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State of Ohio to award 5 people $1 million for taking the Covid-19 vaccine

The US state of Ohio has recently announced an innovative scheme to encourage more people to take the Covid-19 vaccine.…

4 years ago

China’s new goal of growing productivity at a higher rate than GDP depends on rural education

After the recent ‘two sessions’ in Beijing, a series of high-level meetings which determine the economic and social policy for…

4 years ago

Pound on a high as over 20% of the UK gets vaccinated

With over 15 million people having now received their first of two Covid-19 jabs, there appears to be a rising…

4 years ago

China takes the number one spot for the most ‘new’ foreign direct investment in 2020

According to the latest UN figures, the Chinese economy attracted $163 billion in foreign direct investment last year. This 4%…

4 years ago

Fortnite-maker Epic Games is seeking to expose the monopoly power of Apple and Google

Fortnite, one of the most popular mobile games worldwide in the last few years, has been locked in an intense…

4 years ago

China records 2.3% GDP growth in 2020

2020 is a year to forget, but we won’t… and despite the economic woes from all over the world, the…

4 years ago

US Congress passes $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill – so where’s all that cash going?

After months of intense negotiations, the American government looks finally set to inject billions of dollars into the US economy.…

4 years ago

China makes pledge to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060

In what some commentators are calling a bold and audacious pledge, President Xi announced to the UN that China will…

4 years ago

Tata Consumer Products in talks to acquire India’s largest vending business

Tata consumer products, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest and most successful conglomerates, is in talks…

4 years ago

Rishi to the rescue: UK chancellor announces the new job support scheme

The UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has just announced the government’s latest scheme to save people’s jobs from the ongoing Coronavirus…

4 years ago

An online shopping boom is fueling ships across the Pacific

In the last few months, American consumers have been going mad for online shopping, with the result being a buoyant…

4 years ago

Young people are the worst affected as unemployment creeps up in the UK

The unemployment rate in the UK has risen to its highest level in two years, with an official figure of…

4 years ago

Is taxing robots the best way to protect human jobs?

According to research from Oxford Economics in 2019, up to 20 million manufacturing jobs could be replaced by robots by 2030.…

4 years ago

Paying for plastic bags has dramatically reduced usage in the UK

Since the UK government introduced a 5p charge for single-use plastic bags in 2015, millions of shoppers are now choosing…

4 years ago