Tech innovation to help narrow information gap

The forum brought together business leaders and Internet industry officials to share views on a series of topics including the entrepreneurial spirit, technological innovation, the sustainable development of the capital market, the social economy and the enterprises.

Guiding light

Undoubtedly, daily life has been lit by the Internet in the past 20 years in China.

Call to keep data safe

Registering users' actual names is a big step forward for China, but a new law is needed to safeguard privacy, experts tell Ma Si and Cao Yin.

Online learning enjoys a surge

Online education has been developing rapidly in China in the past few years, with both the number of programs and the amount of financing growing at a high speed, a blue book has reported.

Sweaters get boost with virtual sales platform

Growing up in Puyuan, a town 30 kilometers away from Wuzhen in Zhejiang province, Chen Baizhen saw his parents grow their sweater factory, from a family workshop to a large company.

Regulators work on protection for young

Steeling companies' weakest cyberlinks

People are the weakest link in cybersecurity. The largest security gaps in many organizations are in management and culture, which are products of human communication, not technology.

Soaring into the Internet ecosystem era

Beijing and its surrounding areas have recently been covered in immense smog.

China to coordinate initiatives with Russia

Beijing and Moscow renewed their pledges on Tuesday to align the construction of the China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt with the Russia-initiated Eurasian Economic Union.

Small firms showcase prowess at expo

Small and medium-sized firms rubbed shoulders with industry bigwigs at the Internet Expo which has started in Wuzhen.

Internet will continue to make a 'big' difference

Ma Huateng, core founder and chief executive officer of Tencent Holdings Ltd, spoke to China Daily prior to the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen.

Helping hands ready behind the scenes

With just hours left for the start of the Second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Yao Chunyan, 23, is on tenterhooks. Her nervousness is understandable as she is one of the volunteers providing interpretation services to high-profile guests at the summit.