Category: China
Why US defence deal with Papua New Guinea is likely to ‘set China further back’ in the Pacific
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After Philippine base deals, PNG pact will help expand ‘arc of US military power’ and put China further on the back foot in the Pacific, observer says https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224451/why-us-defence-deal-papua-new-guinea-likely-set-china-further-back-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong-listed Chow Tai Fook Jewellery targets mainland China’s smaller cities to tap young consumers’ growing appetite for gold
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Young consumers in lower-tier cities have shown an increasing penchant for gold and diamonds, and the time is right to set up stores there to tap the burgeoning demand, said managing director Kent Wong…
Read MoreWill ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools worsen China’s job crisis? Country’s employment landscape faces sweeping disruption
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Generative artificial intelligence technology is bringing sweeping disruptions to certain traditional occupations in China and the country’s broader job market. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3224162/will-chatgpt-and-similar-generative-ai-tools-worsen-chinas-job-crisis-countrys-employment-landscape?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s disgruntled youth gamble on life-changing short cut to riches, but are lotteries just a ‘tax on the poor’?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lottery ticket and scratch card sales have surged in China, with punters seeking life-changing riches, but economists say poor economic prospects and the government’s financial situation are behind the increase. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224333/chinas-disgruntled-youth-gamble-life-changing-short-cut-riches-are-lotteries-just-tax-poor?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClimate change: global steel industry needs ‘rapid action’ to end coal use, reach net zero emissions by early 2040s, study says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It is feasible to phase out coal in steelmaking by 2043 to 2045 without ‘premature shutdowns’ of plants, report by Agora Industry and Wuppertal Institute says. https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3224338/climate-change-global-steel-industry-needs-rapid-action-end-coal-use-reach-net-zero-emissions-early?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese scientists boost perovskite solar cell efficiency
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A team of researchers have developed the most efficient version yet of the technology, which could provide a low-cost source of solar power. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3224393/chinese-scientists-boost-perovskite-solar-cell-efficiency?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s State Council fans stimulus hopes with economic plan for faltering growth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s State Council says it is considering various macroeconomic policies to boost demand and defuse risks. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224445/chinas-state-council-fans-stimulus-hopes-economic-plan-faltering-growth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAlibaba founder Jack Ma conducts first class as visiting professor at Japan’s University of Tokyo
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ma’s stint at the University of Tokyo underscores the Chinese tech billionaire’s return to public life as an educator and researcher, as he keeps an arm’s length from the vast business empire he created.…
Read MoreHow El Nino is threatening China’s food-security drive
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mother Nature has been throwing a lot of extreme weather at China, resulting in floods and droughts that could intensify as the El Nino climate pattern threatens to make 2023 the hottest year ever,…
Read MoreChinese analysts see ray of hope as Blinken stresses need for ‘open’ US-China talks on Beijing trip
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While aware that the trip ‘is unlikely to produce anything remarkable in terms of lasting mitigation’, Chinese analysts hope it will prevent a further worsening of ties. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224446/chinese-analysts-see-ray-hope-blinken-stresses-need-open-us-china-talks-beijing-trip?utm_source=rss_feed
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