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China’s school children smartest in the world

Bloomberg Chinese students far out-stripped peers in every other country in a survey of reading, math and science ability, underscoring a reserve of future economic strength and the struggle of advanced economies to keep up. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s triennial study of 15 year-old students across the world found that the four Chinese provinces tested — ...

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Beijing raises e-car sales target to 25%

Bloomberg China raised its 2025 sales target for electrified cars as the government tries to spur an industry that’s showing signs of slowing down. The country wants about 25% of new cars sold by 2025 to be electrified, according to a draft policy published by the ministry of industry and information technology. Its last roadmap on the industry announced in ...

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China hints US blacklist soon in threat to trade deal talks

Bloomberg Chinese state media said the government will soon publish a list of “unreliable entities” that could lead to sanctions against US companies, signalling trade talks between the two nations are increasingly under threat from disputes over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The Communist Party-backed Global Times said in a tweet that the list was being sped up ...

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