside a quarantine hotel where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Sydney, Australia, August 21, 2020. /Re

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MIT and Boston Dynamics team up on ‘Dr. Spot,’ a robot for remote COVID-19 vital sign measurement

One of the most consistent pieces of advice from health organizations about COVID-19 has been that everyone do their utmost to limit contact with people who may have been exposed to the novel coronavi

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Nearly half of Brazilians say Bolsonaro not to blame for coronavirus death toll, poll says

Almost half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears “no responsibility at all” for the country’s more than 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic, the wo

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Poll: Bolsonaro not to blame for coronavirus death toll

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. /Reuters Nearly half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears "no responsibility at all" for the country's more than 100,000 dead from the coronavi

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California becomes first state in U.S. with over 600,000 COVID-19 cases

California, the most populous state in the United States with a population of around 40 million, became the first state in the country to have more than 600,000 confir

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Technologists: Consider Canada

America’s technology industry, radiating brilliance and profitability from its Silicon Valley home base, was until recently a shining beacon of what made America great: Science, progress, entrepreneur