Category: China
China Unicom boss Liu Liehong tipped to be named head of new data bureau
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Liu Liehong has worked in electronics and information technology for decades and will be its first director, sources say. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3228118/china-unicom-boss-liu-liehong-tipped-be-named-head-new-data-bureau?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClimate envoy John Kerry told US should be ‘pragmatic and positive’ towards China as he meets Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kerry’s visit comes as both countries, the world’s two largest carbon emitters, are battling extreme heatwaves. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3228106/us-told-it-should-be-pragmatic-and-positive-china-ensure-they-can-work-together-fight-climate-change?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs China’s Greater Bay Area ‘the future of Asia’? Top Saudi diplomat says investors can bet on it
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat in southern China says the Greater Bay Area will be ‘the future of Asia’, but first some problems must be tackled in the economic and business hub. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3228081/chinas-greater-bay-area-future-asia-top-saudi-diplomat-says-investors-can-bet-it?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Xi Jinping calls on Duterte to continue boosting ties, despite Rodrigo’s presidency ending last year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese president receives former Philippine leader in Beijing, telling him ‘I hope you will continue to play an important role in the friendly cooperation’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3228072/south-china-sea-xi-jinping-calls-duterte-continue-boosting-ties-despite-rodrigos-presidency-ending?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina jobs: trash inspector with a master’s degree shows how ‘education reform is imminent’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s people are highly educated, so where is the ‘talent dividend’? For many fresh graduates, ‘settling for an opportunity’ is the safer bet, even if it means their degrees go unused in practice. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3228004/china-jobs-trash-inspector-masters-degree-shows-how-education-reform-imminent?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina food security: critical grain harvest sees first summer drop in 5 years, autumn dip may follow
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Unless China can sow a lot of luck this autumn and avoid inclement weather such as extreme heat and excessive rain, annual grain output will fall short of goals. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3228021/china-food-security-critical-grain-harvest-sees-first-summer-drop-5-years-autumn-dip-may-follow?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBillionaire co-founder of BYD uncertain about China’s ability to create breakthrough tech on par with ChatGPT
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Xia Zuoquan says a lack of fundamental research and an underdeveloped capital market hurt China’s chances of creating ChatGPT-like tech in the short term. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3227974/billionaire-co-founder-byd-uncertain-about-chinas-ability-create-breakthrough-tech-par-chatgpt?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS-China relations: slow but key progress made after high-level visits, say American entrepreneurs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While recent official meetings have yet to yield tangible agreements, renewed diplomacy could lead to lower import tariffs and friendlier commercial conditions, they say. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3228041/us-china-relations-slow-key-progress-made-after-high-level-visits-say-american-entrepreneurs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDid US Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling really help? Asian-Americans aren’t sure
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina were brought ostensibly on behalf of Asian applicants, but the biggest projected winners would be whites. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3227980/did-us-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-ruling-really-help-asian-americans-arent-sure?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrom GDP to youth unemployment, 6 takeaways from China’s economic data in June
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s economic growth missed expectations in the second quarter of 2023, while monthly data also released on Monday indicated faltering private confidence, record high youth unemployment and overhanging risk in property market. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3228016/gdp-youth-unemployment-6-takeaways-chinas-economic-data-june?utm_source=rss_feed
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