An annual musical event not to be missed took place at Wangfujing Church on Oct 13. Since 2006, the church concert has been a highlight of the Beijing Music Festival and this year's offering did not disappoint.
Shenzhen's largest import product trading center will open on Friday to provide residents with affordable, quality goods from a wider range of countries and regions.
China's top economic planner said on Wednesday that the country will aggressively reach out internationally to create new drivers for growth.
State-owned enterprises have stepped up the pace of mergers and reorganizations in the past few months to counter downward pressures in the economy, Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Wednesday.
United Company Rusal Plc, a leading aluminum producer, is setting up more joint ventures with its Chinese partners in Russia to make high value-added, greener aluminum products.
The Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club, the world's largest Jaguar automobile association, joined hands with a real estate company on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ongoing Annual Meeting of the New Champions - also known as Summer Davos - in Dalian, Liaoning province.
China has enough safeguards to prevent the rapid cooling of its economy and will come out with more reforms despite the volatility, experts said.
New normal means a lot of things. As a foreigner who has visited China many times, the first thing that struck me is the lesser number of cranes now, than a decade ago. That means construction is progressing at a more normal pace. Income levels have also gone up. Ten years ago everybody wanted a car or apartment, but today the focus has changed. A lot of people in the country are concerned about the environment. Energy efficiency and green growth will definitely be an important growth driver.
Innovation and entrepreneurship hold the key to China's future because they can boost productivity to raise people's living standards and maintain competitiveness, according to a member of the managing board of the World Economic Forum.
Q+A: Klaus Kleinfeld
Editor's note: At the World Economic Forum's three-day meeting in Dalian, Liaoning province, China's economic growth is once again in the spotlight. More than 1,700 participants from 90 countries are attending "Summer Davos", opening on Wednesday, to chart a new course for growth as global recovery sinks into uncertainty. Before the conference began, business leaders from international companies shared their opinions with China Daily about China's economic prospects and what strategies they may take to readjust to the nation's new normal of growth.
Editor's note: More than 1,700 participants from 90 countries are attending the Summer Davos in Dailian, Liaoning province, from Wednesday to Friday. Their discussions will focus on transformational science, industry disruption, economic uncertainty, China's "new normal", environmental boundaries and "being human". Below four participants look at the influence of technology and innovation on economic growth.
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