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HP, one of the world's largest providers of printing solutions, said it is introducing a range of commercial 3-D printers across China, which is expected to revolutionize manufacturing.
David Aikman, chief representative officer for China at the World Economic Forum, believes Summer Davos will help address the challenges facing the global economy. He spoke to China Daily reporter Zheng Xin about how the Belt and Road Initiative has become a new model for international cooperation, and why globalization remains the best way to lift people out of poverty.
Entrepreneur Sun Lingjun knows all about Summer Davos as it changed his life.
Advanced computer numerical control machine tools, or CNCs, have boosted China's key manufacturing sectors and added over 70.6 billion yuan ($10.3 billion) to industrial output over the past eight years, a senior government official told a media briefing on Monday.
Riding on the growth of China's economy, the number of people in the nation with at least 10 million yuan ($1.46 million) in investable assets has expanded more than eight-fold within just a decade to around 1.58 million in 2016.
The China-Africa Development Fund will create new investment and financing models, and work with third parties to ensure sustainable development in Africa to tackle challenges such as poverty, weak infrastructure and developing the continent's industrial foundation, the head of the China Development Bank on Monday.
Internet powerhouse Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has appointed a seasoned scientist at Amazon.com Inc to spearhead its efforts in artificial intelligence, a move that will propel its so-called "NASA plan" to double up on technology research.
Chinese automotive parts maker Ningbo Joyson Electronics has set its sights on taking over debt-ridden Japanese air bag maker Takata Corporation, which is currently filing the largest bankruptcy case in the country's manufacturing history.
Guangshen Railway Co, which operates a high-speed line between Guangdong and Shenzhen, is part of a consortium that has been shortlisted to run the United Kingdom's planned HS2 high-speed line, the British government announced.
Pan-Asia PET Resin (Guangzhou) Co, one of the top three polyethylene terephthalate bottle suppliers in China, anticipates its $3.8 billion petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia will break ground next March and the first phase of the complex will become operational in August 2020.