NYC officials dine in Chinatowns to help shatter fear over COVID-19
Bill de Blasio (R), mayor of New York City, eats Chinese food at a Chinese restaurant in New York, the United States, on Feb. 13, 2020. Several high-ranking government officials…
China lifts import ban on US poultry, related products
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 17, 2019 shows a container terminal in Anji County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China announced Friday that it would lift restrictions on…
Smart city projects help China contain coronavirus
By Shan Jie and Li Qiao "The technology we use today in epidemic control was hard to imagine in the past," said Yang Fei, vice chief in Fuhe town, Suizhou…
Afghan observers express doubt about expected US-Taliban peace deal
Photo taken on Feb 10, 2020 shows hostages taken by Taliban being rescued by Afghan security force in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The marathon US-Taliban talks, after experiencing ups and downs, have…
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Japan’s generosity will give improving ties a further boost
A total of 80,000 masks donated by Kawasaki, Japan arrive in Shengyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province on January 31. Editor's Note: Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP),…
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Palestinian leader warns UN on Trump’s ‘Swiss cheese’ peace
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, saying it would splinter Palestinian lands and never bring lasting peace.…
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Ebola epidemic remains: UN
The outbreak’s risk was downgraded amid decline The UN health agency on Wednesday said it was extending its global emergency designation for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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Rising from the ashes
Australia's ‘Black Summer’ provides glimmer of hope for climate policy action Australia's deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decade-long impasse…
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UK to set up ‘first internet watchdog’ overseeing harmful content
The British government said Wednesday it plans to allow its broadcast regulator to police the internet and issue substantial fines when social media giants fail to remove "online harm." Media…
China’s 2020 auto sales to slump 1m units amid coronavirus
China's vehicle industry has been clobbered by the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), with sales of automobiles estimated to decline by at least 1 million in 2020, an analyst said on…