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China launches digital hub as heatwave, power surplus rise

6/9/2026

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China opened an industrial park for digitisation and a national communications laboratory research centre in Yingtan, Jiangxi, which still has open-air markets and street-side eateries.
The article describes China as innovative but notes that its overall economy remains troubled.
The United States labour market feels balmy, while European electricity markets hold excess power that must be managed.
Heatwaves intensify while Indian forecasters let people bet on the upcoming monsoon.

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Story summary

China opened an industrial park for digitisation and a national communications laboratory research centre in Yingtan, Jiangxi, which still has open-air markets and street-side eateries.
The article describes China as innovative but notes that its overall economy remains troubled.
The United States labour market feels balmy, while European electricity markets hold excess power that must be managed.
Heatwaves intensify while Indian forecasters let people bet on the upcoming monsoon.