Beijing center helps woo foreign talent

A special service center was launched in Beijing on Tuesday offering permanent residence services to foreigners in the Zhongguancun high-tech hub as authorities seek to attract more overseas talent and investment.

The center will offer visa, residential permit and permanent residence services to foreigners who start businesses or are employed in the Zhongguancun National Demonstration Zone.

The center, in the capital's Haidian district, opened as 20 new measures were introduced on Tuesday to ease procedures for bringing in foreign talent.