China's population drops for 2nd year, raises long-term growth concerns

China's population drops for 2nd year, raises long-term growth concerns

This photo shows people posing next to a newly renovated statue of a pair of parents and three children in Hankou Park next to the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province. China’s population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed on January 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP China’s population fell for … Read more

Data | India tops AI projects in GitHub

Data | India tops AI projects in GitHub

Artificial intelligence looking at smart city, connected with planet through global mobile internet on phone. AI control city infrastructure, data traffic, ensure safety. World communication concept. | Photo Credit: iStock In 2022, software developers in India contributed to over 24% of AI related projects in GitHub, the most in the world, according to Stanford’s latest … Read more

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine enters third-stage human trial

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine enters third-stage human trial

BEIJING: A leading Chinese vaccine maker said it has commenced phase-3 clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine and is planning to recruit 29,000 volunteers across the world. This is China’s first phase-3 efficacy study for a Recombinant subunit COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, said in a statement on Thursday. Jointly developed by the … Read more