Hong Kong (CNN)Xiong Qingzhen, a drone engineer in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, spent more than two weeks in a makeshift hospital in February receiving treatment for Covid-19, the respiratory disease causing a global health crisis.
London-based insurtech AI startup Tractable, which is applying artificial intelligence to speed up accident and disaster recovery by using computer vision to perform visual damage appraisal instead of getting humans to do the job, has closed a $25 million Continue reading →
The Catalyst Fund has gained $15 million in new support from JP Morgan and UK Aid and will back 30 fintech startups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America over the next three years.
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Kim Jong Un has praised his “special” relationship with US President Donald Trump, with one of North Korea‘s most respected diplomats telling state media the two leaders maintain “trust in each other.”
(CNN)Kiribati has become the second nation in a week to drop Taiwan as a diplomatic ally and move towards Beijing, Taipei’s foreign ministry announced Friday.
It comes just four days after the Solomon Islands’ government voted unanimously to recognize Continue reading →
U.S. equity futures fell as Chinese and American officials struggled to schedule a planned meeting this month to continue trade talks. The pound slumped with the U.K. facing a showdown in Parliament over delaying Brexit again.