As part of a 10-year plan to transform China into a global education superpower, Beijing has encouraged joint projects involving overseas universities with highly ranked science and technology programmes to help boost the country’s self-reliance in cutting-edge fields. The government called on local authorities to “enhance high-quality international collaborations in academia, industry and research” while…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has warned local governments not to target private companies with unfair fines and promised further measures to improve the business environment next year. The pledge – made at a meeting of the State Council, China’s cabinet, on Monday – follows accusations that some local authorities have been trying to raise extra…
Hong Kong’s leader has fired his tourism and transport ministers, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung and Lam Sai-hung, in an unexpected move, a national news agency has said. According to Xinhua News Agency, the State Council approved the move on Thursday based on the recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to replace the secretary for culture,…
Beijing is moving to boost the country’s talent ranks in the fields of science and technology by creating more doctoral programmes in key areas such as medicine, engineering and emerging fields. The State Council – China’s cabinet – and the Communist Party’s Central Committee issued guidelines on Sunday calling on education authorities and universities to…
China’s first domestically built 300-megawatt heavy-duty gas turbine – used for generating electricity and powering warships – has passed an ignition test. It marks a key milestone for the Chinese technology, which was said to lag behind that of the West by about 30 years when the project began in 2016. The team’s rapid progress…
(Bloomberg) — Chinese policymakers will study new incremental economic policies in a “timely manner” and listen to opinions from all sides to build consensus and confidence, according to a speech by Premier Li Qiang that was reported by China Central Television. Most Read from Bloomberg Speaking at a State Council meeting Sunday, Li also said…
China’s top legislature has reviewed a plan to gradually raise the retirement age, months after the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee proposed it be lifted in a “voluntary and flexible” way. The retirement age has been in place since 1951 and is among the lowest in the world. It is currently 60 for men, 55…