**Beijing [CNN]** China’s National Health Commission reported 26 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for Monday, according to a statement released Tuesday. The majority of the new infections — 19 — were reported in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, it said.…
BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) – China and the United States are at odds over Taiwan after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the self-ruled island this week, with Beijing condemning the trip as a violation of its sovereignty and Washington saying…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said there is .
Chinese President Xi Jinping has further tightened his grip on power as the country prepares for a key Communist Party congress next month, where he is expected to secure a third five-year term as leader. Xi, who has already been…
**China’s First COVID-19 Vaccines Approved for Conditional Marketing** **Beijing, December 31, 2020** – China has approved two COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech, for conditional marketing, making them the first vaccines against the deadly virus to be approved…
**Facebook’s New Feature Allows Users to Create and Share Custom Avatars** Facebook has introduced a new feature that allows users to create and share custom avatars. Avatars are digital representations of users that can be used in a variety of…
TAIPEI, Nov 3 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States’ commitment to Taiwan is .
**Elon Musk’s Plan for Twitter: Charge for Verification, Ban ‘Hateful’ Content, End Bots, and Cut Staff**. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has outlined his plans for Twitter following his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. Musk has…
**Identifying the New Variant** On November 26, 2020, South African scientists announced the discovery of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19. This variant, designated as 501.V2, has since been detected in several other countries,…
**China’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as strict COVID-19 restrictions and a property market downturn weighed on activity.** **Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9% year-on-year in the July-September period, down from 7.9% in the second quarter, the National…
