As the iPhone became one of the most popular products in the world, its creator Apple Inc is now one of the most valuable companies ever known.
Innovation is the inexhaustible force needed by both developed and developing countries, said Gordon W. Day, president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, on Thursday at the opening ceremony for the Zhongguancun Forum 2012.
The 2012 Zhongguancun Index, a yearly study on the strength of business and innovation at the namesake science park in west Beijing, was released on Sept 13.
Discussions of China's reform and opening-up in the past three decades often center on coastal cities that have flourished due to their convenient overseas links.
The two-day 2012 China International Friendship Cities Conference opened on Sept 12 in Chengdu with the theme "happy city and green living".
As it hosts the 2012 China International Friendship Cities Conference, Chengdu has grasped the opportunity to exhibit its best side to the world.
The first conference of the International Sister Cities Tourism Alliance was held in the afternoon on Wednesday as part of the ongoing 2012 China International Friendship Cities Conference.
With the rise of computers and cell phones, Chinese calligraphy, once considered the heart of Chinese culture, has been all but lost among the common people, but one man is hoping to inject new vitality into the venerable art form by combining it with music.
For most of its history of more than 2,000 years, Chinese calligraphy could only be appreciated as a final product, with the characters sitting motionless on pieces of paper, bamboo or silk.
He has not been popular until the last three or four years, but one calligraphy work by Li Binquan now sells for as much as 280,000 yuan ($44,000) on the art market, nearly as high as pieces by noted modern masters.
Li Binquan now heads an art development center at the Chinese Calligraphers Association devoted to promoting the ancient art and culture in Western countries.
Despite a slowdown in the first half this year, China's auto market is expected to maintain stable growth of 8 to 12 percent annually over the next four years, according to a recent report by consulting firm AlixPartners.
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