China’s tech services are a top investment pick amid decoupling with the US, says CITIC Capital CEO

Consumption, healthcare and technology are three sector picks for investing in China, said CITIC Capital’s top executive on Tuesday. “For us, the top priority … is still on consumption, because it’s still growing at a higher rate than GDP growth,” said Zhang Yichen, chairman and CEO at CITIC Capital, the flagship investment arm of Chinese state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group. China’s GDP growth was 6.1%, down from 6.6% in 2018 as the economy took a hit from its bitter trade war with the U.S. Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zhang said health care is…

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Technology is killing jobs at Pick n Pay – but that’s not the whole story

Retailer Pick n Pay said in business and trading statement on Monday that it has removed a chunk of its roles and functions due to improvements in technology, among other things. “Through its work to improve the efficiency and productivity of its workforce, the group identified opportunities earlier this year to remove around 10% of its roles and functions across its Pick n Pay head office, regional structure, store operations and supply chain. “These roles and functions were no longer required due to improvements in organisation, planning and technology,” the…

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5 nasty skin conditions you can pick up at the gym

Next time you hunker down on that bench, consider all the other guys who sweated their way through their workouts there, too. Along with that pool of perspiration, the other guys could be leaving a host of other nasty things behind. Things like viruses, bacteria, and fungi that can cause some gross, uncomfortable, or even serious skin conditions if they make their way into your body. Here, 5 nasty skin conditions you can pick up at the gym—and what you need to do to cure them, stat. (For the ultimate…

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Can Crowdsourcing pick sufferers for remedy?

In March 2014, a small internet typhoon become created around #savejosh, a social media campaign that in four excessive days were given a pharmaceutical company to give a loss of life boy a potentially lifesaving drug. A bone marrow transplant to treat kidney cancer had left 7-yr-old Josh Hardy susceptible to an adenovirus that would provide most of the people not anything worse than a commonplace cold but in his case changed into about to be fatal.His docs wanted to attempt brincidofovir, an antiviral drug that turned into still being…

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a way to pick out a run – and keep away from getting conned

after I began walking back in 2011, there could be an average of two events consistent with month. in recent times, there are 4 to eight runs monthly. This is right news because the hobby/recreation promotes top fitness. The awful information is the deluge of marketing materials from occasion organisers which can be complicated. So allow me to provide 12 tips on the way to pick a walking event with the intention to come up with right fee to your difficult-earned ringgit. 1. understand your organiser. Ask questions like, “Do…

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