Tag Archives: China
UMPG China held songwriting camp with League of Legends firm
The opportunities for artists to perform live at eSports events is incredible. Now Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has spied an opportunity for songwriters too. Its China arm recently organised a songwriting camp with Riot Games China – the local division of the publisher of League of Legends, one of the most popular games used […]
China GDP grows 6.1% in 2019, slowest rate in 29 years
Sliding birthrate, tariffs and weak manufacturing investment remain a drag. China’s gross domestic product grew at the slowest pace in 29 years in 2019, as weaker exports, investment and consumer spending weighed on the economy. The 6.1% expansion marked a slowdown from the 6.6% growth seen the previous year, the National Bureau of Statistics said […]
With the state’s help, Chinese technology is booming
But it will not be a smooth road to global dominance, says Hal Hodson. For most of human history, China was the world’s most advanced technological power. The blast furnace originated there, and thus so, too, did cast iron. Other breakthroughs included porcelain and paper. Its gunpowder propelled the first military rockets farther than javelin […]