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East Asia
China to cut mobile internet rates by over 20 percent this year: minister
The average rates for mobile internet services in China will be further reduced by more than 20 percent this year to better meet the growing consumption demands of the people, said Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology. Miao made the remarks during an interview after the opening meeting…
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China leads world in prevention, control of infectious diseases: former WHO chief
China has become a global leader in prevention and control of infectious diseases, former director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun said on March 3. Chan, also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said on the sidelines of…
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East Asia
Supply-side reform helps Chinese farmers locate target markets
Chinese farmers are using their wisdom and modern strategies to cater for the market, and such supply-side reform is helping them gaining more profits. Wu Kai, staff from a fruit company in east China’s Jiangxi province has greatly boosted the company’s navel orange sales thanks to the supply-side reform he…
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Number of Thangka painters boosted in Tibet amid governmental support to protect the ancient art
“From 300 to 3,000 (roughly), the rise in the number of Thangka painters in Tibet shows that religious art is thriving and a perfect example of the government’s support to Tibet culture,” Norbu Sitar, dean of the Tibet Thangka Painting Academy in Lhasa, said. A national-level cultural inheritor of Thangka…
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East Asia
Final Consumption contributed 76.2 percent to China’s economic growth
The 6.6-percent economic growth China maintained last year was not an easy-won achievement especially given the fact that the country’s economy has been developing rapidly for 40 years since reform and opening up, said Yang Decai, director of the Department of Economics at Nanjing University. Yang, who is also a…
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Cutting-edge core technology can only be developed at home, university head says
Cutting-edge core technology should not be imported, but developed domestically, Shi Yigong, a well-known scientist and president of Westlake University, told reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3. The aim of China’s first new type of private research university is to become a world-class…
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China sees greater demand for skilled workers amid economic transition
Skilled workers in China are taking pride in their professions as the world’s second-largest economy sees a huge demand for the high-quality workforce to help facilitate its transition. “All roads lead to Rome, and getting a college diploma is not the only way to success,” said Hu Ping, who won…
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Complete Analysis of Strategic Alliances and M&A
Contents External Growth Strategy Tips for Startups and Businesses from Swiggy’s Business Mod… Related Terms RESOURCES Our acquisition of CP Pharmaceuticals in Wales, UK, is a good example. It has given us immediate access to a large base of customers in the UK, including hospitals and the National Health Service.…
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East Asia
China puts household farmers on road to modern agriculture
Chinese small agricultural households, the biggest part of the country’s agricultural population, are joining a national drive to pursue modernized agriculture, with the help of new technologies and better commercial services. The change comes as the accelerated pace of urbanization has resulted in a shift in the distribution of the…
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East Asia
Valuable ancient painting to be staged in Palace Museum
China’s Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, will exhibit a series of famous cultural relics and fine collections, including one of the best-known ancient Chinese paintings, as it turns 600 years old next year, according to a two-year plan of the former imperial compound. To celebrate its 600th birthday,…
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