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WHAT THEY SAY?
“We’re not aiming to make machines human, but to make them understand humans, think like humans and do things humans cannot... AI should not replace us, but free us, better understand us and serve us well.”
Trade War Adds Unprecedented Uncertainty to World Growth and Order
Since returning to the White House in January, US President Donald Trump has reignited and intensified trade conflicts with its major trade partners.
Xi Pledges to Build a ‘Community with a Shared Future’ During Southeast Asia Trip
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President, paid a State visit to neighboring Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from April 14 to 18, emphasizing the idea of “a community with shared future” with the three nations.
Tourist Tax-free Refund Scheme Streamlined and Expanded
China is rolling out a tax refund-upon-purchase policy for tourists across the country, the State Taxation Administration announced on April 5.
Food for Thought: PKU Postgrad Stirs Pot with School Cafeteria Career
A PKU grad working in a cafeteria? This surprising choice challenges the elitist assumption that top diplomas must lead to high-paying jobs.
Visual Report
Miners chat as they wait to descend into Wangpingcun Coal Mine, Mentougou District, Beijing, 1990
Miners working for Shandong Yankuang Group take a break inside a coal mine in Yanhzou, Shandong Province, in the 1980s. Their faces are smeared with soot, which takes time to wash off
Miners take a short break in the sun near the mine entrance as they wait to change shifts, Shanxi Lu’an Mining Group, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, 1992
Shigejie Coalmine in Shanxi Province was a model mine in the 1980s. Pictured is an artist drawing a poster of the miners
Miners drink in a bar after work, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, 2013
After work, young miners exercise in the gym at Xinglongzhuang Coal Mine, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, March 20, 2013
To keep the mines tidy above and below the surface, Shandong Energy Group requires its workers to clean their shoes whenever they enter and exit the mines at Liangbaosi Coal Mine in Jiaxiang County in Shandong Province, October 2013
Many miners with Shandong Longkou Mining Group have developed rheumatism, an occupational disease associated with long periods underground, Longkou, Shandong Province, 2005
Politics
Fire Alarm
Experts warn that as China builds more super-tall residential buildings, fire safety standards are far too lax, and responsibility is unclear
Earth to Investors
Local governments are fueling their water and soil conservation efforts through carbon sink transactions with businesses. Now China is exploring how to bring these trades to the carbon market
Society
The Second Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development Opens in Fuzhou
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, welcomed over 1,000 delegates from 37 countries and regions on December 16th for the grand opening of the Second Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development (OTD).
Reading the Room
Through livestreamed book releases, collectible limited-editions and rebranding, publishers are creating demand for once unpopular titles – and shaping the future of the Industry
NEWS BRIEF
more- Trade War Adds Unprecedented Uncertainty to World Growth and Order
- Xi Pledges to Build a ‘Community with a Shared Future’ During Southeast Asia Trip
- Tourist Tax-free Refund Scheme Streamlined and Expanded
- New Rules to Label AI-generated Content to Increase Transparency
- Rover Detects First Evidence of Ocean on Mars
- Endangered Species See Remarkable Recovery
ESSAY
Fruity Fun in the Sun
Groceries, Gouda and Guilty Pleasures
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