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After seven years of construction, China’s newest skyscraper is officially the world’s fourth tallest
Stock Exchange

After seven years of construction, China’s newest skyscraper is officially the world’s fourth tallest

Shenzhen’s 599-metre Ping An Finance Centre has joined a Chinese boom in supertall towers after seven years of construction.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018
How to have a renewable energy world by 2050
Agricultural Technology

How to have a renewable energy world by 2050

A shift to wind, water and solar could cut air pollution deaths, create millions of jobs and save trillions in health costs by 2050.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Most new cars electric vehicles by 2040
Smart Cities

Most new cars electric vehicles by 2040

Cheaper batteries are set to make electric cars affordable upfront in major markets by 2029, spurring a faster global sales surge.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Jul 2017
Getting Eastland Port shipshape for the future
Supply Chain

Getting Eastland Port shipshape for the future

Rising log volumes are pushing the port towards a £70 million overhaul to avoid bottlenecks and support future coastal shipping.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Food network helps fast-rising water extractor
Clean technologies

Food network helps fast-rising water extractor

Trials in Auckland could speed Hydroxsys’s push to commercialise membrane technology for dairy, mining and wastewater users by year-end.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Microsoft's Shanghai accelerator triples total valuation of 14 startups in four months
Public Cloud

Microsoft's Shanghai accelerator triples total valuation of 14 startups in four months

Ten out of the 14 startups have received new rounds of funding for a total of 6.6 billion RMB, and one startup has gone public.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017
Geopolitical macroeconomic factors, global trade flows and their impact on New Zealand
Supply Chain

Geopolitical macroeconomic factors, global trade flows and their impact on New Zealand

Exporters face a shifting trade climate as political upheaval in the EU and US reshapes freight flows and New Zealand's prospects.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
Estimate quake death tolls to save lives, expert urges
Risk & Compliance

Estimate quake death tolls to save lives, expert urges

Quicker rescue efforts could save lives if broadcasters cite early fatality forecasts, a seismologist says after quakes are often undercounted.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there
Risk & Compliance

Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there

Free rent for the first three years, subsidies on intellectual property, and $10million angel investment funds – it's almost too good to be true.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Earthquake engineering experts gather in Wellington
Risk & Compliance

Earthquake engineering experts gather in Wellington

Around 500 delegates will compare lessons from the Kaikoura earthquake in Wellington as concern grows over building resilience to major quakes.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017

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New research finds China tampering with public vulnerability data
Cybersecurity

New research finds China tampering with public vulnerability data

Recorded Future believes China has been altering public vulnerability data to allow the Ministry of State Security to play with it first.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
It's local all the way for China's data center and cloud markets
Hyperscale

It's local all the way for China's data center and cloud markets

Local companies are dominating China's flourishing data center and cloud markets - and will likely have an increasing impact on countries beyond China.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
The EV revolution is coming faster than Kiwis think
DataCentre infrastructure

The EV revolution is coming faster than Kiwis think

New Zealand is on the verge of an exciting period for electric vehicles, according to experts at the evworld NZ showcase.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
NZ agrees on negotiating mandate to upgrade China FTA, worth thousands of Kiwi jobs
Exports

NZ agrees on negotiating mandate to upgrade China FTA, worth thousands of Kiwi jobs

NZ's bid to boost economy via China FTA upgrade projected to create thousands of jobs, bolstering key sectors and trade ties.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017
Vodafone NZ launches Red Connect service for Chinese customers
Customer Relationship Management

Vodafone NZ launches Red Connect service for Chinese customers

Vodafone New Zealand has launched a dedicated service for its Chinese customers, includingdedicated call centre staff, a WeChat account, and more.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
China's DHgate launches Digital Trade Centre in Melbourne
Marketing Technologies

China's DHgate launches Digital Trade Centre in Melbourne

DHgate says the launch of the DTC will streamline the process of bringing the world's top brands to Australia.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
AI system takes some of China's gruelling math exams
Robotics

AI system takes some of China's gruelling math exams

An AI built to take on tough math exams managed to get through several papers in only two hours. But did it get good marks?.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017

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