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The most affordable spots for first-time buyers in Britain’s booming cities
Midlands Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham Average price of a flat or terrace: £89,703 Blazing the way for house price growth in the centre of the country is Birmingham. For around £90,000, first-time buyers can pick up a home in the city’s hip Jewellery Quarter, where old diamond dealers and […]
the cities, sectors and firms on a hiring drive
Across the country is it employers working in health and social care, logistics and education that are most desperate for staff. The employer with the most live vacancies is the NHS. It has 25,129 advertised roles, some of which require no previous experience. After that it is care provider Barchester Healthcare […]
Cities feel the strain as workers defy PM’s call to return to offices
Analysts warned city economies were suffering from the home working boom. Allan Monks, UK economist at JP Morgan, said the impact of remote working on face-to-face services was a “major concern” for the economy. “Many people are no longer travelling to major cities, where there are many services that feed […]
Former Uber executive dreams of building private cities
The first phase will involve building smaller-term city “solutions” to city issues like transport and housing funded by Mr Rzepecki before submitting an application to a host nation for an entire city, when he hopes that his network of Silicon Valley founders and investors will get involved. “It is very […]
Chinese cities push vouchers and night markets to lift economy
SHANGHAI — Chinese cities have partnered with the private sector to issue billions of dollars in vouchers, heeding the government’s push to revive the slumping economy by boosting consumption. Throngs of people filled East Nanjing Road, a shopping district in Shanghai, late Saturday. About 20 vendor stands lined the avenue selling food, […]
New capital cities for Indonesia and Egypt take back seat
JAKARTA/DUBAI — Grand plans by Indonesia and Egypt to move their capitals to new ground have stalled as their governments divert resources to fighting the coronavirus. Skeptics had questioned whether these relocations, meant to reduce road congestion and overcrowding, were worth their price tags even before the pandemic. With their timelines now facing uncertainty, the […]
Asian cities harness big data and AI for contact tracing
TOKYO — China’s Alibaba Group Holding offers an app that restricts individuals at a high risk of having been exposed to the coronavirus from entering certain buildings. The tech giant has also rolled out a system in several Chinese cities that identifies those not wearing a mask using AI. Those services, listed […]
Most of Japan to reopen Thursday, but not big cities
TOKYO — Japan is expected to bring an early end to the state of emergency Thursday in 39 of its 47 prefectures, though greater Tokyo and Osaka will remain on the list of potential coronavirus hot spots. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce the move as early as Thursday evening after […]
Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech ‘super cities’
TOKYO — Japan took another step toward building technology-enabled “super cities,” with legislation set to pass that will help advance local plans by lowering regulatory hurdles. Such smart cities, under Japan’s Super City Initiative, use artificial intelligence and big data in conjunction with cutting-edge technology in areas including transportation, medicine and education […]