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4 enablers to help Chinese investors connect with global opportunities
The demand for overseas wealth management products in China is growing but restrictions make moving money difficult. Will a new initiative be the answer?
SDIS2021
This simple framework can drive responsible consumption
Both corporations and consumers need to drive more responsible consumption. New research from JD.com and Kearney provides a simple framework for doing it.
China
What China's new Wealth Management Connect could mean for global markets
The new scheme, which connects the Greater Bay Area to Hong Kong wealth management products, could achieve more connectivity with global asset management.
China
These are the world's biggest e-commerce markets
China is the world's biggest e-commerce market, with online sales worth $1.3 trillion in 2020, and projected to increase to almost $2 trillion by 2025.
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
What’s behind China’s video game restrictions?
China recently limited the time young people may spend playing online games to three hours on weekends. Here's why and what other countries are doing.
Media, Entertainment and Information
What are the new video gaming restrictions for young people in China?
China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week - an hour per day, 8pm-9pm, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Geopolitics
Asian countries make up 40% of the world’s top 10 video gaming markets
Video gaming is a very lucrative and popular industry around the world, with a global revenue of $154.6 billion expected in 2021.
Climate Change
This is why countries should be joining international carbon market 'clubs'
Some experts believe that countries should strike bilateral deals and form coalitions to trade carbon credits in an international carbon market 'club'.
China
This new 'levitating' Chinese train will be the fastest in the world
China has unveiled a new maglev train that uses electro-magnetic force, capable of reaching 600 kph, making it the fastest ground vehicle in the world.
Better Business
The top 100 companies of the world: the US vs everyone else
The world’s top 100 companies account for $31.7 trillion in market capital. US companies make up 65% of the total market value, equal to $20.55 trillion.
United States
The top trading partner for every US state in one map
The US is highly dependent on its neighbours, Canada and Mexico, for trade. The country’s top trading partner is Mexico, making up 14.8% of total trade.
China
China needs 11.8m workers. Here's how to close its labour gap
China has a demographic and education gap in its future workforce owing to its aging population, low immigration and relative lack of high-skilled workers.
Education and Skills
Asian universities are on the rise. This is what it means for the rest of the world
Asia has increased its representation in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings from just over a quarter of all ranked universities in 2016 to almost a third today.
Automotive Industry
The automotive market is changing. Can China show us the future?
Attitudes to cars and mobility in China are markedly different to the rest of the world with significant implications for the global automotive industry
Plastics and the Environment
Helping companies in China reduce and recycle 50% of e-waste by 2025, from smartphones to medical machinery
We generate 53 million metric tonnes of e-waste each year. The World Economic Forum's Circular Electronics in China project is working to change that.