Cellphone maker Motorola Inc yesterday said it will continue to increase its research and development (R&D) investment in China.
Tianjin and its Binhai New Area carry high expectations not only as the next growth engine for China, but also as a model of sustainable development.
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai yesterday called on the entire world to share responsibility for sustainable development in the 21st century.
He started his speech with a slow, deep bow to the audience and also ended that way.
As the growth engine of China's third wave of economic development, Tianjin aims to build itself into a financial innovation base in the country rather than a financial center, a senior city official said yesterday.
If 2007 was a year of exploration to find a feasible sustainable mode of development, 2008 will mark the start of practicing that considerable promise.
The Sino-Singaporean Eco-city project in Tianjin can serve as a reproducible model for other regions in China while greatly benefiting Tianjin in the next 30 to 40 years, a senior Singaporean official said.
China needs regulations to encourage energy saving and promote clean energies to reach its goal of a sustainable economy, said Shi Zhengrong, chairman of a flagship solar company, at the sidelines of the Asia Society's corporate conference in Tianjin.
"There are tremendous hopes hiding in development zones" - such was the characterization given by Deng Xiaoping, designer of China's reform and opening-up policy, as he stood on saline land in Tianjin Municipality more than two decades ago.
Editor's Note: The Asia Society is holding its 18th Asian Corporate Conference at Tianjin Binhai New Area this week with the theme of sustainability and global business development.
The world should increase its understanding of China and watch for further opportunities brought by the nation's economic development, a Chinese leader said yesterday.
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