Sunmaker training institute boosting skill levels and bringing employers, jobseekers together As Uganda prepares to begin oil production in the Albertine Graben region, where crude oil reserves are estimated at 6.5 billion barrels, a startup founded by four Chinese students is helping the country address its skilled labor shortage. Lyu Jian, a master’s students from…
‘It is time for politicians to stop spreading hate and fear,’ says Alexander Stubb Alexander Stubb, who is running to be the next chief executive of the European Union, has called on the EU to defend the multilateral system and deepen cooperation with China, with a particular focus on trade and climate. “Europe has an…
President Xi Jinping made clear in a keynote speech that China is now strong enough to ride out any storm against a backdrop of increasing trade tensions. He was speaking at the opening ceremony on Nov 5 of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, one of the biggest events to be held in China…
Policy recipe offered by Xi at import expo will help to solve trade disputes and rebalance China’s economy The China International Import Expo started in Shanghai on Nov 5, and the inaugural event, announced more than a year ago, stands in stark contrast to the escalated trade tension between China and the United States. The…
British referendums are not exactly known for past success The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, just took the foolhardy decision to ask the public to decide which eminent personality should grace the next ￡50 note. These exercises in direct democracy rarely turn out well. When officials asked the British public to come up…
It aims to spread the lessons learned from 40 years of reform and opening-up to aid other developing countries The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China’s opening-up and reform. In that period, the country has gone through dramatic changes to become the world’s second-largest economy. China is the world’s largest manufacturer and trader…
It doesn’t take a deep-learning program to understand that this will be beneficial for everyone In 2017, the potential of artificial intelligence reached a landmark in Chinese consciousness when Go board game champion Ke Jie was beaten by Google’s DeepMind AI program. The victory of machine over man in a game played and mastered by…
China, US should work even harder on solving differences through dialogue instead of confrontation, since there is no better alternative The phone talk between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Nov 1 was probably the most positive signal in recent months regarding China-US relations, which have been haunted by tit-for-tat tariff retaliations…
Western criticism is driven by fear rather than genuine concern about promoting the continent’s development Africa’s Agenda 2063 is a detailed strategic framework for the socioeconomic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. President Xi Jinping has characterized China’s development agenda in Africa as a win-win deal for its aspiration to become the…
Young consumers’ focus on quality consumption is a result of China’s recent qualitative economic development With Singles Day, or Double Eleven (Nov 11) coming up, it would be good to know what young people expect from the annual online shopping gala. In a recent China Youth Daily survey covering 1,969 respondents between the ages of…