5 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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21 h. ago CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

China’s top securities regulator has pledged to widen foreign investors’ access to the mainland’s capital market while further lowering the fundraising threshold for technology firms, after a key indicator slumped nearly 4 per cent from a 10-year high in mid-November. Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), set out guidance for the equity and bond markets in an article published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, three weeks after he was...

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54 h. ago Savouring Beijing: A Culinary Journey Through China’s Capital

Savouring Beijing: A Culinary Journey Through China’s Capital  Drift Travel Magazine

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8 d. ago China’s top economic planning agency warns of rise of too many robots

Beijing has flagged risks of excessive duplication in China’s rapidly growing humanoid robot sector, vowing to strengthen guidance for an industry that officials have identified as an important engine of future growth. Driven by an influx of new capital, the number of humanoid robot companies in China has climbed to over 150 and is continuing to grow, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) spokeswoman Li Chao told a news conference in Beijing on Thursday. “More than half of them are...

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9 d. ago China Spring ISD senior pitches legislation at Texas Capitol

China Spring ISD senior pitches legislation at Texas Capitol  KWTX

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9 d. ago Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among Chinese firms amid strong demand

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding expects to stay ahead of its Chinese Big Tech peers in artificial intelligence-related capital expenditure, as the firm’s AI and cloud computing unit posted its fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth. Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday reported a 34 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to 39.8 billion yuan (US$5.6 billion) in the three months ended September 30, as the Hangzhou-based parent’s overall revenue in its financial second quarter reached...

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1 week ago Maker of China’s C919 receives capital injection amid supply chain challenges

China’s leading aircraft manufacturer, determined to carve out a share of the lucrative but technologically complex civil aviation market, has obtained a timely round of financial support from its state backers, greatly expanding its registered capital as the firm aims to overcome a production bottleneck and remount its challenge to the Boeing and Airbus duopoly. As competition from the two Western giants for contracts heats up amid a supply chain crunch that has slowed turnaround rates for the...

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1 week ago How China turned a cement factory into a haven for mathematicians

Even as the bombs fall in Ukraine, precisely following trajectories defined by equations, Ukrainian and Russian mathematicians, among others, gather in sunlit rooms beside tranquil Yanqi Lake in an industrial estate north of China’s capital. Here, at the Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (Bimsa), they debate string theory over coffee, co-author papers on quantum fields and lose themselves in problems that stretch across centuries while some of their countries engage in...

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1 week ago China’s liquor capital faces long march to rebirth as ‘liquid gold’ glory wanes

As China’s traditional spirits and premium wines grapple with declining consumption, a significant shift is under way across the beverage landscape. This three-part series examines the challenges faced by Maotai town as its once-coveted baijiu loses its lustre, the impact of economic shutdowns on European wine imports, and the rise of craft beer as a budget-friendly alternative for consumers seeking quality without breaking the bank. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, when the rainy...

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1 week ago China’s AI stock rally has room to run as valuations lag US giants: Goldman

The artificial intelligence-led stock rally in China is far from a bubble, as the nation’s technology firms still have room to expand valuations and earnings through their focus on applications, according to Goldman Sachs’ chief China equity strategist. China’s approach to investing more capital in AI applications as opposed to the US strategy of focusing on computing power gave investors “comfort that its AI monetisation capability could be better, at least in the short term”, Kinger Lau said...

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1 week ago Macroscope | How Cop30 highlights the power of Chinese state capitalism

Macroscope | How Cop30 highlights the power of Chinese state capitalism  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Hong Kong talent scheme: They came for jobs. Will they stay to buy homes?

In a spacious three-storey village house in Sai Kung on a recent sunny Saturday, Chen Wei and his family were unpacking the final boxes after their move from Shenyang, the capital of China’s northeast Liaoning province. Having come with his wife and two sons under Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme, Chen, an e-commerce expert, represents a new force recalibrating the city’s future. “The job opportunity was the first draw, but the final decision was for them,” Chen said, gesturing to his two...

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2 w. ago Yum China’s Aggressive Expansion and Capital Return Plans Might Change the Case for Investing in YUMC

Yum China’s Aggressive Expansion and Capital Return Plans Might Change the Case for Investing in YUMC  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago Air China Extends Reduced Sapporo/Chitose–Beijing/Capital Service Through March 28, 2026

Air China Extends Reduced Sapporo/Chitose–Beijing/Capital Service Through March 28, 2026  TRAICY Global

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2 w. ago Cockroach coffee: China museum assures drinkers that US$6 insect brew is safe

A museum in Beijing has launched a creepy-crawly coffee brew which has ground-down cockroaches sprinkled on the surface of the drink. Aside from the insect powders, the caffeine pick-me-up is laced with dried yellow mealworms. Drinkers say it has a “burnt and slightly sour” flavour, the news outlet The Cover reported. The roach coffee is on sale at the coffee shops of an insect museum in the capital city of China; it costs 45 yuan (US$6) a cup. The museum’s name was not given in the report. “We...

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2 w. ago The direct price war in China's EV sector has tapered off: Macquarie Capital

The direct price war in China's EV sector has tapered off: Macquarie Capital  MSN

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3 w. ago China's Capital Market to Open Up More and More, CSRC Vice Chair Says

China's Capital Market to Open Up More and More, CSRC Vice Chair Says  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago China’s market regulator appears in public after resignation report

China’s top securities watchdog appeared in public just hours after he was reported to have offered his resignation, in what analysts said could be an effort by authorities to prevent market destabilisation. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in a statement on Thursday that its chairman Wu Qing was travelling to France and Brazil from November 10 to 13. It also displayed photos on its website of Wu taking part in meetings in the two countries. The prompt and rare publicity of...

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3 w. ago Starbucks (SBUX) Is Up 5.3% After Ceding Majority Stake in China Unit to Boyu Capital—What's Changed

Starbucks (SBUX) Is Up 5.3% After Ceding Majority Stake in China Unit to Boyu Capital—What's Changed  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago China’s US$8 billion power bank giant Anker seeks Hong Kong listing

Chinese maker of portable charging devices Anker Innovations, which went viral last year as the preferred power bank of US President Donald Trump, plans to list in Hong Kong amid US scrutiny and recent product recalls. Based in Changsha, the capital of central China’s Hunan province, Shenzhen-listed Anker will apply to offer its shares on the main board of the Hong Kong stock exchange, it said in a filing with the Shenzhen bourse, on Wednesday. The move aimed to “further advance the company’s...

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