text

Angola's cabinet council passes law to improve business environment

View of the skyline in the Angolan capital Luanda. Courtesy: Jason Clendenen/Smithsonianmag.com Angola's cabinet council on Saturday approved the new Legal Regime for Companies Recovery, Insol

text

Anger at Trump plan could mobilize Arab voters in Israel

It might have seemed to be one of the more innocuous elements in President Donald Trump’s deeply divisive Middle East peace initiative: the suggestion that a densely po

text

China urges certain individuals in U.S., Taiwan to stop political hype, manipulation over epidemic

China on Friday urged certain individuals in the United States and Taiwan region to stop all political hype and manipulation using the epidemic as an excuse. Spokesper

text

Suspending flights not to help curb epidemic, but sow panic: spokesperson

Staff members measure temperatures of passengers at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao) "We are dissatisfied with and oppose so

text

Calm co-CEO Michael Acton Smith explains strategy behind ‘mental fitness’ app

Mental wellness unicorn Calm has more than two million subscribers to its mindfulness and meditation app, raising over $140 million in funding to bring “mental fitness” practices into the

text

Former director-general of the WHO Dr. Margaret Chan on Wuhan lockdown

01:03 CGTN sat down with Dr. Margaret Chan, former director-general of the WHO. She shared her view on the Wuhan lockdown.

text

China-Africa economic relationship meaningful, critical: Ghanaian ex-president

China's economic relationship with Africa is meaningful and critical for the continent's development, former president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has said. Mahama made the comments to Xinhua on Th

text

How the world’s largest cannabis dispensary avoids social media restrictions

Planet 13 is the world’s largest cannabis dispensary. Located in Las Vegas, blocks off the Strip, the facility is the size of a small Walmart. By design, it’s hard to miss. Planet 13 is up

text

China advises students to rationally arrange overseas study trips amid virus outbreak

Chinese education authorities have advised students to rationally arrange their overseas study trips amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The overseas study serv

text

China cancels IELTS, TOEFL, GRE tests in February

China's Ministry of Education announced Monday that English proficiency exams Chinese students take to get enrolled by foreign universities will be cancelled nationwid

text

Chinese scientists provide support to control coronavirus outbreak

Chinese scientists are conducting research to help provide timely analysis of the epidemic situation and support to formulate targeted strategies for the prevention an

text

Cuba says Trump administration pressured Bolivia to worsen ties

A view of Cuba's Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, January 24, 2020. /Reuters Photo A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of havin

text

85,000 museum artifacts in jeopardy after fire in New York

Some 85,000 artifacts from the Museum of Chinese in America are in jeopardy after a fire struck a Chinatown building in New York City (NYC). The fire on Thursday night struck a building at 70 Mulberr

text

All parties should jointly defend int'l order with int'l law as core: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy said Thursday that all parties should jointly defend the international order with international law as its core. "All parties should seize the opportunity of the 75th anniversary sum

text

All parties should jointly defend int'l order with int'l law as core: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy said Thursday that all parties should jointly defend the international order with international law as its core. "All parties should seize the opportunity of the 75th anniversary sum

text

The $100M ARR club welcomes four new members

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re adding a few names to the $100 million annual recurring revenue (ARR)

text

E.U. to step up security cooperation with Sahel countries: official

The European Union plans to step up cooperation with the Sahel countries in the quest for security, stability and development in the region.A statement by the bloc attributed to Josep Borrell, the