Internet search giant Google Inc has recruited its highest annual number of engineers in China this year, after the recent departures of many top engineers and executives.
More than 8,000 jobs were offered at the job fair of the China Hi-Tech Fair 2010 on Nov 16, attracting more than 12,000 job seekers on the opening day of the fair.
Venture capital can be an important driving force for the development of innovative small-and-medium enterprises in China, experts said on Nov 16 at a forum on venture capital investment.
China needs a better soft environment and a more mature capital market to support the development of high-tech industries and accelerate its economic restructuring, said Fred (Zuliu) Hu, former top Asian executive at Goldman Sachs, at a Shenzhen forum.
A penguin-looking robot, the symbol of the popular instant messaging program QQ, moves its arms and head along with the music at the 12th China Hi-Tech Fair. The robot, developed by QQ owner Tencent Holdings and the Chinese Academy of Science, provides information on daily life and entertainment.
The Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences planned to build into a national-level scientific research organization in five years, according to an agreement signed between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen Municipal Government and the Hong Kong University of Chinese (HKUC) on Nov 16.
The cooperation model of Hong Kong as the R&D center and Shenzhen as the manufacturing base is ideal for the two cities, Zhang Laiwu, vice-minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology told a news conference at the 2010 China Hi-tech Fair on Nov 15.
This year's China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), which kicked off on Nov 16 and will go until Nov 21, is seeing companies focus more on exhibiting environment-friendly technologies as China steps up efforts to promote a “low-carbon” economy and encourage green innovations.
An opening ceremony of the 12th China High-Tech Fair (CHTF) is held in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 16, 2010. Themed on "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development", CHTF 2010 highlights low-carbon economy, environmental protection, new energy and the 30th anniversary of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
Microsoft's MSN China on Thursday signed an agreement with top Chinese portal Sina Corp, helping users of both companies to link their Internet accounts.
Shenzhen plans to have 35,000 electric cars on its road within 3 years, the city's vice-mayor Tang Jie said on Friday.
Editor's note: As more and more technology companies move to Chongqing, the city is trying to build itself into a major IT hub in China. China Daily reporter Wang Ying talks with Mu Huaping, director of the Chongqing Economic and Information Technology Commission.