One of the “brightest financial minds” at Beijing’s sovereign wealth fund is set to join the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, according to sources. Qi Bin, 57, vice-president and deputy chief investment officer with China Investment Corporation (CIC), is expected to arrive in Hong Kong this week. He is likely to become a … Read more
Oppo last Friday pledged no less than 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million) in funding over the next five years to deepen collaborative efforts with PolyU on AI imaging technology, as well as for expanding the scale of co-training for PhD and postdoctoral researchers. “The research centre’s primary goal is to [nurture] talent,” Zhang Lei, chair … Read more
Drawn by its affordable food, shopping and entertainment, many Hong Kong residents choose to spend their weekends in the neighbouring city of Shenzhen in China. Some venture to Guangzhou, another nearby city that has its share of Cantonese cuisine, pristine malls and cultural destinations. But further east in Guangdong province is a little-known city that … Read more
Apple has opened an applied research laboratory in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, as the US giant bolsters it commitment to the world’s largest smartphone market amid heightened competition with domestic players, including Huawei Technologies. The facility started operations on Thursday at the Shenzhen Park in Hetao, a cooperation zone developed under the … Read more
Lu Xinning, deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, has been appointed as a member of the Chinese Communist Party Standing Committee of Guangxi, an autonomous region in southwest mainland China. Mainland media reported on Monday that Beijing had appointed Lu a member of the Communist Party Standing Committee for the Guangxi Zhuang … Read more
After seven years of construction, a massive connector spanning the Pearl River Delta – known as the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link – the newest component of a sprawling infrastructure plan for the Greater Bay Area, is due to open at the end of June, with hopes that it will stimulate closer economic integration in the mega city … Read more
HONG KONG ADVANTAGES Jobseeker Lois Lin from Jiangsu province in China, who was at the summit to look for work in the financial and consulting sectors, said she pursued her master’s degree in Hong Kong without realising the advantages of being in the city. “I soon realised the advantages of residing in a city that … Read more
The strategic significance of embodied AI places it at the forefront of the global technological race. In analysing the supply chain, our findings highlight the pivotal role China’s Greater Bay Area, with Shenzhen at its core, plays in the country’s embodied AI supply chain. This dominance underscores the area’s critical contribution to China’s competitive edge. … Read more
Huang added that Zhuhai would forge closer links with Hong Kong and Macau to attract more consumers to the city. “The development of a region or a city depends on policies in the short term, population in the medium term but the city’s services in the long run,” Huang said. 01:27 Construction of Greater Bay … Read more
The session is part of the key annual meetings of the top legislature and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top advisory body, commonly known as the “two sessions”, or lianghui. Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers his work report at the opening session of the annual meeting for the National People’s Congress. Photo: … Read more
