From China’s exports continuing to accelerate to a genetic study that could have major implications, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Concerns over China’s local-level debt have long loomed large in international discourse, with a mountain of “hidden” debt viewed as a “ticking time bomb” that threatens to trigger a cascade of defaults while posing a risk to financial stability.

China’s exports continued to accelerate in July as a fall in shipments to the United States was offset by growth in a range of markets including Africa, Europe and Latin America, with chip exports surging by nearly 30 per cent year on year.

A genetic study in China that could have major implications for human evolution – and cancer research – has shown that a special type of recently evolved gene can be sequestered by cancerous tumours to fuel their growth.

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