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The economic summit will outline moves to boost advanced manufacturing, rejig the tax system to curb debt risks, manage the property crisis, lift consumption and the private sector, but analysts doubt it will work
The drop in imports does not bode well for exports in the coming months, as just under a third of China's imports are parts for re-export, particularly in the electronics sector.
Latest numbers out of China indicate the country's carbon emissions may have peaked last year
Authorities in China approved 7.1m tons of new steelmaking capacity in the first half, but it was all cleaner scrap-based electric arc furnace projects, researchers say. Meanwhile, the US has imposed tariffs on Chinese steel imported via Mexico
Carbon removal — which researchers say is essential to achieve net negative CO2 emissions — is yet to gain ground in India as officials remain focused on carbon capture and storage
The tendency of AI machines to invent facts, sources and details may prove a serious problem and cause it to have few viable outcomes, one analyst has warned
Six-month inquiry by a Chinese industry group will assess if Chinese firms lost business in Europe due to invesigations carried out by Brussels
India plans to begin work on dams in the northeastern Himalayan state Arunachal Pradesh, amid reports Beijing may also construct dams on the Brahmaputra river
Miner considering JV and a copper smelting base in China, as many western consumers will no longer buy metal of Russian origin since Moscow invaded Ukraine
Sales of passenger vehicles totalled 1.78 million in June, down 6.9% from last year, but exports were up 28% and sales of plug-in hybrids rose by 67%
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