Beijing has called on the private sector to beef up its investment in basic research, which is seen as a foundation for China to cut its reliance on foreign technology and achieve its ambition of…
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Alibaba strikes $700m deal to gain stronghold in China’s delivery sector
The company is also attempting to bring more brick and mortar stores online in rural China through its “New Retail” strategy, helping them to become digital. “We will deepen our existing collaboration … ( read…
G5 Capital Invites Australian Partners to Source Investment in China
welcomed several of Australia’s leading advanced-scientific projects to showcase their innovations to investors this week at their annual China-Australia Technology Innovation Cooperation Forum, held … ( read original story …)
World shares mostly higher as China-U.S. trade talks drag on
Yi, who attended the latest round of talks in Washington, reaffirmed official promises not to manipulate China’s currency to boost exports. He said the issue was discussed in those talks, which are ai… ( read…
China’s MoBike shutting some international operations
“They just want to be operating in China, which they can control.” The closures come on the heels of turmoil in the Chinese bike-sharing industry. Chinese state media once touted shared bikes as a tec……
China Mobile closing down 3G system, complete switch-off expected by 2020
China Mobile is expected to complete the closure of its 3G network by 2020, C114 writes, citing a notification from Fuzhou Municipal Radio Administration as confirming that the operator has started de… ( read original…
Can Blockchain Technology Fix China’s Food Safety Problem?
A decade on from the 2008 tainted formula scandal, food safety remains the number one concern for China’s consumers. Could blockchain technology be the key to bringing transparency to the country’s sc… ( read original…
China’s funding for science and research to reach 2.5 per cent of GDP in 2019
China’s spending on science and research funding is set to continue rising to 2.5 per cent of its GDP this year, as the nation seeks to catch up on the technology front amid an economic…
China’s Mobike to pull out of some Asian countries, evaluate other markets
The move comes as China’s bike-sharing industry – which once included multiple firms valued at over $1 billion each – is experiencing a sharp downturn, forcing several closures and acquisitions … ( read original story…
China says it will step up investment in basic science, and call on industry to contribute
“China will definitely increase the promotion of basic science research and will appeal to companies and other industries to participate in basic science research,” said Science and Technology Ministe… ( read original story …)
China’s Digital Evolution Can Be Model for Others
Key among them were the impact of digital technology on social and economic welfare, why China can serve as a new development paradigm for others and how fear-based arguments are counterproductive in … ( read…
How China’s ‘social credit’ system blocked millions of people from travelling
It’s like Christmas for repressive regimes’: China is selling surveillance technology all over the world While a low score can limit your chances of getting a government job, Vanderklippe pointed out … ( read original…
Attractiveness sells: China’s startups want `Good-Looking’ tech workers
Bloomberg | March 11, 2019, 08:42 IST By Lulu Yilun Chen A year ago, China’s largest technology companies were lambasted for posting job ads seeking male employees by using “good-looking … ( read original story…
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