China has pledged to make further efforts to boost the emerging sectors this year as they have contributed more than 30 percent to the country's economic growth, according to the nation's top economic regulator.
Chinese e-commerce giant JD could challenge Amazon's operations in Europe in the coming years, industry experts said, though some are cautious that the enterprises may be in for "a very tough fight."
The most earth-shattering news in the eyewear market recently is undoubtedly the merger announced in early 2017 between French lens maker Essilor and the Italian eyewear frame maker Luxottica - both the industry No 1 in their respective sectors.
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber Technologies Inc will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber's chief executive to move past one of the company's most bruising public controversies.
Emoji - it's the newest intellectual property or IP in China's Creativeville that is spawning millions of yuan for its creators as well as peddlers.
The harbingers of Friday's Spring Festival, at least for me, are not the ubiquitous traditional red lanterns nor my parents' busy preparations in my home province Anhui for the family reunion dinner. Instead, they are emojis, the most exciting segment of China's digital economy.
Block 12, a Beijing-headquartered, internet-based startup founded in 2015, is negotiating an uncharted territory for a Chinese business. It specializes in creating, marketing and licensing digital-age intellectual property or IP in the form of original content like comic characters, emojis and the like.
Shenzhen, Guangdong-based China Communication Technology Co Ltd or CCT, a satellite-based communication services provider, will beef up its overseas presence to exploit opportunities brought by the Belt and Road, or B&R, Initiative.
China' s Consumer Confidence Index or CCI will likely remain in positive territory in 2018, given the strong economic growth momentum and people's expectation of better employment and higher income, according to Nielsen China.
Back in the 1990s, Cai Mingpo, 48, was just a "poor Chinese student" in France. Today, he helms the $2 billion Cathay Capital Private Equity.
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