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France launched what it said was a 15 billion euro ($17 billion) rescue plan for its aerospace industry on Tuesday, warning 100,000 jobs were directly at stake due to the coronavirus crisis travel slump.

From a trade fight to a war of words over the origin of the coronavirus, to greater scrutiny of Chinese firms on Wall Street — relations between the U.S. and China have nosedived in recent years.

A new report from Bain & Company and Facebook said e-commerce and other digital trends across the region were accelerated by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Lilium has secured a valuation of more than $1 billion after raising fresh funds, giving the German aerospace start-up "unicorn" status.

Stocks in Asia Pacific were mostly higher on Tuesday as investor sentiment continued to remain elevated amid an easing of coronavirus lockdown measures.

Like most economies, Hong Kong should have a national security law — even if Beijing is the one imposing it on the city, a think tank said on Tuesday.

A new report estimates that age, gender, marital status and employment expectations factor into whether you will be among the first travelers to venture abroad.

Cathay Pacific Airways announced on Tuesday a recapitalization plan worth $39 billion Hong Kong dollars ($5.03 billion) led by the Hong Kong government to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has been a major learning curve for students and educators. But it's also been a boon for one of the world's fastest-growing industries: education technology. CNBC Make It spoke to three founders tapping into the multibillion-dollar business opportunity to learn more.

The North's Korean Central News Agency said all cross-border communication lines will be cut off in "the first step of the determination to completely shut down all contact means with South Korea and get rid of unnecessary things."

Billionaire money manager Ken Fisher told a business news channel in India that Warren Buffett had moved into a "relatively inactive" phase of his career.

Huawei is currently the second-largest smartphone maker in the world behind only Samsung, and ahead of Apple.

Tesla vehicle sales in China increased by 205% from a slump in April.

Trump's last rally was held on March 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina, before former Vice President Joe Biden became the apparent Democratic nominee.

Under the new guidelines, the minimum loan now will be $250,000 to a maximum of $300 billion.

Stocks rose broadly on Monday as traders grew more optimistic about the prospects of an economic recovery while states continue to reopen.

"The unprecedented magnitude of the decline in employment and production, and its broad reach across the entire economy, warrants the designation of this episode as a recession," the NBER said.

BTS tweeted its support for Black Lives Matter to its 26.3 million Twitter followers on Friday.

Volkswagen on Monday named Ralf Brandstaetter as the new CEO of its core VW car brand, replacing Herbert Diess, who retains his title as head of Volkswagen Group, the carmaker said.

The coronavirus pandemic is worsening across the globe as the number of new Covid-19 cases on Sunday reached an all-time high, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.