Why are Korean engineering prodigies flocking to Chinese universities? - The Korea Times
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Why are Korean engineering prodigies flocking to Chinese universities? - The Korea Times - Lemmy.zip
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[https://lemmy.zip/post/66490513] > “There have been two major changes in demand
for studying in China,” said Kim Hun-hyi, who runs a study abroad agency
specializing in Chinese universities and has 20 years of experience in the
industry. “First, interest has shifted noticeably from humanities programs to
science and engineering. Second, we are now seeing more top-performing science
students come to us.” > According to a 2024 report by Japan’s National Institute
of Science and Technology Policy, Chinese researchers accounted for nearly a
third of the world’s top 10 percent of citations over the previous three years,
at 31.8 percent. The United States fell to second place at around 17 percent,
while Korea ranked ninth with 2.1 percent. > The Australian Strategic Policy
Institute’s Critical Technology Tracker reached a similar conclusion. It found
that China produced the largest share of top 10 percent cited research in 66 of
74 critical technologies, or 89 percent.
African, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting
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African, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting - Lemmy.zip
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Indonesia's US$1 Billion Panda Bonds Plan: What to Know
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Indonesia's US$1 Billion Panda Bonds Plan: What to Know - Lemmy.zip
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[https://lemmy.zip/post/66471782] > Indonesia is preparing to issue Panda Bonds
worth up to US$1 billion as the government explores new financing options and
seeks to diversify its international funding sources.
If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it
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If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it - Lemmy.zip
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Why Wall Street banks and foreign borrowers are rushing to tap China’s cheap money
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Why Wall Street banks and foreign borrowers are rushing to tap China’s cheap money - Lemmy.zip
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[https://lemmy.zip/post/66456557] > Issuance has accelerated sharply this year,
with sovereign borrowers including Kazakhstan and Pakistan joining global
financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, as well as
multinational firms including Volkswagen and Henkel. Deutsche Bank, as recently
as late May, announced that it raised 3.5 billion yuan ($518 million) through a
heavily oversubscribed three- and five-year panda bond offering > Moody’s
estimates that foreign issuers now account for nearly half of the panda bond
issuance volume this year, up sharply from just a few years ago.
Dutch defense chief says Chinese naval encounter won’t deter Europe in Indo-Pacific
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Dutch defense chief says Chinese naval encounter won’t deter Europe in Indo-Pacific - Mander
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[https://mander.xyz/post/53878559] > The Netherlands will not back down from
regular military deployments to the Indo-Pacific despite a recent tense naval
encounter with China, the country’s defense minister said, signaling that the
incidents will not deter European engagement in the region. > > “We are not here
to seek a conflict, but we will keep coming back,” Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius told
The Japan Times in an interview Monday following the arrival of Dutch frigate
HNLMS De Ruyter in Tokyo for a three-day port call. > > The guided-missile
frigate was involved in an incident last month near the disputed Paracel Islands
in the South China Sea, where the Chinese Navy reportedly subjected it to
electronic interference. > > The frigate continued its planned mission, later
transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait before arriving in Japan, but the event
highlighted ongoing tensions between Chinese forces and foreign militaries
operating in waters Beijing claims as its own. > > … > > Yeşilgöz-Zegerius was
unequivocal that such incidents would not prompt the Netherlands to scale back
its Indo-Pacific engagement, insisting that Dutch naval operations are conducted
in accordance with international law and the principle of freedom of navigation
— and that the deployments are far from symbolic. > > “For the Netherlands, it’s
very important to send a frigate through this region every two years because the
safety, security and economy of the Indo-Pacific are closely interlinked with
those of the Netherlands and the rest of Europe,” she said. > > … > > “If
something were to happen here [in the Indo-Pacific], the effects would be felt
acutely in Europe — even more so than in the Strait of Hormuz,” referring to the
crucial Middle Eastern waterway that has remained largely closed amid the U.S.
and Israeli war against Iran. > > … > > The minister confirmed that Chinese
officials had raised the naval encounter during bilateral and panel discussions
at last month’s Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, where Dutch
military officials reaffirmed the legal basis for the transit while keeping the
door open to dialogue. > > … > > While encounters between Chinese, U.S. and
regional forces in the South China Sea occur regularly, publicly acknowledged
incidents involving European warships remain comparatively uncommon, making the
De Ruyter episode one of the most visible Chinese-European military interactions
in the region so far this year. > > … > > > Archive Today link
[https://archive.ph/SLkZM]
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