Raring to navigate pivotal phase of reform

Two visitors try out an AI-enabled education program at a high-tech company in Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s sharpened focus on advancing technological innovation and fostering new quality productive forces has come in for big praise from Chinese and foreign entrepreneurs as well as industry experts, encouraging them to double down on research and development … Continue reading Raring to navigate pivotal phase of reform

Qilu Bank research loan bolsters strength of Shandong province

Recently, the 2024 Shandong “Haopin Financial” list was officially released, and the Research Loan product submitted by Qilu Bank was selected for the list of excellent financial technology products. This event was hosted by the Financial Office of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, the Shandong Branch of the People’s Bank of China, the Shandong Regulatory … Continue reading Qilu Bank research loan bolsters strength of Shandong province

Technology powers Wuxi’s traditional manufacturing to new growth

Automation equipment helps save manpower in Wuxi Diesel Engine Works. [Photo by Peng Chao/chinadaily.com.cn] Wuxi in Jiangsu province, a key hub of China’s manufacturing industry, has been coordinating the upgrading of traditional industries, injecting strong momentum into regional high-quality development. Empowering traditional industries with new quality productive forces for transformation and upgrading has become a … Continue reading Technology powers Wuxi’s traditional manufacturing to new growth

Huairou Science City ups China’s R&D cachet

An aerial view of the Urban Living Room, a major function zone in Huairou Science City, which is an hour’s drive from central Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily] It was in May 2017 that a sparsely populated suburb dotted with farmland received approval to be developed into a global high-tech and innovation hub named … Continue reading Huairou Science City ups China’s R&D cachet

Ministry plans targeted guarantee program for tech innovations

A staff member checks optoelectronics products at a tech firm in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, on May 15, 2024. [Photo/VCG] The Ministry of Finance is planning to launch a targeted guarantee program for technological innovations, it said on Tuesday. The new program in the pipeline aims to enhance the National Financing Guarantee Fund’s role in sharing … Continue reading Ministry plans targeted guarantee program for tech innovations

Zhongguancun Technology Trade Fair seals deals across sectors

The 2024 Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Fair opens in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Eleven deals were signed at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Fair in Beijing on Thursday, marking a fruitful start to the global technology trading event. Of them, four technology transfer contracts were inked between … Continue reading Zhongguancun Technology Trade Fair seals deals across sectors

New quality forces crucial to industrial, tech transformation

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY During the first group study session held by the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee this year, President Xi Jinping said that, with innovation playing a leading role, new quality productive forces mean advanced productivity that is freed from traditional economic growth mode and productivity development paths; they … Continue reading New quality forces crucial to industrial, tech transformation

AI tech comes to the aid of social causes

The fourth Light Technology Public Welfare Creation Camp, a science and technology public welfare platform launched by Tencent Holdings, kicks off in Lijiang, Yunnan province, in February. [Photo/China Daily] Often, during his formative years, a 500-year-old majestic ginkgo tree that did not sprout leaves for two to three years at a stretch used to be … Continue reading AI tech comes to the aid of social causes