In China’s Heartland, Small Cities Flourish
on September 1, 2015
Even in slowdown, a Yangtze River town bursts with consumer vitality.
At 2 p.m. in China, the Stock Market Rescue Suddenly Switches On
on September 1, 2015
Afternoons in the Chinese stock market have turned into a waiting game for the state-backed funds to arrive.
As Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish China’s Image
on September 1, 2015
China celebrates a new national holiday to honor the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Quantum Computing and Alibaba’s Leap of Faith
on September 1, 2015
Building a quantum computer that processes data at speeds trillions of times faster than the world’s fastest computer, China’s supercomputer Tianhe-2, is the goal of a potentially game-changing venture launched by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
If the project succeeds, the enormous impact of a lightning-speed computer based in China could make all of the advances wrought by computerization worldwide over the past five decades look like baby steps.
