Shanghai and Beijing were included among the top 20 financial hubs in the world by an index tracking 88 financial centers globally.

The annual Boao Forum for Asia in South China's Hainan province has provided good opportunities for experts and business leaders to share their views on issues of common concerns. Here are some quotable quotes from the forum.

Work on Xiaomi Internet and Electronic Industrial Park has begun in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-town), according to bda.gov.cn.

Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-town) has maintained fast economic development during January and February with the added value of industrial companies above a designated scale increasing by 23.3 percent, higher than the city average of 9.5 percent.

Comapnies operating in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-town) including E-Town Capital and Chipone recently attended SEMICON China 2017, the world’s largest and most influential trade show in the semiconductor industry which took place March 14 to 16 in Shanghai.

Financial technology－or fintech－could contribute to the real economy by bridging the financing gap for "under-banked" individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises lacking a credit history, industry experts said on Thursday during the Boao Forum for Asia 2017.