The Weifang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, in East China's Shandong province, is focused on promoting innovation and patent application to better support regional GDP growth, according to local officials.
A cluster of 47 "pocket parks" will be built in the Weifang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone by the end of this year, as authorities look to enhance the area's living environment.
For the past six years, 85-year-old Lu Peiyun and his wife have lived in Hexiang Nursing Home in the Weifang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone.
Germany's BMW AG has extended the terms of its Chinese joint venture and announced an extensive investment in the country, setting the course for the next chapter of the premium automaker's success story in its biggest market worldwide.
Carmakers in China have been keen on upgrading manufacturing, but now need to focus on improving the designs of their vehicles if they wish to see future success, according to market research company JD Power.
Pickup trucks are set to replace sports utility vehicles as the main growth driver in China's automobile market, according to the country's largest producer of SUVs.
Domestic manufacturers may have to resort to mergers and acquisitions to stay competitive as the country opens up its automotive sector to the wider world, according to the chairman of a major State-owned carmaker in China.
China's new energy automotive industry is facing fast-evolving changes and must adapt if it is to continue to thrive, said experts at a recent conference.
Chinese electric car startup WM Motor started volume delivery of its first model, the EX5 SUV, late last month, marking its first foray into the country's booming market for new energy vehicles.
Chinese innovators showed off tech progress at the recent 10th International Exhibition of Inventions in Foshan, Guangdong province, with the third World Invention and Innovation Forum taking place there at the same time.
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