Humanoid robots are lousy co-workers. China wants to be first to change that.
The U.S. and China are racing to build a truly useful humanoid worker. Whoever wins could gain an edge in countless ...
3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis
Businesses and lawmakers are trying to address the U.S. affordable housing crisis by turning to alternative ways to build ...
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In China, Putting a Roof on a Half-finished Building Is Cause for Celebration
For struggling property giants seeking any indications of a turnaround in China’s prolonged real estate crisis, “topping off” ...
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Estate agents in China are trying everything to sell flats
Brokers are changing their pitch. Livestreaming is now a popular way to sell houses, with 500,000 agents on Douyin, the ...
If Chinese-built containership fines take effect, ‘we're out of business in U.S.,' ocean carrier says
If the U.S. fines China-built container ships millions, one ocean carrier says it’s likely to abandon the market and freight ...
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40-ft shipping container transformed into off-grid tiny house
Wisconsin's Backcountry Containers recently transformed a shipping container into a tiny house. Named the Kennedy Model, the ...
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Kenya’s energy dilemma: Leading in renewables, lagging in solar power
The township and its environs use solar power. Occasionally, visitors from outside the village stop by, drawn in by the sight ...
His boss gave him an alarm clock for his 7-year work anniversary. It became the catalyst for 3 major life changes.
In Beijing, he finally felt at home. Over the next few years, his strong social connections helped him discover and build a ...
Port Fees on Chinese Ships Would ‘Distort Competition,’ But Who Benefits?
Container shipping research firm Alphaliner named HMM, Yang Ming and Evergreen as the big winners of a port fee-inclusive ...
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Stellene Volandes expands role at Elle Decor, tariff price hikes are rolling in, and more
This week in design, Dusen Dusen is popping up at the MoMA Design Store, Klaussner Home Furnishings is coming back to market, ...
China denounces CK Hutchison’s port deal as “kneeling down” to the US
China slammed the Hong Kong-based firm for portraying the agreement as “purely commercial in nature” and condemned the pact ...
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Vietnam Island Building in South China Sea Continuing At ‘Breakneck Pace’
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly ...