Summit to boost China-South Korea ties

China and South Korea are expected to beef up commercial ties as companies gathered at a summit in Beijing to further bilateral cooperation in emerging fields, including artificial intelligence and big data.

At the summit held on Thursday, more than 50 companies from South Korea joined with over 500 Chinese investors and venture companies to seek potential business cooperation.

South Korea's national investment promotion agency also signed memorandums of understanding with China International Technology Transfer Center and a science and technology park of Zhongguancun to give both sides tech boost.