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Technology for all: How innovation can better serve society

Editor's note: Dani Rodrik, professor of international political economy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the author of"Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane Wor

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Only a third of managers in Europe are women

Recent statistics released by the EU's Eurostat agency reveal only one in three managers are women. /Echo/Getty Creative In Europe, more than 6.7 million people hold managerial positions, yet

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State Council's tips on workplace COVID-19 prevention, control

As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, governments around the world are pooling wisdom to cope with the epidemic. China is taking all-out act

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Los Angeles-based Talespin nabs $15 million for its extended reality-based workforce training tools

It turns out the virtual and augmented reality companies aren’t dead — as long as they focus on the enterprise. That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology develope

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East China province to cut taxes, fees for epidemic-hit businesses

The provincial government of east China's Jiangsu has released a slew of policies to reduce taxes and fees totaling nearly 75 billion yuan (about 10.7 billion U.S. dol

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Shenzhen confirms one imported COVID-19 case from overseas

Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province has confirmed one imported case of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), local health authorities said Sunday. The male pa

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WHO recommends 10 basic personal prevention measures against COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) outlined 10 basic personal prevention measures against COVID-19, including cleaning hands and surfaces regularly and avoiding traveling when having a fever or cou

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Xinjiang unveils supportive policies to bolster employment

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has increased social security subsidies and introduced a spate of supportive policies to bolster employment. The reg

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Fear and liability in algorithmic hiring 

It would be a foolish U.S. business that tried to sell chlorine-washed chicken in Europe — a region where very different food standards apply. But in the high-tech world of algorithmically assisted hi

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British conglomerate expresses confidence in China's long-term growth

01:48 British conglomerate Swire Group, which has a large presence in Asia, including property and beverage businesses, is confident that China will overcome the "short-term challenges

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Lerer Hippeau leads $6M investment in Pinterest-like digital asset manager Air

When it comes to the so-called “consumerization of the enterprise,” a workplace tool that looks an awful lot like Pinterest seems like it would be the trend’s final form. Brooklyn-ba

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Biden confident, Sanders under fire in South Carolina debate

Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders came under fierce attack from rivals in a chaotic debate on Tuesday, days ahead of a critical primary in South Carolina that could make or break former Vice Pres

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70th Berlin film fest opens amid shootings, diversity row

Europe's first major film festival of 2020 opens in Berlin Thursday, with Helen Mirren and Hillary Clinton among those expected on the red carpet, even as a deadly shooting and diversity row threat

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'Not good enough,' Warren says of Bloomberg's non-disclosure agreement pledge

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that his company has identified three women bound by non-disclosure agreements regarding his pas

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Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut

Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg on Thursday made light of his first appearance on a 2020 debate stage, joking about the reception he received from the other c

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China able to pay old-age pension on time, in full: official

China is able to secure the payment of old-age pension on time and in full despite the fact that the supportive policies of fee reduction may cause revenue losses to t

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China to alleviate social security burden on employers

China will lower or waive employers' contribution to the old-age pension, unemployment and workplace safety insurance schemes to help them tide over the novel coronavi