UK

Strengthen Trade relationship with the US a priority

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

LONDON (UK) – When Trade minister Anne-MarieTrevelyan meets U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Washington on Tuesday, she will seek to strengthen its trading relationship with investors in New York. But a full free-trade agreement still

World

Russia reports its first cases of omicron COVID-19 variant

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

MOSCOW — Russia has confirmed the first two cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in the country in travelers who returned from South Africa, health authorities said Monday. The Russian public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said a total of 10 people who returned from South Africa recently tested positive for COVID-19, but the new variant has […]

Europe

Unvaccinated Italians face new restrictions as holidays near

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

MILAN — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people as the holidays draw near, excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums to reduce the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots. Starting Monday through Jan. 15, Italian police can check whether diners in restaurants or bars have a […]

Pharma/BioTech

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Booster, Administered Six Months After Two-Dose Regimen of BNT162b2, Shows Substantial Increase in Antibody and T-cell Responses

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced preliminary results from an independent study, including a subset of participants from the Janssen-sponsored COV2008 study, conducted by Dan Barouch, M.D., Ph.D., et al. of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), which showed that a booster shot of the Johnson & Johnson

Pharma/BioTech

IMPACT 2021 R&D Day: Synthetic Lethality Provides a New Platform for Targeted Cancer Therapy

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

SHANGHAI – The 2nd R&D Day event of IMPACT Therapeutics (IMPACT) successfully took place in Shanghai on December 3rd (GMT+8). With the theme of “Synthetic Lethality: A New Platform for Targeted Therapy”, the event attracted nearly 300 guests offline and online. The guests were from investment institutions, pharmaceutical companies, universities,

Fintech

Xen Capital Raises US$7.5 Million Series A Led by Headline Asia to Scale Alternative Investment Platform

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

SINGAPORE – Xen Capital announces it has raised US$7.5 million in a Series A round led by Headline Asia (formerly known as Infinity Ventures) to scale its B2B2C alternative investment platform. Xen Capital has created an open architecture client management platform for wealth advisors and asset managers, to solve the problem of distribution at scale. Xen Capital has

Fintech

Cryptonomist SA: How NFTs Are Changing the Publishing Industry

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

LUGANO, Switzerland – Covers tokenized or reinterpreted by crypto-artists, articles published on blockchain and much more. NFTs are entering all sectors, from art to tourism and now the publishing industry as Cryptonomist, a magazine focused on cryptocurrency is well aware. An important step to an industry that has been in crisis in recent years, in 2020 the average

Fintech

AEX is Advancing Globally with a Multi-dimensional Ecological Strategy

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

SINGAPORE – Frank Sun, the President of AEX Global Strategy, shared his thoughts on the development history of AEX Exchange, its promotion plan and the trend of the crypto market in “8 Years of AEX Exchange: How to Promote Globalization” on December 1st. Frank used to be a former Wall Street investment banker with successful experience in P2P […]

Sport

China attacks potential US Olympic diplomatic boycott

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

BEIJING — China on Monday threatened to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian accused U.S. politicians of grandstanding over the issue of not sending dignitaries to attend the events that China hopes will showcase its economic development and

UK

Scientist behind UK vaccine says next pandemic may be worse

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2021

LONDON — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats. In excerpts released ahead of a speech Monday, Prof. Sarah Gilbert says the scientific advances made in fighting […]