Looking ahead

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Latest moves to draw foreign talent

Twenty new measures by Beijing authorities to attract foreign talent to the capital are set to take effect today. Chinese of foreign nationality with doctorates or above, or those who have worked for four consecutive years in enterprises in the city's Zhongguancun area, known as "China's Silicon Valley", can apply for permanent residence as long as they live in the country for more than six months in a year.