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China's dynamic new arts leaders

2014-08-08 10:08

Education cross-pollution between east and west has benefited both cultures

Tailor industrial design courses to meet changing demand

2014-08-08 10:08

Schools' Poorly planned expansion of activities or growth simply for growth's sake are potential recipes for disaster

The new Transformers

2014-08-01 09:57

A worker sits making pullovers, while another next to her puts thread into her sewing machine.

They are here to teach, not to steal your job

2014-08-01 09:57

Education using robots promotes employment, says licensee for top US training system

No more games: Robots get serious in China

2014-08-01 09:57

The race is on to apply robotics to everything from making shoes to preparing food

China has key role to play in robotics

2014-08-01 09:57

Room to grow and the need for specialists such as application designers present lots of opportunities

Collaboration will ensure exciting future

2014-08-01 09:57

vision of a joined-up way ahead for the Chinese and global robotics sector

Most economists call rebalancing essential

2014-07-25 08:45

Services overtake manufacturing as biggest contributor to growth

Expert opinion

2014-07-25 09:20

George Magnus, senior independent economic adviser for UBS in London

Rebalancing seen in 10 years

2014-07-25 09:21

Economist says income inequality has to be reduced to avoid 'huge crisis'

Economic slowdown fears unjustified

2014-07-25 09:21

Rise of consumption and services shows rebalancing is opening the doors to sustainable growth

Internet is the new driver of China's economy

2014-07-25 09:21

The rapid development of the mobile online sector will underpin solid annual growth

Fast-tracking its success around the world

2014-07-18 08:25

It is hard to credit that little more than seven years ago China had no high-speed rail network let alone any high-speed trains. Today, not only does the country have the world's largest high-speed rail network, covering more than 11,000 kilometers, but in little more than a year from now that will stretch to 18,000 km, and to 21,000 km by 2020.

Saving time and money, and changing lives

2014-07-18 08:25

The high-speed travel made possible by China's rapidly expanding bullet train network is proving a massive boon to people from all walks of life, saving them time, money and offering a more pleasant travel experience.

A new era of comfort, speed and efficiency

2014-07-18 08:25

It's a simple test, but Wang Mengshu says watching a glass of water provides a fantastic illustration of the technical prowess that China's ever-growing network of fast-trains is delivering to the world.

High-speed rail not ideal stimulus vehicle

2014-07-18 08:25

China's high-speed railway spending, as a part of recent limited stimulus measures, has been an important lever to help keep economic growth steady amid downward pressures. But despite reasonable arguments in favor of high-speed trains, it is not the answer to achieve another economic miracle, nor is it the right way to address the mismanagement of railways.

Encourage private capital in railways

2014-07-18 08:25

A recent World Bank research report speaks highly of China's high-speed rail construction achievements. It says construction costs are only two-thirds those of France, Germany and Japan, and tickets are one-fifth or a quarter of the price of tickets in those countries.

Early angels reap the big rewards

2014-07-11 07:21

Some current and former employees of China's Alibaba Group are expected to become millionaires as the e-commerce conglomerate heads into what is expected to be one of the largest initial public offerings in global history.

Banks scramble to share in tech bounty

2014-07-11 07:21

In 2005, William Ng was tasked with kicking off Deutsche Bank's American Depositary Receipt business in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Naspers hits the jackpot with Tencent

2014-07-11 07:21

China may well continue to hold by far the upper hand in Sino-African investments but arguably the most spectacular exception to that rule remains the backing by one South African media multinational in a then-risky Chinese tech start-up back in 2001.

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