16 must-read stories for the weekend

China’s economy is a source of global opportunity, not risk. That was the message from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Dalian.

Technology is tipping us into a fourth industrial revolution. The evidence could be seen everywhere in the exhibits and topics under discussion at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions.

A packed programme of amazing talent, ideas and insight in China.

Science fiction fans should start reading technology manuals. We’re at the tipping point for a number of industrial processes that will take us back to the future.

Connected cars are transforming the automotive industry. But according to this technology pioneer, many other sectors will feel the ripple effect.

Video from the dawn of the Anthropocene. These time-lapse pictures, filmed from space over the past 30 years, show how radically humanity has transformed the planet.

How to help refugees and migrants: a practical guide.

The old model of economic development isn’t working. How can we achieve growth for the many, not just the few?

India grew faster than any of its middle income peers, but 60% of its population still lives on less than $2 a day. How can it close the gap?

A snapshot of income inequality around the world. Which countries have the greatest concentration of wealth?

More articles and videos on inclusive growth and development in this week’s special report.

Five questions on China’s economy that Premier Li Keqiang answered in Dalian. (South China Morning Post)

It’s not too late to avert an emerging market crisis, says the Forum’s Rick Samans. How? By looking at the concept of growth more broadly. (Financial Times)

Seven things the next US president can do to tackle inequality. Builds on the Forum’s Inclusive Growth and Development Report. (Fusion)

Why driverless cars may never happen. Research from the Forum and the Boston Consulting Group asks whether the technological challenges – particularly cyber threats – are too big a hurdle. (Telegraph)

India’s competitiveness is strong, but that is not translating into inclusive growth. (Economic Times)

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Author: Adrian Monck is Managing Director and head of Public Engagement at the World Economic Forum.

Image: Impressions from the World Economic Forum – Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People’s Republic of China 2015. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle