35 h. ago 'Grow With China' event showcases Shanghai's rise as an economic powerhouse

'Grow With China' event showcases Shanghai's rise as an economic powerhouse  Morningstar

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66 h. ago As Nobel laureates show, the US can’t take tech lead over China for granted

China and the United States are locked in a contest for technological supremacy. While it’s impossible to predict the ultimate winner and loser, this year’s Nobel Prize winners in economics may serve as a useful guide to where the two rivals are heading. The US is currently still ahead when it comes to science and technology. But when it comes to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, China has a clear edge, which is likely to grow even larger in the coming...

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3 d. ago China’s Manufacturing Dominance Leave Developing Nations With Fewer Paths to Grow

China’s Manufacturing Dominance Leave Developing Nations With Fewer Paths to Grow  The China-Global South Project

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4 d. ago China’s Economy Holds Steady, but Consumers Grow More Cautious

China’s Economy Holds Steady, but Consumers Grow More Cautious  The New York Times

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5 d. ago China’s new hope in breaking reliance on foreign chipmaking machines

AMIES Technology, a new Chinese lithography equipment manufacturer that showcased its latest chipmaking products at an industry event in Shenzhen last week, is offering renewed optimism in the nation’s drive to reduce its dependence on Dutch giant ASML. The company presented a wide range of products – including compound-semiconductor lithography machines, laser-annealing systems, advanced inspection tools and solutions for packaging and wafer bonding – at the WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem...

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7 d. ago Could China grow all its vegetables indoors—without warming the planet?

Could China grow all its vegetables indoors—without warming the planet?  Anthropocene Magazine

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9 d. ago Invest and expand in Hong Kong, Paul Chan tells US firms despite trade tensions

Hong Kong’s finance chief has called on American businesses to invest in the city as he begins his latest visit to the country, even as global concerns grow over the possible re-escalation of the US-China trade war. The government on Wednesday said that Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po arrived in New York the previous day and attended the annual gala dinner of the National Committee on United States-China Relations (Ncuscr), a non-profit organisation that promotes understanding between the...

Economics

1 week ago Dubai Neighbor Sharjah Seeks Debut Yuan Loan as China Ties Grow

Dubai Neighbor Sharjah Seeks Debut Yuan Loan as China Ties Grow  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago Research reveals mismatch between China’s fertility incentives, local birth rates

How much do financial incentives and other means of support influence the decision to have children, or how many to have? In China, the connection appears weak. Despite being the country’s top contributor of newborns, the southern economic powerhouse of Guangdong offers one of the poorest environments for childbirth, Chinese researchers said in a recent study. The most populous province and a rare bright spot amid a national fertility downturn, Guangdong placed second to last in a composite...

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2 w. ago Why China Red Yao ethnic minority women grow hair long, only cut it twice

The remote mountains in southwestern China are home to an ethnic minority whose signature feature is remarkably long hair, which can stretch to as much as two metres in length. Women of Red Yao, a branch of the Yao ethnic minority in China, live in mountainous hamlets in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. They only cut their hair on two occasions in life, 100 days after they are born and when they turn 18 years old. As a result, hair of women aged 60 or above grows to at least one metre in...

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2 w. ago China hawks grow queasy over Trump's push for trade deals with Beijing

China hawks grow queasy over Trump's push for trade deals with Beijing  Business Standard

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3 w. ago China’s industrial profits reverse a downward trend to grow by 0.9% over Jan

China’s industrial profits reverse a downward trend to grow by 0.9% over Jan-Aug: NBS data  Global Times

Events

4 w. ago For soybeans’ sake, cancel tariffs, China urges US as farmers grow desperate

China has called on the United States to lift its unilateral tariff measures so the two sides can restore normal trade flows of soybeans – a focal point of ongoing negotiations as many US farmers grow increasingly desperate for a bilateral deal to secure exports. Washington could take decisive action to ease tensions and bring trading of the crop – a critically important export for America’s agricultural industry – back to normalcy, Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said during a press...

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4 w. ago For soybeans’ sake, cancel tariffs, China urges US as farmers grow desperate at harvest

For soybeans’ sake, cancel tariffs, China urges US as farmers grow desperate at harvest  South China Morning Post

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