Elon Musk’s vision of a Hyperloop transport system that carries passengers in pressurized tubes at near-supersonic speeds is set to be demonstrated in a public test later today.The Paypal founder and boss of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, outlined his futuristic idea in 2013 as a way of carrying passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in under 35 minutes.He challenged innovators to bring the dream to life and Hyperloop Technologies, one of the startups that picked up the gauntlet, is hosting a ’sneak preview of the future of transportation technology’.It will be showcased in a two-day event bil...
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The gap between imports and exports for the first three months of 2016 stands at 13.3bn pounds, up from 12.2bn pounds in the fourth quarter of 2015, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Analysts said this was more evidence of the weight of global economic weakness on the UK. One described the figures as "truly horrible"UK economic growth has already slowed to 0.4% in the first quarter.The ONS said the UK trade gap widened over the quarter because of a ?1.9bn rise in imports such as mechanical machinery, cars, clothing, jewellery and footwear.Meanwhile, exports increased by j...
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New fears about the health of China’s economy have been sparked by figures showing that both exports and imports fell more than expected last month.Exports fell 1.8% compared with April last year, according to official figures, reversing a recovery in March.Imports sank by 10.9% compared with the same month in 2015.That marked the 18th consecutive monthly decline, suggesting that domestic demand remains weak despite a rise in infrastructure spending.Economists had expected exports in April to fall by just 0.1%, after a surprise 11.5% rise in March.They had also expected a smaller slide in impo...
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Premier Li Keqiang says the government will provide opportunities for steady employment to college graduates and migrant workers, even though China is undergoing economic restructuring.He made the remark while visiting the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security as part of efforts to review the nation’s employment situation.Premiere Li says that as authorities reduce capacity in some industries, they should help workers find new jobs through entrepreneurship, fiscal support, and training among other methods."The employment opportunities should focus on key groups — college graduat...
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Russia hopes to strengthen agricultural cooperation with China, Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said in a recent interview with Xinhua."The trade volume in the agricultural sphere between Russia and China has been increasing during the past years, and in 2015 the figure hit 3 billion U.S. dollars," Tkachev told Xinhua on Monday.The agricultural development in Russia has demonstrated a strong dynamic with the firm state support and various development projects. And Russia’s export of corn, soybean, sunflower oil and flour to China has all increased in recent years, acco...
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