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US unexpectedly loses jobs in July, in blow to Trump’s economy claims
The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, government data showed, a blow to US President Donald Trump’s claims of leading an economic revival…
Chinese exam fraud ring helped candidates cheat their way to government-funded jobs
An organised ring that helped people in the central Chinese province of Henan cheat their way to government-sponsored jobs has been exposed.
An official investigation concluded…
Chinese breakthrough paves way for production of graphene-based quantum chips
Graphite has long been a workhorse of industry – used in pencils since the 1500s, in steelmaking during the 1800s, and today in battery electrodes.
Research…
Big Brother Comes to Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s information ministry strangles the press …
China shifts from Africa’s top megaproject lender to a debt collector
Since the mid‑2000s, China has established itself as Africa’s principal bilateral financier for large infrastructure projects, including railways, bridges, dams and ports. But as the…