From Michael Jordan to Usain Bolt, a select few elite athletes have attempted the switch to another top-level sport in a trait psychologists see as a "high need to achieve" coupled with filling a gulf in their lives.
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Chinese tech heavyweights and startups said on Thursday that they will boost investment to promote original research and industrial applications of artificial intelligence, in response to the central authorities' call to build the nation into a leading AI power.
Internet giant Baidu Inc on Thursday announced it will launch autonomous cars with Level 4 capabilities next year in a partnership with Hongqi, a homegrown brand under automaker FAW Group.
A laboratory combining manufacturing, artificial intelligence and the internet was established on Thursday by China Baowu Steel Group, as the nation's biggest steelmaker looks to raise production efficiency with the aid of state-of-the-art technology.
China's eagerness to boost imports is driving the current account balance amid downward pressure, and the trend could be intensified after the year's biggest import tariff cuts take effect, influencing sentiment on financial stability and the exchange rate, according to experts.
China will keep making remarkable achievements on tackling pollution with a good understanding of the role that policy plays in incentivizing the private sector to respond to green finance, said a senior executive of the Asian Development Bank.
Sweden's Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer, is opening more stores and distribution centers and launching online services in 149 Chinese cities as part of its ongoing efforts to integrate online and offline retail channels in the nation, a top executive said on Thursday.
Listed State-owned pharmaceutical firm Yunnan Baiyao Group Co Ltd said on Thursday that it was making steady progress on its planned merger with parent Yunnan Baiyao Holdings Co Ltd, and said the new combined entity will have greater synergy in its business operations.
Monetary authorities in China stepped up their efforts on Wednesday to bolster the supply and trade of renminbi in offshore markets amid sell-off concerns and growing trade friction.
Royole Corp, a manufacturer of flexible displays and smart devices, unveiled a large-screen foldable device on Wednesday, which can be bent and rolled to function both as a smartphone and tablet.
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