Beijing to ease path for talented foreign recruits

Beijing will make it easier for foreign talent to obtain housing and gain permanent residency, as a means of luring more top brains, according to the capital's top authority.

The city will widen channels to bring in global talent and fuel the city's efforts to establish a science and technology innovation center, according to a report delivered on Monday by Mayor Chen Jining to the second session of the 15th Beijing Municipal People's Congress.

Chen said that the municipal government will work with multinationals to set up research and development centers, while encouraging universities and colleges to launch innovation centers and support young entrepreneurs.