Last week the State Intellectual Property Office announced the top 10 provinces and municipalities for invention patents granted in 2011, with Guangdong topping the list at more than 18,000 inventions.
Corning China launched a campaign in Shanghai on Wednesday to promote its glass innovations.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang highlighted "innovation" while calling for a faster economic restructuring and industrial upgrading, along with new efforts to raise living standards, during an inspection tour.
China should take lessons from the global financial crisis and tread a fine line in developing and globalizing its financial system, Lu Hongjun, president of the Shanghai Institute of International Finance, said on Tuesday.
Chinese and Italian firms active in the innovation sector are gathering in Shanghai and Nanjing over the next few days at the "Italy for Innovators 2011" program.
With high-tech firms, R&D centers, and abundant education resources, the Beijing's Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone has now been declared a new engine behind economic development in the nation's capital.
While the prospect of selling their products abroad seems dim to many domestic LED makers that lack patented core technologies, Fujian Wanbang Optoelectronic Technology Co Ltd could have a bright future due to "new breakthroughs" in chip-related research.
As we look at growing out of recession, innovation is more important than ever. However, the types of innovation companies pursue need to change.
With an unprecedented, new product portfolio at the 2011 Shanghai auto show, Audi, a luxurious auto leader, hopes to give the public a peak at its solution to future vehicles.