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Xi Jinping urges ‘disruptive innovation’ to boost China amid high-stakes US tech race
Amid a high-stakes global tech race, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater efforts to boost the country’s basic research and innovation capabilities by expanding its talent pool and fostering a culture of t...
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China sparks backlash with plan to send jobless graduates to vocational school
Beijing has pledged to expand vocational training for young jobseekers this year, as it looks to help millions of unemployed graduates find work in emerging industries such as robotics and AI. But the policy drive – whic...
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China forges new aviation alliances to fast-track C929 certification
China’s national aviation regulator has signed new partnership deals with its counterparts in Hong Kong and Macau to accelerate type certification for the country’s widebody airliner, the C929, which is being developed t...
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Could a ‘reckless’ Trump’s ‘destroy-and-deal’ tactics target North Korea?
As a rift widens among Republicans over US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, a top Korean-American leader said Seoul must recognise that President Donald Trump is heavily influenced by a faction he calls “new neocons”. Conser...
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Why China’s jet fuel deal with Australia underscores Canberra’s balancing act
China will work with Australian businesses on jet fuel shipments in an important “first step” in alleviating supply crunches, according to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. The agreement came on Wednesday as part o...
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How China can avoid a repeat of Japan’s ‘lost decades’, in eyes of top economist
Bai Chongen is a prominent Chinese economist and government adviser. He is the dean of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management and serves concurrently as vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Indu...
