A Chinese mining company formally opened a $300 million lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe, which has one of the world’s largest reserves of the metal as demand surges globally because of its use in electric car batteries. 1/ 🧵 apnews.com/article/lithiu…

More Chinese upstream battery FDI in Europe: Hunan Yuneng, one of China's biggest cathode material producer, announced its first overseas investment in Spain. This follows similar Chinese investments in Finland, Sweden, Morocco, and South Korea.

Japanese economic policy is turning the island into a museum. The collapsing yen means its too expensive for Japanese to travel abroad, while making it a cheap tourism hotspot. The Greeceification of Japan. 🇯🇵

A new study found that performing 10 bodyweight squats every 45 minutes during an 8.5-hour period of sitting improves blood sugar regulation better than a single 30-minute walk. Brief, intense bursts of activity, often called 'exercise snacks,' offer a potent strategy to

📈 Discover how the #DRC is paving the way for business prosperity by simplifying corporate income taxes. Dive into the details in the #AfricasPulse report. wrld.bg/6GAL50REp6h

Morocco has grown "its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades. [Now]...supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year." apnews.com/article/morocc…

An NPO funding opportunity in Japan is now open, closing on 31 June: The Marubeni Foundation is accepting applications for its social welfare grant. Given the nature of the grant, we offer comprehensive support at a reasonable rate. posse-nippon.com/blog/grant-npo…

Thrilled to have Yasu Sawada 澤田康幸 with us 名古屋大学｜Nagoya Univ. ! 🌟 Let's dive into the world of development policy research together. #Welcome #Research"

RIP Fumihiko Maki, renowned modernist architect and designer of the Nagoya University Toyoda Auditorium, who has passed away at 95. Built in 1960 with a grant from Toyota, the Auditorium has become the symbol of our university, and remains a vibrant reminder of Maki's legacy.

China's investment has shifted since 2020. Real estate is way down, infrastructure is lower, and manufacturing is up.

🚨 Call for papers 🚨 Economic Development and Structural Change: A Conference in Honour of W. Arthur Lewis 14-15 November 2024 at the University of Manchester Keynotes: Gerard Roland., Richard Rogerson To apply hub.cepr.org/event/441714 (deadline 27 August 2024)

🇻🇳 - Vietnam is one of only few countries going through manufacturing boom • Country has positioned itself as trade and manufacturing connector between US and China • With 🇨🇳, 🇱🇰, 🇹🇼 & 🇹🇷 Vietnam is one of five countries that have >18% of population work in manufacturing

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These aren’t x-rays of humans. They’re x-rays of cars in production at Xiaomi’s EV plant where AI is used to check for defects. This isn’t unique to Xiaomi or China—look at the entire semiconductor industry. But it’s an example of how China is making an AI push in manufacturing

Aid to Africa demonstrates hysteresis and possibly addiction, Célestin Monga and Bouba Housseni show in their chapter elgaronline.com/edcollchap/boo… in the Handbook of Aid and Development elgaronline.com/edcollbook/boo… Elgar Politics

Hopping into the weekend, Robert Kidiaba style! 🤩🇨🇩 #FridayFeeling

Great example of innovation and development. Bumpy road. Risks. Bets. Rewards.

With Typhoon Shanshan coming through this week, we have updated our information regarding the holding of classes during weather warnings. Please check it out here bit.ly/3X4xn7n ⛈

Want happier, healthier kids? Offer them autonomy. Massive new meta-analysis makes it plain: In every culture, control leaves children worse off — but autonomy helps them people engage, learn, and grow.