Bayer's world of innovation looks to a better future

Pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer is committed to intensifying its research in China to make "the world's factory" a hub for innovation.

Happiness the measure of success in Jilin

Despite great achievements in the past years, Jilin province in Northeast China remains underdeveloped, and the priority for the authorities is promoting reform and development in an "unswerving" way to improve the lives of residents.

Tech park has new take on talent

Echoing the central government's overtures toward talent development nationwide, one industrial park in the capital of Northeast China's Jilin province is using innovative techniques to attract high-caliber professionals from abroad.

Enlisted professionals of the third ChangBai Wisdom valley program

Shopping area to be reborn as tech base

The operators of the renowned Dinghao electronic market in Zhongguancun are looking to shed its reputation for vicious competition, large crowds, dishonest vendors and untidy stores.

Industry has big ideas for big data

The emerging big data industry has been reshaping business models and lifestyles in recent years and will grow into an engine to drive the global technical revolution, said officials and industry insiders at the second Big Data Day forum in China's innovation hub Zhongguancun last week.

City hopes facelift can bring tourists

Known as the pearl of East China's Taihu Lake, Wuxi city is undergoing a series of renovations to attract international visitors and business opportunities.

Character of art

A full set of calligraphy implements - writing brush, ink stone and rice paper - is placed neatly in Li Jianjun's luggage whenever sets out on his travels.

Electronic information industry drives growth

The electronic information industry is stimulating local economic growth in the coastal province of Fujian and upgrading the industrial structure, local officials say.

Investment opportunities

1. Fuqing Innovative Display Industry

In-car apps more than just maps

Now that Xu Weilun has discovered navigation apps, he has a hard time imagining how he ever lived without them, said Xu, an editor from Beijing's Legal Daily newspaper.

Automakers putting the 'mobile' into mobility

Given the growing role smartphone apps play in everyday life, automakers have begun offering them to existing and potential customers as a kind of value-added service.