Shanghai study: Feasible 'green' mobility saves fuel

Available lightweight materials and energy-efficient tires could make the vehicle industry more sustainable in the near term, according to a study by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center that was commissioned by German chemicals company Lanxess, a major supplier to the sector.

Survey finds durability of Chinese brands improving

Domestic car brands showed significant improvement in durability for a second consecutive year and continued to narrow the gap with international brands, according to a recent survey by research firm JD Power Asia Pacific.

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Nation's top tech zone stresses green industry

Zhongguancun, China's first high-tech development zone, is heeding the central government's call to build a green, sustainable economy by highlighting enterprises specializing in energy conservation and environmental protection.

Prevention program continues

Through hepatitis control and prevention efforts over the past decade, vaccination rates of hepatitis A and hepatitis B have been on the rise annually in China, topping 90 percent in 2011, according to the latest data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Diageo sponsors further training plan

Qin Xiuping was busy giving lectures to the new trainees of the British Council's Skills for Social Entrepreneurs Project recently but she still showed great interest in taking more financial management training classes offered by the program this year despite finishing the training course provided by the project two years ago.

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Common roots for globalized learning

With more than 90 years of history, J F Oberlin University and Affiliated Schools - with its main campus in the southern Tokyo suburb of Machida - stands by its founding principle: "Learning and Labor".

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University educating citizens of the world

Sophia University, located in the heart of Tokyo, started with a global mission almost a century ago.

Alliances energizing Zhongguancun

Billed as the Silicon Valley of China, Zhongguancun in the northwest of Beijing is home to many famed high-tech enterprises, especially in information technology.

Forum: 'Big data' could lead the next digital revolution

A report from global consultancy firm McKinsey last year put the emerging field of "big data" in the global spotlight as the next frontier for innovation, competition and productivity.