Climate change: CO2 emissions rising for first time in four years
By Matt McGrath From BBC Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track says the UN, as it details the first rise in CO2 emissions in four years. The emissions gap report says that economic growth is responsible…
In praise of the Donald Trump playbook, which will help the US score a victory over China, albeit temporarily
by Robert Delaney From South China Morning Post Robert Delaney says Donald Trump deserves some credit for his China policies, which may well see Xi Jinping make concessions to the US at the G20 this week. Not that it means…
The View From Europe: Changing US-China relations do not bode well for the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Barbados Advocate In just over a week’s time on December 2, COP24, the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice in Poland. In the two days before the G20, the grouping of…
The future of Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the rise of China
By Evan Ellis Senior Associate (Non-resident), Americas Program From CSIS There are numerous analyses about China and its future, as well as about Chinese engagement with Latin America. This report examines, in detail, how the growth of China, with its…
11 moments from the international space stations first 20 years
By Deven Coldewey From TechCrunch It was November 20, 1998, when an unprecedented international coalition of astronomers, engineers and rocket scientists saw years of collaboration come to fruition with the launch of the International Space Station’s first component. Since then,…
How UCB and Basilea overcome the barriers to building effective IP strategies
IAM’s third annual Pharma & Biotech IP event With the prospect of disruptive political and legislative change in Europe and elsewhere, it has never been more important for patent professionals in life sciences to have a nuanced understanding of the…
China’s Youon expands into Europe as other bike startups backpedal worldwide
By Rita Liao TechCrunch A little known Chinese bike company is riding into Europe as its peer Ofo has applied the brakes to its global expansion strategy in recent months. Youon, which gets by manufacturing public bikes for city governments…
Australia’s top cyber spy says Chinese tech is too good to be allowed near its key infrastructure
By Christian Edwards From Business Insider Australia’s chief cyber spy says Chinese telecoms are a threat to critical infrastructure and that’s why they were banned from Canberra’s growing 5G network. That news may not come as a surprise to China,…
China’s aviation industry has a steep climb to ‘Made in China 2025’ goals
By Amanda Lee From South China Morning Post This is the final instalment of a series on China’s plan to move its industries up the value chain to reduce reliance on foreign technology China wants its commercial aircraft to supply…
‘The SOS in my Halloween decorations’
By Jon Kelly From BBC Inside a notorious Chinese labour camp, a dissident smuggled an SOS letter into the Halloween decorations he was forced to manufacture. Years later, a woman in the US opened a box of fake tombstones and…
