1 week ago Chinese scientists seek ways to unlock AI’s power to tackle real world problems

As China rapidly advances in artificial intelligence to boost economic growth and transform industries, some scientists are working to unleash the technology’s potential to promote social good. Su Jionglong, deputy dean of the School of AI and Advanced Computing at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, researches AI applications aimed at reducing discrimination, providing emotional support and making faster medical diagnoses. He said he was establishing a start-up with his students, who developed...

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1 week ago Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit Italian investors: Wang Yi

Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international support for China’s next five-year plan. Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, the Chinese foreign minister also announced a further extension to Beijing’s unilateral visa-free entry policy for Italian citizens. In an apparent message to the European Union, Wang highlighted “mutual respect” as “the right...

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2 w. ago China Leads In Transforming Holiday Travel, Introducing Expanded Railway Capacity And Streamlined Transfer Services For National Day And Mid

China Leads In Transforming Holiday Travel, Introducing Expanded Railway Capacity And Streamlined Transfer Services For National Day And Mid-Autumn Festival  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago China ‘freedom’ guru goes from builder to travel blogger, has 25 million followers

An internet-addicted, working-class teenager from a debt-ridden family in China has transformed himself into a top influencer with 25 million followers, creating a social media legend along the way. Lan Zhanfei, 33, has been dubbed “the freest man on the internet” and “the ambassador of freedom” thanks to the huge popularity of videos of him travelling at home and abroad, The Cover reported. On September 22, Lan was among the most searched news items in China because he said during a live-stream...

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2 w. ago China’s Urban Parks Transform into Cultural Hubs with Bookstores, Blending Nature and Literature for Tourists

China’s Urban Parks Transform into Cultural Hubs with Bookstores, Blending Nature and Literature for Tourists  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago How China’s entrepreneurs are blazing a trail of economic transformation

For over a decade, commentators have warned of China’s looming economic decline. Today, the challenges are real: US-China trade frictions, weak household consumption, an overstretched property sector and a shrinking workforce. Making money in China may feel harder than before. Yet to see China solely through the lens of stagnation is to miss the profound transformation under way. Far from collapsing, China is restructuring. More importantly, it has nurtured a generation of entrepreneurs and...

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2 w. ago Opinion | How China’s entrepreneurs are blazing a trail of economic transformation

Opinion | How China’s entrepreneurs are blazing a trail of economic transformation  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago The Rise of Authoritarian Sustainability? China’s Transformative Engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Rise of Authoritarian Sustainability? China’s Transformative Engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals  Harvard Law School

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4 w. ago Baogao Network: Technology Empowers Digital Transformation, Accelerating Urban Management in China

Baogao Network: Technology Empowers Digital Transformation, Accelerating Urban Management in China  Reuters

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last month Adrian Cheng focuses on ‘transformative industries’ under new firm ALMAD Group

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong has launched a new business focused on “transformative industries”, including culture and healthcare, nearly three months after the third-generation scion of New World Development (NWD) left the company. His new enterprise, ALMAD Group, will target markets in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, as well as mainland China, with a mission to break “boundaries in digital and virtual assets”, it said in a statement. The group owns the “K11 by AC” brand. “We are living in an era...

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