Chinese medical equipment makers are increasingly challenging US, European, and Japanese competitors in hospitals around the world, extending Beijing’s technological prowess to yet another industry.

The number of unionized workers in Latin America’s biggest economy has shrunk by almost half in the last 15 years.

The Hangzhou-based firm twice increased its financing target ahead of the latest funding round, which analysts said set the stage for an imminent public listing.

Russian officials have noted that the meetings are unlikely to result in any imminent agreement to end the war in Ukraine.