Doug Baker is CEO of Ecolab Inc, a global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services based in the United States.
Thierry Vanlancker is CEO of AkzoNobel, a global leader in paint, coatings and specialty chemicals based in the Netherlands.
If Zhengzhou Yongtong Special Steel has its way, China could soon be a technology and product trendsetter in the global market with its specially developed structural steel products that are useful in earthquake-prone areas.
Financial technology or fintech, the new kid on the technology block, is spreading from large financial institutions to small and medium-sized banks in China.
JINAN - After borrowing 1,400 yuan ($200) to buy a computer, Ren Qingsheng made his first online sale in 2010, earning 600 yuan in profit from the deal. That year, Ren, the first business owner to tap into e-commerce in Dinglou, a village in Shandong province, made a total of 7,000 yuan from online sales.
Bond issuance by local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) is likely to rebound in the offshore market next year; in fact, a number of them are already waiting in line, seeking regulator's approval, according to analysts.
Sogou Inc, which operates China's second-largest search engine, plans to increase investment in artificial intelligence and develop healthcare - and law-related Q&A services, in a bid to accelerate the commercialization of AI in its businesses.
Experts are calling for greater focus on the promotion of international financial connectivity by diversifying models of investment and funding, and enhancing the internationalization of the renminbi.
China's biggest cement producer will construct 100 cement factories across 50 economies in Asia and Africa during the next three years, the company's chairman confirmed in London on Tuesday.
The United Kingdom and China have agreed to raise the limit on the number of direct weekly flights between the two nations to 150 from 100. The UK government said the move was the first of several "open skies" deals struck in an effort to increase trade post-Brexit.
Big data companies from China are on the hunt for cutting-edge technology from the United Kingdom that can be upscaled and commercialized for use in the country's huge domestic market.
Sea urchins are back on the menu in China after global warming and overfishing triggered a population boom that threatened marine ecosystems.
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