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Beijing

Innovation forum opens for ASEAN

The 2018 ASEAN-China Year of Innovation and Forum of Innovation kicked off in Beijing on Thursday. The events were co-organized by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and the ASEAN Secretariat. "The development of China needs the engagement of ASEAN members, and so does the development of ASEAN members," said Wang Zhigang, minister of the science and technology.