How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a ...

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The global nylon 66 industry is undergoing a new round of structural reshaping. On January 7, 2026, industry giant INVISTA announced a series of global operational adjustments, involving the shutdown ...

The term “involution”, meaning curling inward, became common slang in China in the 2020s to reflect excessive competition in social and economic life, where students, workers and even business leaders ...

Baijiu, China’s favourite firewater, is losing its bite. This year retail prices have been hovering around the benchmark of 1,499 yuan ($212) a bottle, as set by Kweichow Moutai, a state-owned giant.

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When the Chinese term first emerged in popular culture in China a few years ago, the initial application was to Chinese students and young people trapped in highly competitive schools and jobs that ...

Kelvin Tay from UBS Global Wealth Management CIO says China's involution phenomenon has its cultural root in the Confucianism and addressing the issue would take time and a fine balance given the ...

Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics says Beijing’s ‘anti-involution’ drive is a necessary shock to address industrial overcapacity, though pairing it with demand-side support could soften the ...