Tag: China
It doesn’t look like it, but it’s China’s latest AI smart speaker
Image: baidu Google Home and the Amazon Echo have new competition. Baidu, which runs China’s most popular search engine, has produced the Raven H, a voice-activated speaker that runs on an artificial intelligence platform. SEE ALSO: Baidu plans to put a driverless bus on Chinese roads next year and cars by 2021 The Raven H […]
Meituan is the $30 billion startup you’ve probably never heard of
Drivers for the world’s fourth most valuable startup. Image: Andy Wong/AP/REX/Shutterstock China’s Meituan Dianping just became the world’s fourth-most valuable startup, reaching a $30 billion valuation that puts it ahead of high-fliers like Airbnb Inc. and Space X. Never heard of Meituan? You’re not alone. The Beijing-based company, led by Wang Xing, is almost unknown […]
The Guardian view on globalisation: its death is the making of it | Editorial
Editorial: We may be at a turning point in the nature of capitalism. That may not be such a bad thing. Ever since US presidential candidates railed against free trade, and anti-immigrant parties madesweeping gains in Europe, the question has been asked: are we witnessing the demiseof globalisation? A trend that has dominated economics and […]
Study: Pollution in China linked to 4400 deaths a day
Study: Pollution in China linked to 4400 deaths a day China's government has been wary of providing transparent data on pollution-related deaths in the country. Censors regularly destroy information on websites that might lead to unrest. In March, a critically acclaimed documentary on climate change was … Read more on UPI.com How Aadhaar plugs leakages in […]
Thompson Education Center Welcomes the Delegation from the China Cuisine Association
(PRWEB) June 13, 2015 On May 21, 2015, the Thompson Education Center held a welcome party for the delegation from the China Cuisine Association. There were representatives from over 30 major restaurant chains in China that participate in the event. During the dinner party, the delegation representatives shared their restaurant management experience in China, their […]