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Mar 12, 2020 · National and local governments around the world can learn from China's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Image: REUTERS. Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, reacted quickly to COVID-19 before the city had any confirmed cases. The city used big data and information technology, like QR codes, to track and stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 12, 2020 · 6 lessons from China's Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou on how countries can prevent and rebound from an epidemic like COVID-19. National and local governments around the world can learn from the way Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou responded to the outbreak.
Jan 12, 2017 · According to an estimate by the International Monetary Fund, China contributed 39% to world economic growth in 2016, a rise of 14.2 percentage points from 2015. The 11th G20 Summit China hosted in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in September once again highlighted China’s unremitting efforts for robust, sustainable, balanced and inclusive global ...
Apr 15, 2020 · How China’s ‘Colour Codes’ system could reopen the economy after the pandemic. This article is brought to you in collaboration with Sixth Tone. Digital technologies have provided a modern solution to the tracking the spread of disease. Since February, Chinese officials have been working with mobile payment service Alipay and messaging ...
Sep 20, 2021 · The next chapter of the zero-carbon cloud will be indirect emissions: encouraging cloud companies to zero out the carbon of manufacturing and disposing of server hardware, and operating the rest of their cloud business. Microsoft is aiming for net zero on these emissions by 2030; Amazon by 2040; Google has not yet set a clear target.
Mar 9, 2020 · Zhejiang University is one of China’s oldest universities, dating back to 1897. It was placed joint-107th in the 2020 world university rankings. It has seven campuses across Hangzhou: Yuquan, Xixi, Haining, Huajiachi, Zhijiang, Zijingang and Zhoushan.
Professor Xiaobo WU is Qiushi Chair Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Director of National Institute for Innovation Management, at Zhejiang University. He is also the co-director of the Zhejiang University—Cambridge University Joint Research Center for Global Manufacturing and Innovation Management. He got his BA of EE in 1982, MSc of Mgt in ...
Jun 28, 2019 · Chinese cities are taking action to mitigate and adapt to sea-level rise. The Chinese were motivated in part by disaster. In 1998, the country’s worst floods in half a century killed more than 4,000 people when the Yangtze River Basin overflowed. And massive cities like Beijing, which has more than doubled its total land coverage in the last ...
May 1, 2018 · Future of Work. Employees' brain waves are reportedly being monitored in factories, state-owned enterprises, and the military across China. The technology works by placing wireless sensors in employees' caps or hats which, combined with artificial intelligence algorithms, spot incidents of workplace rage, anxiety, or sadness.
Jul 4, 2020 · Bike-sharing companies are using new technologies to offer a more tailored service. E-bikes and scooters are in high demand for longer journeys. If these trends last beyond the coronavirus pandemic, they could transform China's cities, cut pollution, improve the health of millions and offer a model for congested urban areas everywhere.
