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Asia’s rise has been swift. Home to more than half of the world’s population, the region has climbed up nearly every key development indicator within a single generation. By 2040, Asia is likely to generate more than 50% of world GDP, and could account for nearly 40% of global consumption.To get more news about Best MBA program in China, you can visit acem.sjtu.edu.cn official website.

For any young Australian executive hoping to ride this inexorable wave and build a career in the heart of Asia and beyond, an MBA at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the perfect launching pad. The full-time HKU MBA is an intensive one year programme with three tracks – London, New York and Hong Kong/China – designed to provide students with a learning experience that delivers, real-world knowledge, a deep understanding of international business and the cultural differences and nuances required to succeed in business in Asia. Representatives of HKU are coming to Australia in January to meet potential students and provide an overview of the opportunity.

Representatives will be in Sydney on January 13 and 14 and in Melbourne on January 15 and 16. One of the key attractions of the HKU MBA is its location in the centre of Asia’s long-standing economic heartland. The rapid ascent of Asia as the focal point for global business has created tremendous opportunities for individuals hoping to ride the Asian economic wave. While other parts of the world may remain apprehensive about their economic futures, Asia has become a market leader of confidence and prosperity.

As the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong, HKU now has more than 220,000 alumni at the forefront of local and international business. HKU is the number one ranked university in Hong Kong and 25th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2020). The HKU MBA Has ranked number one in Asia for nine consecutive years by the influential The Economist magazine.

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In a surprising move, the most recent U.S. News & World Report ranking put China’s Tsinghua University ahead of the United States’ Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the world’s best engineering school. Together with the news that Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in medicine, Tsinghua University’s ranking has led people to debate the rise of China’s educational system and its soft power.To get more news about best university in china for mba, you can visit acem.sjtu.edu.cn official website.

Maybe one should be not surprised by Tsinghua’s success at all. It is not just Tsinghua that is moving upwards: several Chinese universities have surpassed traditional elite universities in Europe and Asia. Indeed, as the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities Rankings show, among the top 750 universities around the world, China has 65. Moreover, Chinese universities occupy five positions among the top 10 Asian universities ranked by the report. Chinese universities are expected to enter the global top 10 list in coming decades. As one Australian education expert explains, “When more Chinese journals are indexed by Thomson Reuters and when four million Chinese researchers start to cite one another, then we can expect Chinese universities to rapidly improve their position on various rankings.”

It’s not just paper citations that push Chinese universities upward. Prestigious Chinese universities’ global influence is rising fast too. For example, Tsinghua University has launched the Schwarzman Scholars program, with an aim to train the next generation of global leaders whose success must depend on a good understanding of “China’s role in global trends.” Already, 3,000 of the best and brightest from around the world have applied for the program and only about 100 would be selected, thus making the program one of the most competitive of its kind in the world. Tsinghua University is not alone in this regard. Peking University has also announced its own program, called the Yenching Academy, which is already offering 10 English courses in the fall of 2015.

Yenching Academy shares the Schwarzman program’s goal, which is to train the next generation of global leaders. The shared assumption of these two prestigious programs is that a global leader cannot be an effective leader without a deep understanding of China and its role in the world. It would be misleading to just focus on Tsinghua and Peking as we examine the rising influence of Chinese universities. Indeed, Tsinghua is most famous for its science and engineering departments and this is why it is often called “China’s MIT.” Peking University has a long and proud tradition within Chinese higher education, as it has always been at the center of the country’s social and political developments since its establishment in 1898. Another university that is quietly rising in the rankings is Renmin University of China, which is often less noticed due to its strong focus on social sciences rather than science fields. Indeed, if one only ranks social science, Renmin University is arguably China’s best university, even surpassing Peking University. For example, in 2015, Renmin University won 50 projects sponsored by the National Social Science Fund, the most among all institutes of higher education. Several departments at Renmin University, including history, law, and international relations, are often ranked number one in China. In recent years, Renmin University has also increased its international profile through its think tank efforts, evidenced by the Chongyang Institute under the leadership of its president, Chen Yulu.

Other notable examples of rising Chinese universities include Fudan University in Shanghai and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. All the above-mentioned universities have significantly increased their research funding for the coming decade. To be sure, it would be misleading to judge a university’s quality solely by looking at the rankings. Still, one can argue that the rise of Chinese universities is not a surprising development, given the overall rise of China in the past three decades. Chinese universities still have a lot of catching up to do when compared with their American counterparts, especially with regards to independent thinking and autonomy. But don’t be surprised if you see some of them topping Harvard some day in the future.

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On Tuesday, the data of German sentiment for September was released, which shows the country is still pushing ahead with the economy. The economic sentiment of the Euro area also beats expectations in the month, injecting strength to the recent upside in EUR/USD.To get more news about WikiFX, you can visit wikifx official website.

　　The recent growth in EUR/USD has prompted the pair to bounce off the 50-DMA and open the Tuesday session above 20-DMA, strengthening bullish sentiment for the pair. In the short term, a few highs are blocking the way to 1.2000, with the first resistance lying in last week's 1.1920.

　　Given that the US interest rates may stay lower for longer while ignoring all growth however inflation overshoots the target, the greenback may edge lower, sending further upside to EUR/USD.

　　According to IG Client Sentiment, investors' net-long positions are 5.73% lower than yesterday while their net-short positions are 11.58% higher than yesterday. EUR/USD is expected to gain more considering the investors are net-short.

　　All the above is provided by WikiFX, a platform world-renowned for foreign exchange information. For details, please download the WikiFX App:

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Lately, some users of WikiFX inquired the authenticity and business conditions of the platform NAG Markets. In response to investors, WikiFX decided to visit the broker NAG Markets in Australia.To get more news about WikiFX, you can visit wikifx official website.

　　Broker introduction

　　NAG Markets is a CFD broker which plays a leading role in the international financial markets, providing clients with tradings across forex, precious metals, energy and global indices. The broker has established a competitive advantage in the industry by its low spreads and stable and fast trading services.
　　The investigator arrived at 275 Alfred Street, a large commercial office building, where NAG Markets was situated. After entering the building, a floor directory was found in the wide lobby, from which the investigator learned that NAG Markets was located on the 15th floor.

　　The investigator saw the logo of NAG from one of the office doors within a few steps out of the lift. Supposing this to be the office of NAG Markets, the investigator knocked on the glass door and was soon answered by a staffer.

The staffer warmly received the investigator upon learning that it was a visit from WikiFX. Walking into the office, the investigator noticed the broker's logo again at the reception desk. The eye-catching logo was blue and white with a unique shape of a square hole inside a circle. The staffer, who noticed the investigator's interest in the logo, smiled and gave an introduction to it: the square in the center represented the importance that NAG Markets attached to the country, as it always provided customers from many countries with excellent localization services, while the outer circle represented NAG Markets' worldwide coverage and professional leadership.
Subsequently, the investigator also visited the office area and other functional areas. Through close observation, the investigator found that the office enjoyed a clean and spacious interior, with many staff working hard.

　　Based on the field survey, the authenticity of the broker NAG Markets is verified by WikiFX. Its business address is in line with that on the regulatory information. NAG Markets has received a rating of 5.18 on the WikiFX APP and is currently under valid supervision with the Retail Forex License issued by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC).

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Reflecting the tepid recovery in the overall economy after lifting of national lockdowns, the pace of deceleration in tax collections has slowed down with total tax mop-up touching Rs 2,53,532.3 crore so far this fiscal, which though is still down 22.5 percent from the year-ago period, according to an Income Tax Department source.To get more news about WikiFX, you can visit wikifx official website.

　　Economists described the numbers as in line with their expectations, saying the sequential improvement from the first quarter when the total tax mop-up had plunged 31 percent was expected given the fragile momentum seen in the overall economy.

　　During the period ending September 15, 2019, total tax collection had stood at Rs 3,27,320.2 crore, the income tax source from the Mumbai zone said, adding the numbers are provisional as banks are yet to update the final figures.

　　However, the source refused to share the advance tax numbers separately for the current quarter, which had nosedived in the first quarter. Similarly, the source also did not share total refunds this year, as well as the gross collections.

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Architects and Designers are required to transform their imagination into reality, and the ability to visualize their ideas is a large part of this creative process. As the old Asian proverb goes, “Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times!” Getting a comprehensive visual of the project before it is built contributes a great deal to design success, and 3D Renderings are a valuable tool that can aid them in doing this.To get more news about design rendering services, you can visit https://www.madpainter.net official website. Commercial Buildings are those that are designed for commercial purposes, such as banks, shopping centers, retail buildings, depots, restaurants and hotels, and so on. For such buildings, architects need to gain acceptance with a number of stakeholders, such as the builders, property owners, investors, bankers, and many others, and by using a 3D hyper-realistic rendering to showcase their ideas they can get them to clearly understand all nuances of the project including the spatial flow, functionality of spaces and the aesthetic aspects of the design. The essence of the design can be communicated very effectively, which will significantly multiply the value of the design to customers. All discussions can be made from the point of correct understanding, reducing any miscommunication, and enabling project progress in a positive direction. Quicker decisions are possible, as everyone is on the same page, and there is more clarity on the design – even to a complete layperson! What depicted in 3D Visualization? A good visualization should convey color, texture, reflectivity, transparency, and light scattering, giving the viewer a very realistic feel of the design. The interior should showcase furniture, furnishings, and important details of the interior décor, accurately depicting colors, material, and textures. The rendering should be hyper-realistic and should convey the lighting, both indoor and outdoor, and sunlight and artificial light. Viewers should get the feel of what the building will look like at different times of the day and in various weather conditions. Especially when it comes to designing showrooms, restaurant interiors, conference halls, and so on, lighting plays an important role, and light modeling takes on considerable value. Who creates the 3D Visualization? There can be different people involved in creating the visualization at various stages of the design process. During the design brief, conceptualization, and idea brainstorming period, first-stage visualizations are usually sketched out by the designers themselves. These could be just hand-drawn outlines or conceptual sketches that only show the rough form and basic concepts. Design tools can be used to construct three-dimensional objects and intermediate volumetric visualizations to add in the process of development. These can be rudimentary, just enough to help the designers and their team, and not necessarily to be shown to others. Towards the end of the design process. When the Architectural Design is ready to be demonstrated to customers and other stakeholders in the project, there is a need for a final professional visualization with a high degree of detail. This will require the more detailed elaboration of objects surfaces, materials, lighting, and ambiance and will need the services of Professional 3D Rendering Teams. Such final visualization images are best created by expert artists who have sophisticated tools and software and can take the time and effort to do high-quality visualizations. The final professional images will be greatly in detail, visually expressive, and have high artistic value. Everything You Need to Know about Architectural 3D Rendering 3D Rendering is a process by which a photo-realistic image is created using computer software programs. A 3D Rendered Image is a photorealistic output depicting a number of elements, such as the 3D shape, materials and texture, lighting conditions, and the surrounding environment. Rendering is a creative process that is quite similar to photography, as it involves lighting and staging scenes to produce images; however, it differs from photography in that the images being created do not as yet exist in real life!To get more news about design rendering services, you can visit https://www.madpainter.net official website. It’s rightly said that a picture can speak a thousand words! 3D Visualization and Visual Imagery can be used to advantage in the building industry to create Architectural Rendering and Interior Renderings, 3D Floor Plans, Product Renders and Walkthroughs, among other services that add value to designers and Real Estate marketers. What is needed to create an Architectural 3D Rendering of any object? 1. A 3D Model: This can be created by the artist using the 2D drawings, references, and other inputs that are provided by you. 2. Textures and Material Specifications: The information about texture and specifications of materials, colors, etc that will be used to create the final image. 3. Lighting / Environment: Surroundings of the building or object that you are creating the 3D rendering of. The environment can be the natural surroundings or can be imaginary. 4. Camera Position: In a 3D image, the camera is virtual and the camera angle and position determine the basis on which the image is created.

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China Construction Industry Databook 2020 China has done well to control the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, the report expects key construction sectors to record moderate growth, unlike other comparable markets which have witnessed negative growth. Though near-term challenges remain due to economic slowdown, the report expects recovery in key segments starting Q1 2021. To get more news about china industry research, you can visit acem.sjtu.edu.cn official website.

The residential construction industry in value terms increased at a CAGR of 8.6% during 2015-2019. The commercial building construction market in value terms is expected to record a CAGR of 12.7% over the forecast period. The infrastructure construction was estimated to be CNY 2091.6 billion in 2019, posting a CAGR of 6.5% during review period. This report provides a data and trend analyses on the construction industry in China, with over 100 KPIs.

This is a data-centric report and it provides trend analyses with over 140+ charts and 110+ tables. It details market size & forecast, emerging trends, market opportunities, and investment risks in over 40 segments in residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and infrastructure construction sectors.

It provides a comprehensive understanding of construction industry sectors in both value and volume (both by activity and units) terms. The report focuses on combining industry dynamics with macro-economic scenario and changing consumer behavior to offer a 360-degree view of the opportunities and risks. In addition to country level analysis, this report offers a detailed market opportunity assessment across key cities, helping clients assess key regions to target within the city.

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Chinese industry rebounded in April from record falls but the country’s economic recovery remains fragile after the latest threat from US president Donald Trump strained relations further.To get more news about chinese industry and management practice, you can visit acem.sjtu.edu.cn official website.

Industrial production rose 3.9 per cent year on year in April after collapsing 13.5 per cent in the January-February period during the coronavirus outbreak, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. Fixed-asset investment and retail sales continued to fall but at a slower pace. Fixed-asset investment was down 10.3 per cent over the first four months of the year, compared with a 16 per cent decline in the first quarter. April retail sales fell 7.5 per cent year on year.

The release of the figures came just hours after US president Donald Trump threatened to “cut off the whole relationship” with China in retaliation for Beijing’s alleged mishandling of the early stages of the pandemic. “Stable development of China-US relations serves the fundamental interests of both countries,” said Zhao Lijian, a foreign ministry spokesman, who urged the US to abandon its “cold war mentality”. “

The two sides should strengthen anti-epidemic co-operation, win the war against the epidemic, treat patents and resume economic production. But this requires the US to meet China halfway.” Earlier this week, the US government’s main pension fund halted plans to invest in Chinese stocks after pressure from administration officials.

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The biggest mistake made by many traders over the years is that they will trade whatever currency pairs appearing in front of them. Right after logging in their accounts, they will straightaway perform the technical analysis only by viewing 2 or 3 graphs of currency pairs.To get more news about https://www.wikifx.com, you can visit wikifx official website.
　　Unfortunately, when the graphs do not fulfill their expectation, they will start to claim what just happened is a 'FAKE BREAKOUT', or a 'FAKE REJECTION'. Indeed, it happens when they ignore the important criteria for choosing a currency pair in trade, which will eventually cause a great loss to their tradings.
　　Life is full of CHOICES. Even when it comes to foods, the more nutritious ones with higher quality are selected because they offer us a healthier life. And of course, we will avoid the foods that are harmful to our health. It means that we must be very picky in choosing foods whenever we want to eat. Hence, not all the foods in front of us are worth eating.
　　Similarly, this is what we should do while we are trading. We must have a WHY criteria for CHOOSING a certain currency pair. If the broker offers us 30 currency pairs, it is not necessary for us to trade all them in random circumstances. This is simply because the movement & volatility of each pair is not the same. Thus, the most important thing we need to do before analyzing the market is to screen all the currency pairs offered to us. I repeat, ALL the currency pairs.

One of the features that distinguish one currency pair from another is its daily trading range. The higher the range of a currency pair, the more vulnerable it is to a massive risk in trading, and vice versa. New traders are encouraged to start the trades with a low range of currency pairs so that they are not exposed to a huge loss.
　　You can measure the graphs of daily trading range movement by measuring the length of D1 candlestickand considering the lowest price andthe highest price. You can click on the crosshair and measure the range from LOW to HIGH on that daily candlestick.　　Here is an example of a range reading that I have made in the last few months. This range needs to be checked over time as it changes with the seasons. But the change does not happen every day. Probably, the changes occur biweekly.

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The U.S. Dollar Index is an index that represents the value of the US Dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies including Euro, Japanese Yen, Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona, and Swiss Franc . The index is equal to the outcome of a geometric average, rather than an arithmetic average, of the constituent currencies. And here is a specific equation:To get more news about https://www.wikifx.com, you can visit wikifx official website.
　　U.S. Dollar Index =50.14348112 × EURUSD(-0.576) × USDJPY(0.136) × GBPUSD(-0.119) ×USDCAD(0.091) × USDSEK(0.042) ×USDCHF(0.036) In this equation Euro takes 57.6% in weight which is the second significant factor. When the index goes up, the U.S. dollar is more appreciated than the other currencies. If the index goes in the opposite direction, other currencies such as Euro will be demanded by the market.

　　The index is more than an indicator showing a basic market outlook of USD. It also provides a daytrader with trading signals. Daytraders always face a tradeoff between doing nothing for today and trading without any reference. It happens when no significant economic and political news is released. And the price movement in the Forex market is in a flat fashion.
　　It is hard for daytraders to make a profit. In this case, the U.S. Dollar Index is a practical indicator to help traders find less dismal currencies. If the U.S. Dollar Index is found keeping increasing constantly but EURUSD goes up as well, EURUSD will be a nice choice. There is a good chance that EURUSD will keep the same pace of other currencies. But I am not saying that the EURUSD is going to regress for a hundred percent sure. U.S. Dollar Index is not a forecasting indicator but merely an outlook of the current Forex market.

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