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Outsourcing summit shows off vitality of growing sector

The ChinaSourcing Summit that opens on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province has drawn about 200 buyers seeking service providers, roughly three fours of them from abroad.

Welcome to Hangzhou

With the goal of becoming a grand gathering of the IT service outsourcing industry in Asia, ChinaSourcing Summit has been successfully held for four years.

Ministry: Service growth strong in first quarter

The momentum of growth in China's service sourcing has been strong in 2013, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Event brings global profile to its host city

The ChinaSourcing Summit 2013, scheduled to be held from Wednesday to Friday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has propelled the host city into the limelight.

New ideas, not lower prices, will drive industry

Chinese IT service providers need to help clients locate new profit streams rather than just reducing costs, said a senior industry expert in outsourcing businesses.

Top Chinese IT providers spy new opportunities at business expo

As the ChinaSourcing Summit kicks off today in Hangzhou, executives of top Chinese IT service providers share with China Daily their expectations for the event and perspectives on the outsourcing sector.

Quotable

Rehab centers face obstacles

On June 20, Chen Fuda and his colleagues celebrated the 10th anniversary of his hospital. Jie, the Chinese character that means quit or stop, was printed large in bold black on the back of their white T-shirts, serving as a reminder the Shanghai Huashi Drug Recovery Hospital is no ordinary medical center.

Guangdong police crack down on drugged-driving

Guangdong police have launched a special campaign to fight drugged-driving as traffic accidents related to drug use increase.

Call for more training to detect traffickers at bus stations

Prosecutors have called on police to give more training and support to staff working at long-distance bus stations, to tackle drug trafficking via public transport.

Sanlitun a hot spot

Sanlitun, a bustling area in Beijing's Chaoyang district, has become the main area where foreign drug addicts and traffickers are arrested, according to the capital's No 2 People's Procuratorate.