Dongguan entrepreneurs are bringing new economic vitality to the city through innovation, as it strives to upgrade from a manufacturing hub to an intelligent manufacturing center.
Dongguan enterprises should embrace capital and technology more actively and make different developments from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, industry experts said on Wednesday.
Thirteen Dongguan businesspeople were awarded the prize of "outstanding Dongguan entrepreneurs" on Thursday during the 2016 World Dongguan Entrepreneurs Convention.
China's opening-up has boosted the economic and urban development of Dongguan due to its proximity to and close kinship with Hong Kong, making it a hot spot for private businesses.
The organizer of the World Dongguan Entrepreneurs Convention has added a capital summit and private equity fund to the proceedings.
Pearl River Delta boomtown, Dongguan, in South China's Guangdong province will host the biennial World Dongguan Entrepreneurs Convention from Sept 7 to 8.