ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.

As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and bias toward China.

And TikTok says it’s ready to pull the plug after the Supreme Court upheld the law banning the app unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its U.S. operations. Here’s what to know ...

President Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his second term beginning the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization. It was among dozens of executive ...

President Donald Trump set a record on his first day back in office by issuing 26 executive orders, aiming to fulfill many of his campaign promises.

President Donald Trump said late Monday he hoped there would be a “bidding war” for TikTok, claiming Microsoft is now among the companies interested in buying ByteDance’s popular social ...

TikTok is considering alternative solutions to selling its US business, as owner ByteDance continues the fight to keep its 170 million American users after a reprieve from the Trump administration, a board member of ByteDance was quoted by Chinese magazine Caixin as saying.

TikTok was banned and restored within the same weekend. Find out what other apps owned by ByteDance, are in limbo below. Why Was TikTok Banned in the U.S.? TikTok was banned in the U.S. due to ...

The ending of the commitment to the World Health Organization by the United States poses as an existential threat to the well-being of the international working class.

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

The WHO is a United Nations agency that aims to expand universal health coverage, coordinates responses to health emergencies such as pandemics, and has a broad focus on healthy lives. It does not have the power to enforce health policy, but influences policy worldwide, especially in low-income countries.

Too few leaders have learned the critical lesson that international cooperation is essential to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. A cycle of panic and neglect has historically characterized the politics of pandemics.