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Korea Herald
27-05-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Dongying forges global ties at friendship cities conference
DONGYING, China, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Dongying, located in East China's Shandong province, hosted the 2025 Yellow River Estuary Friendly Cities Conference for Cooperation and Exchange from May 23 to 25. This event served as a prelude to the 2025 Shandong International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Exchange Week. Organized by the Dongying Municipal People's Government, the conference brought together 47 representatives from allied cities across five countries to explore new avenues for collaboration. The conference featured eight promotional and thematic exchange sessions, resulting in the signing of two letters of intent and eight cooperation agreements across sectors such as education, trade, and agricultural technology. The event served as a dynamic platform for advancing international cooperation across multiple sectors. Key activities included an international city promotion conference and a series of thematic exchange events between Dongying and its counterparts from Uzbekistan, the Republic of South Korea, and Kenya. These sessions fostered deeper collaboration in areas such as trade, culture, tourism, education, and agriculture. Additional initiatives, including a familiarization visit by South Korean educational travel organizers and a special feature highlighting Dongying through the lens of its international partners, further enhanced the city's global visibility and appeal to inbound tourists. Significant progress was also made in educational and cultural cooperation. The Dongying Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism signed a study tour cooperation agreement with the National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea, establishing a mechanism for regular youth exchanges. Dongying Vocational Institute launched trilateral partnerships with universities and enterprises in Uzbekistan, focusing on joint program development and talent cultivation. In addition, the Dongying International Industrial College was officially inaugurated to integrate global educational and industrial resources, providing a new platform for international academic collaboration and the development of globally competitive professionals. Advancements in industrial and technological cooperation were another highlight. The Dongying Chamber of Commerce under the China Chamber of International Commerce established a long-term cooperation mechanism with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade. The Yellow River Delta Institute of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment signed agreements with government, academic, and corporate partners in Kenya and Uzbekistan to jointly develop platforms, enhance talent exchange, and promote the overseas application of smart agricultural technologies. As part of the Shandong International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Exchange Week, the conference highlighted Dongying's commitment to openness, mutual benefit, and high-quality development.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
WIC Asia-Pacific Summit to be held in Hong Kong in mid-April
BEIJING, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from The World Internet Conference (WIC) held a press briefing in Beijing on March 17 to introduce the upcoming WIC Asia-Pacific Summit, which will take place in Hong Kong from April 14 to 15. The briefing outlined key highlights of the event and the latest preparations. Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the WIC, and Sun Dong, secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, attended the event and took questions from the media. The press conference was chaired by Liang Hao, executive deputy secretary-general of the WIC. The WIC Asia-Pacific Summit is hosted by the WIC, organized by the HKSAR Government, and co-organized by the Hong Kong Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau. This summit will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) under the theme "Integration of AI and Digital Technologies Shaping the Future – Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace." The summit will feature an opening ceremony, the main forum, and sub-forums on key topics, including large AI models, digital finance, digital government and smart life, providing a platform for collaboration and exchanges to drive digital and intelligent transformation across the Asia-Pacific region. Ren highlighted Hong Kong's role as a global financial, trade, and shipping hub, as well as a key intersection of culture and technology. He emphasized that Hong Kong's open, innovative spirit aligns closely with AI development, making it an ideal location for the summit. The event aims to foster a cross-regional, cross-sector, and cross-cultural dialogue platform to promote open collaboration, innovation-driven growth, and digital connectivity across the Asia-Pacific. Sun noted that Hong Kong serves as a vital bridge between China and the world and has been actively advancing technological innovation in line with national strategies. The city has introduced a series of innovation and technology development initiatives to drive the growth of new quality productive forces, foster a thriving innovation ecosystem, and establish a new real economy leveraging Hong Kong's unique strengths. He pointed out that Hong Kong's AI Supercomputing Centre, launched in late 2024, and the upcoming Hong Kong AI Research and Development Institute will further boost AI research, commercialization, and application development. The summit will discuss latest developments in these emerging and future industries. The Asia-Pacific Summit will uphold the WIC's global, professional, and high-level standards, featuring discussions on AI infrastructure, technology industries, and security governance. The event will bring together high-level representatives from international organizations, governments, leading enterprises, and industry associations, as well as renowned experts and scholars from around the world. Confirmed attendees include representatives from international organizations such as the Global System for Mobile Communications Association, the IPv6 Forum, the British Standards Institution, the JSC Development Fund of Georgia, the Great Silk Way International Youth Union, and the Pakistan Information Security Association. Distinguished experts, including Kilnam Chon, "Father of the Internet in South Korea," and Nii Narku Quaynor, "Father of the Internet in Africa," as well as executives from leading global technology firms like IBM, 360 Group, Ant Group, Ping An, Lalamove, MTel, H3C, and Renmin University of China, will also participate. In addition, representatives from rising internet start-ups, including those from Hangzhou's "Six Little Dragons" tech cluster, will be in attendance. During the summit, a government-business dialogue will be held, where ministerial-level officials, senior industry representatives, and WIC enterprise member executives will discuss innovation-driven economic growth and global expansion strategies for enterprises. A promotion event for the 2025 Practice Cases of Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace and the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology will also be held on the sidelines of the summit, where the submission requirements for both initiatives will be introduced. Representatives of past award-winning projects will share their experiences, and a special member day activity at China Unicom Global will be organized as well. The World Internet Conference Digital Academy will also host an advanced training program on cybersecurity emergency response. In addition, research findings including Intelligence Governance for Good and for All—Empowering Global Sustainable Development and Comparative Study on Cross-Border Global Data Flow Policies, and a series of reports under the think tank cooperation program will also be released at the summit. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Stephen Law Cheuk-kin: HK should seize opportunities of RMB internationalization
BEIJING, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Stephen Law Cheuk-kin, a member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, emphasized Hong Kong's role in RMB internationalization. He called for expanding RMB bonds, green finance and ETF as more countries adopt the RMB for trade. Hong Kong can strengthen its position as a hub for RMB deposit, investment, and transactions.
Associated Press
11-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Guangxi to expand AI cooperation with ASEAN
Guangxi: China-ASEAN Expo to focus on AI BEIJING, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from As a frontier window between China and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has unique advantages for establishing a hub for artificial intelligence cooperation with ASEAN, which will inject momentum into the building of a China-ASEAN community with a shared future, said Chen Gang, Party secretary of Guangxi. Not only is Guangxi located at a critical juncture between the huge market of China, which has 1.4 billion people, and that of ASEAN, which boasts a population of nearly 700 million, but it also has an abundant energy supply, a linguistic talent pool including those skilled in the languages of ASEAN countries, and favorable policies, Chen noted. Therefore, the region is uniquely positioned to implement China's AI Capacity-Building Action Plan for Good and for All, and to conduct AI cooperation with ASEAN, Chen told China Daily on the sidelines of the two sessions, the annual gatherings in Beijing of the nation's top legislative and political advisory bodies. 'I think that in the future, it will not be AI that defeats humans, but those who utilize AI defeating those who do not,' said Chen, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. 'The same applies to the development of an enterprise, a region and a country. Those who develop and apply AI first will lead the way.' The China-ASEAN Information Harbor, a State-level digital open platform, has established 12 terrestrial optical cables linking Guangxi with ASEAN countries. The newly approved Nanning International Telecommunications Hub, which is scheduled to be operational by late this year, is expected to make Guangxi the fastest data transmission gateway to ASEAN, which can meet ASEAN countries' demand for AI data processing, Chen said. The upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 now includes cooperation on the digital economy, while Guangxi's AI industrial fund of 10 billion yuan ($1.38 billion) was set up in February and multiple development zones are further bolstering cross-border innovation, Chen said. He also noted that the region and ASEAN countries have engaged in deepened cooperation in trade, investment, people-to-people exchanges and education, and have accumulated a rich language database that can be used to train AI models. Moreover, Guangxi has hosted the China-ASEAN Expo 21 times and the China-ASEAN AI Summit four times, with the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo, scheduled for September in Nanning, the region's capital, expected to focus on AI cooperation, he added. Chen said that during a recent visit to Vietnam and Laos by a Guangxi delegation, which he led, the top leadership of the two ASEAN countries acknowledged the development progress of China's AI and said they looked forward to enhancing cooperation with China to develop AI models based on their own languages. The delegation also signed landmark deals with Vietnam on cross-border logistics data flows and established the China-Laos AI Innovation Cooperation Center — the first such platform between China and ASEAN, Chen said. Chen said there are four priorities for deepening AI collaboration. The first priority is to attract leading Chinese and ASEAN AI enterprises to set up research and development centers in Nanning, in order to foster cross-border industrial synergy, he said. Second, the region should aim to develop tailored AI applications for agriculture, healthcare, tourism and logistics in ASEAN markets, Chen said. Third, an integrated industrial chain should be established that includes research and development in Beijing and Shanghai as well as Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Guangdong province; integration in Guangxi; and application in ASEAN, he said. Fourth, the region will launch AI training programs for ASEAN officials, workers and students. Through a multilayer cooperation mechanism established between Guangxi and ASEAN government institutions, enterprises, research institutes and the commerce sector, ASEAN countries can equally participate in and benefit from cutting-edge AI technology and standards, which will be conducive to further strengthening the two sides' political trust, Chen said. Moreover, the China-ASEAN AI Innovation and Cooperation Center will cultivate AI talent to empower various industries and push for the inclusive development of AI and bring real benefits to the people, he added. Zhang Li contributed to this story.
Associated Press
08-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Prosecutors' foreign-related work in focus
BEIJING, March 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from The intensified multilateral and bilateral exchanges between China and other countries and regions have led to an increase in foreign-related legal cases in the country, which has made the importance and urgency of strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work more prominent, said Ying Yong, prosecutor-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. As high-level opening-up further advances, an increasing number of Chinese enterprises and citizens are venturing into the world, and China's development interests are expanding overseas at a faster pace. As a result, the country has witnessed an increase in the number, types and areas of foreign-related legal cases, and the demand for legal support from the State, enterprises, and citizens is growing, posing new and higher requirements for strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work, Ying, prosecutor-general of the SPP, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily, on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions. Also, foreign-related procuratorial work will attach great importance to combating transnational economic crimes, especially money laundering, illegal foreign exchange transactions, counterfeiting and infringement of intellectual property rights, to foster a world-class and market-oriented business environment supported by a sound legal framework, Ying said. 'We will equally protect the legitimate rights and interests of various domestic and foreign business entities in accordance with the law,' Ying said. 'We will uphold equal protection of various types of economic entities involving both domestic and foreign capital in line with the law, and hold those who infringe upon the property rights and legitimate interests of various economic entities equally accountable.' He said foreign-related procuratorial work is an important duty of procuratorial organs, a vital part of prosecution work, and an important aspect of the country's foreign-related rule of law. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the CPC Central Committee has attached great importance to foreign-related rule of law and made a series of major decisions and plans. On Nov 14, the national conference on foreign-related procuratorial work was held in Shanghai, marking the first meeting convened by the SPP specially dedicated to foreign-related procuratorial work. In December, the SPP also published a guideline on strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work, based on broad research and investigation and extensive consultations, to effectively enhance the quality and efficiency of related work. 'Foreign-related procuratorial work must effectively shoulder a heavier responsibility in serving high-quality development and opening-up, more forcefully safeguarding the country's development interests, as well as protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and citizens,' Ying said. Meanwhile, foreign-related procuratorial work also aims to lawfully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of various entities such as Chinese citizens and enterprises overseas. Prosecutorial authorities will coordinate with relevant departments to help enterprises solve legal issues abroad, and promote the better use of legal tools by overseas enterprises to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, Ying said. 'By strengthening coordination among different departments and enforcing international judicial cooperation, we will jointly build a strong legal support chain to protect China's overseas interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests and production and living order of various entities such as Chinese citizens and enterprises overseas,' he said. As noted by Ying, procuratorial work will also better serve high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative by strengthening communication, exchanges and information sharing with procuratorial organs in countries taking part in the BRI. Efforts will also be made to continuously implement procuratorial policies that support and guarantee the development of free-trade zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port. Furthermore, procuratorial authorities will further deepen international judicial exchanges and cooperation as judicial exchanges and cooperation are a crucial part of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, Ying said. 'We have actively promoted high-level mutual visits among procuratorial authorities to expand the circle of friends,' Ying said. On Oct 28, Ying called for procuratorial authorities in China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to increase exchanges and cooperation, during his speech delivered at the opening of the 14th China-ASEAN Prosecutors General Conference held in Singapore. Also, meetings and exchanges with prosecutors-general and chairmen of judicial committees of more than 20 countries have been held in 2024. So far, the SPP has signed bilateral cooperation agreements with law enforcement and judicial agencies in 100 countries and regions worldwide. Ying said procuratorial authorities will enhance practical cooperation with foreign prosecutorial authorities in combating transnational crimes and further intensify efforts to combat cross-border telecommunications fraud crimes. 'We will vigorously crack down on violent terrorist forces, ethnic separatist forces and religious extremist forces, and jointly punish international drug trafficking, cross-border gambling, online terrorist activities, telecommunications fraud, cross-border human trafficking, illegal border crossings and cross-border illegal sand mining,' he said. In April last year, the SPP, together with six other departments, jointly formulated the Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the International Criminal Judicial Assistance Law of the People's Republic of China, further standardizing procedures for international criminal judicial assistance. After its implementation, 293 criminal judicial assistance cases were handled last year. He added that it's necessary to actively participate in the formulation of foreign-related laws and regulations, as well as international rules. 'We will actively join discussions on important issues in international organizations and institutions, engage in the formulation of international rules in areas such as ecological environment protection, financial regulation, cyber governance, intellectual property protection, international economic and trade, as well as negotiations on criminal judicial assistance, extradition, and the transfer of sentenced persons treaties,' Ying said.
