The 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference came to an end in Shanghai over the weekend. About 3,000 participants attended this year's online summit due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Health Organization representative in Russia says the novel coronavirus could have existed in an inactive state long before its outbreak. Despite complications with the pandemic and international relations, experts say that the loudest voice across the world is still cooperation.

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world, the tourism industry seems to be gradually recovering with some innovative ideas and preventive measures being introduced. Some in the industry are making full use of the internet in order to survive the pandemic.

Many universities have announced their plans for the fall semester and online education has become a new normal for international education amid the pandemic. But experts say that online education is not simply moving the traditional class onto the internet.

The United States has officially begun the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. A U.S. expert believes this action will not only harm the health of the country, but also global efforts against the pandemic.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is turning into a jobs crisis, far worse than the global financial crisis in 2008. The agency predicts a 9.4% unemployment rate on average in OECD countries at the end of 2020. And the United Nations Secretary-General has stressed the need for decent jobs to boost the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nine new professions have been recognized by Chinese authorities as the country intensifies efforts to create more job opportunities amid its economic recovery.

Tuesday marks the first day of China's Gaokao, or national college entrance exam. It was delayed one month due to the coronavirus outbreak. Rigorous measures have been taken to ensure the smooth implementation of the make-or-break test for more than ten million students across the country.

Following the United States and Brazil, India has overtaken Russia to become the world's third-worst affected nation by the pandemic. The coronavirus has infected more than 11 million people around the world and killed over 530, 000.

With pandemic prevention becoming part of our life, airlines are making efforts to reduce the infection risk and boost their business. Experts shed light on the ways to reduce infections and describe the future of this industry after the pandemic.