Monthly Archives: November 2018

Aussie engineers develop sensor to monitor “quantum qubits” for supercomputers

SYDNEY, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Quantum engineers in Australia, who are working on developing a scalable supercomputer with silicon chips (known as qubits), have demonstrated a way to monitor information stored in the electrons of individual atoms. Announced on Tuesday by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology team, the successful… Read more »

China, Myanmar vow to push forward building of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor

YANGON, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — China and Myanmar have pledged to jointly push forward the building of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. The pledge came as Ning Jizhe, deputy head of China’s National Development and Reform Commission visited Myanmar from November 24 to 27. Ning’s visit was aimed at further implementing the important consensus… Read more »

China opens astronomical science popularizing base in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

LHASA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — The plaque for astronomical science popularization base was unveiled at the Ngari Observatory in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday. The base, which stands 5,100 meters above the sea level, is designed to be a unique center for astronomical science popularization and education by taking advantage of the Ngari Observatory’s fine conditions for observation and… Read more »

China acts on improving supervision of systemically important financial institutions

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Authorities have made public a guideline to improve the supervision of financial institutions that carry systemic importance in the country’s financial system. The guideline, posted Tuesday at the website of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, aims to improve China’s framework for supervising systemically important financial institutions, prevent systemic risks, and maintain… Read more »

Analysis of Thailand becomes latest Asia economy to slow on trade war

Thailand economist saw their economy begin to slow down throughout the months of July and September. The Thailand analyst saw this decline in their economy through the primary means of the trade war between America and China and a slowdown in tourism. Now the trade war is affecting not only the country of Thailand, but also the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia,… Read more »

Australia’s Fairfax-Nine merger and how it compares them to the U.S (Analysis)

Last week, the shareholders of popular Australian news and media outlet Fairfax agreed to a merger deal with Nine Entertainment. The agreement was reached with “overwhelming support” from both parties, and is expected to be a multi billion dollar merger. While it will most likely  to bring lower media prices to Australian residents, it is unclear on how much it… Read more »