Fed up with the theft of toilet paper from public bathrooms, tourist authorities in China’s capital have begun using facial recognition technology to limit how much paper a person can take. The unusual move —…
Monthly Archives For April 2017
China's new economic zone to focus on technology, innovation: media
BEIJING China’s newly approved economic zone in heavily polluted Hebei province will focus on building clusters of high-tech and innovative businesses and take over some “non-capital functions” from Beijing, a government adviser was quoted as…
China's bid to sell bullet rail technology to India losing steam: Report
Beijing: China’s ambitious strategy to export its high-speed railway technology, including to India, was facing various obstacles as its aim of boosting connectivity with nations across continents was difficult to achieve mainly due to high…
China using facial recognition technology to limit toilet paper use by tourists
Tourist authorities in China’s capital have started using facial recognition technology to limit how much toilet paper a person can take in public facilities. The unusual move – part of a “toilet revolution” – is…
US China Innovation Alliance Summit Accepting Technology Competitors
HOUSTON, April 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The US China Innovation Alliance (UCIA), an international technology advancement non-profit, recently opened a call for innovative technology companies to compete in the first InnoSTARS Competition 2017 … (…
China Utilizes Facial Recognition Technology to Regulate Toilet Paper Use
To limit the toilet paper use of tourists, China has resorted to the utilization of facial recognition technology. Chinese toilets have an extremely bad image to tourists. The government wants to eliminate the toilets’ figure…
Protean Electric and Zhejiang VIE Science & Technology Jointly Announce the Development of PD16 to Broaden the In-Wheel Motor Market Access
FARNHAM, England and ZHUJI TOWNSHIP, China, April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Global leader of in-wheel motor systems, Protean Electric, and Zhejiang VIE Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (VIE) today announced a partnership to develop a…
China’s new economic zone to focus on technology and innovation, and cover an area thrice the size of New York
BEIJING, China – China’s announcement about the establishment of the Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province has created quite a stir globally. According to the announcement from China, it would establish the Xiongan New Area,…
Chinese finance is storing up trouble for the rest of the world
Far more challenging and important is integrating China into the financial system. US policymakers should worry about China’s capital account, not its current account. That is where danger now lies. Why does the capital account…
Asiamoney China Private Banking Awards 2017: Customers drive China's wealth managers to new heights
China’s private banking industry is growing in leaps and bounds. High and ultra-high net-worth mainland customers are increasingly mobile, demanding best-in-class service from their financial providers. Banks are adapting to the changing world, rolling ……
Beijing's 'shock' measures seize property market, other cities follow suit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ji Wei, a recently married photographer in her 20s, fears her plans to sell her Beijing apartment and upgrade to one costing 6.15 million yuan (716,381 pounds) will collapse because of new…
U.S. businesses want help with China, not a trade war
BEIJING/WASHINGTON – Although worried about the prospect of a trade war, American businesses operating in China nonetheless want President Donald Trump to wring some concessions on market access from China’s leader Xi Jingping when the…
China plans to build new city nearly three times the size of New York
Official news agency Xinhua said Xiongan’s creation would reduce pressure on China’s car-clogged, 22 million-resident capital, and “usher in a new chapter in the country’s historic transitioning to coordinated, inclusive and sustainable growth”. ( read…
