“For hybrid seed of the next generation productionthe use of male sterile lines with small grains to mechanically separate small hybrid seeds from the mixed crop is promising,” they said. The challenge was to find a gene that can cause a rice line to have a small grain size without reducing the number of seeds … Read more
So what are the details, how will this impact the industry and will it affect the price of cars at the dealer’s gas station? What are the rates? The tariffs are aimed at countering alleged state aid to China’s auto industry, which allows exported vehicles to be sold at lower prices than those of global … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Trade disputes myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Brussels is pushing ahead with Chinese tariffs on electric vehicles expected to raise more than 2 billion euros a year, ignoring German government warnings that the move risks sparking a costly trade war with Beijing. … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked preprint trusted source proofread OK! by Tomasz Nowakowski, Phys.org 3D view of the retrograde orbits of J0731+3717 and the globular cluster Messier 15. Credit: Huang et al., 2024. × close to 3D view of the retrograde orbits of J0731+3717 and the globular cluster Messier 15. Credit: … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Chinese companies could make electric cars for 25% less than their European and American rivals Item information Author, Theo Leggett Role, BBC International Business Correspondent 1 hour ago With China accused of selling electric cars at artificially low prices, the European Union is widely expected to hit them with … Read more
One of the Chinese AI candidates taking on OpenAI comes from an unusual source: a quant fund that dominates the country’s financial sector. High-Flyer Capital Management, a Chinese quantitative hedge fund, has grown into a roughly Rmb60 billion ($8 billion) asset manager since launching in 2015, using in part AI and algorithms to identify patterns … Read more
Volvo has started shifting production of Chinese-made electric vehicles to Belgium, expecting the European Union to continue a crackdown on Beijing-subsidized imports. The Sweden-based company is seen as the most exposed among Western carmakers to controversial plans to impose tariffs on a flood of cheap electric vehicles coming to Europe from Chinese factories. Company insiders … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Chinese trade myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Chinese exports grew faster than expected in May, official customs data showed Friday, a boost for policymakers eager to boost economic momentum even as trade tensions rise. Exports, in dollar terms, rose 7.6 percent year … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. U.S. venture capital firms are pressuring tech startups to cut ties with Chinese lenders as they anticipate tighter controls on foreign ownership from Washington. In one example, HeyGen, a generative artificial intelligence startup that was … Read more
Katie BoydenPublished June 4, 2024, 12:07 PM|Updated June 4, 2024, 12:54 PM If our chicken chow-mein still costs that much on Friday evenings (Photo: SWNS) For decades, we Brits have enjoyed a takeaway at the weekend or to celebrate a special occasion. But over the years the price of your sweet and sour chicken will … Read more