6 d. ago GLOBALink | Beijing Workers' Stadium: A thriving sports economy hub

GLOBALink | Beijing Workers' Stadium: A thriving sports economy hub  Xinhua

Economics

7 d. ago Suez Canal on rails? How this inland Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade

In Tuanjie Village, in the heart of Chongqing – China’s largest inland city, best known for its spicy hotpot – orange gantry cranes hoist cargo onto goods trains bound for Europe and Russia. Each day, hundreds of containers pass through the sprawling 82,000-square-metre yard, exporting electric vehicles and components or returning with cars, meat, wine and dairy. Just a five-minute drive away, blue cranes mark another yard – this one unloading tropical fruits and raw materials from Southeast...

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7 d. ago Suez Canal on rails? How this Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade

In Tuanjie Village, in the heart of Chongqing – China’s largest inland city, best known for its spicy hotpot – orange gantry cranes hoist cargo onto goods trains bound for Europe and Russia. Each day, hundreds of containers pass through the sprawling 82,000-square-metre yard, exporting electric vehicles and components or returning with cars, meat, wine and dairy. Just a five-minute drive away, blue cranes mark another yard – this one unloading tropical fruits and raw materials from Southeast...

Politics

8 d. ago GLOBALink | Trendy stroll around Beijing Central Axis: where heritage meets new vitality

GLOBALink | Trendy stroll around Beijing Central Axis: where heritage meets new vitality  Xinhua News

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8 d. ago GLOBALink | Saudi representatives highlight literary exchange with China at Beijing Int'l Book Fair

GLOBALink | Saudi representatives highlight literary exchange with China at Beijing Int'l Book Fair  Xinhua

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2 w. ago China plans to turn Shenzhen into AI and aviation hub amid US sanctions

China has outlined a string of reforms to accelerate the development of hi-tech emerging industries in the city of Shenzhen, as the tech hub in southern China grapples with a barrage of US trade restrictions. The plan focuses on boosting Shenzhen’s ability to create scalable business models in industries such as artificial intelligence and aviation that can be replicated across China, by helping the city cultivate a larger talent pool, expand local companies’ access to financing, and speed up...

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3 w. ago ‘Irresistible trend’: why Chinese firms are rushing to open factories in Hungary

When Agosto Bodo took a job at a Chinese law firm’s Budapest office last year, he found himself catapulted into the centre of a China-fuelled investment boom. Yingke Law Firm, a major player in Chinese corporate law, had opened the new office to serve a wave of Chinese companies looking to open factories in Hungary. And the business was quickly gaining momentum. “We helped our clients with sourcing labour, looking for offices – we provided the whole service to help them overcome the language and...

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