2 h. ago Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050)

Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050)  Visual Capitalist

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5 d. ago China holds first national civil service exam since raising age cap

China holds first national civil service exam since raising age cap  news.cgtn.com

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5 d. ago China holds first national civil service exam since raising eligibility age cap

China holds first national civil service exam since raising eligibility age cap  China Daily

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6 d. ago Ancient Chinese DNA shows gender bias in human sacrifice ritual 4,000 years ago

Female sacrifice in China dates back thousands of years earlier than previously believed, a study of ancient DNA has revealed. Evidence from elite burials at a large Stone Age settlement in northwestern China also suggests the existence of an early hierarchical society, with gender preference relating to the type of sacrificial ritual, according to the Chinese archaeologists and anthropologists behind the study. Shimao, located in the Yellow River valley in Shaanxi province, is one of the...

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7 d. ago Li Minyong, noted Chinese chemist and Royal Society fellow, dies at age 49

Li Minyong, a prominent medicinal chemist and a fellow of multiple international research societies, died on November 16 at the age of 49. His sudden death marks China’s latest loss of a leading scientist at the height of their research career. Li, a professor and deputy dean of the school of pharmaceutical sciences at Hainan University, dedicated himself to pioneering drug discovery through light-controlled and bioactive visualisation technologies. He was elected a Fellow of Britain’s Royal...

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1 week ago Chinese woman brutally attacked 3 years ago fights leukaemia, seeks treatment funds

A Chinese woman who recently recovered from injuries she suffered in an assault by a stranger in a public toilet has been diagnosed with leukaemia, attracting widespread sympathy on social media. The 22-year-old, known as Xu, first came to public attention when she was savagely beaten by a man of the same age in Yongkang, Zhejiang province, eastern China on October 30, 2022. The assault, which lasted more than 20 minutes, left Xu with serious injuries to her head and eyes. She also lost teeth in...

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3 w. ago China’s sovereign fund sidelines executives amid worries over US scrutiny

China’s flagship sovereign wealth fund has moved three of its managing directors to new, subordinate roles, sources told the Post, with the heads of the fund’s fixed income, private equity and public relations departments all taking new non-managerial positions. All have extensive overseas work experience, and none have reached the statutory retirement age. More reorganising could be on the horizon at China Investment Corporation (CIC), the sources said on condition of anonymity, including those...

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3 w. ago Trump’s tariff tantrum vs Xi’s jets & drones tsunami: China's new

Trump’s tariff tantrum vs Xi’s jets & drones tsunami: China's new-age arsenal leaves US scrambling | Videos  Hindustan Times

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4 w. ago 7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of Trump’s ‘G2’

At a meeting in Brussels last month, foreign ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states sat down to discuss the bloc’s plans for the Indo-Pacific region. The conversation, according to several people familiar with it, lasted just seven minutes. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, that officials, diplomats and experts are groaning about the lack of coherence and foresight in the union’s China policy. At a time when European leaders are promising independence, credibility and resilience,...

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