Fledgling UAV sector helps Chinese companies take off

You must have seen them darting across the sky on your laptop or TV screens.

Unmanned drones, fitted with small cameras, are becoming must-have items. They are also part of a booming business in the civil and military aviation sectors.

As the market expands, investors are pouring into the unmanned aerial vehicles industry in China. "The application of UAV, or drones, is growing," Xiong Gang, chairman of ASB Ventures (China) Holdings Ltd, said. "This covers aerial photography, entertainment, searching and real-time transportation and logistics."