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Thundercomm Brings Strong 5G Line-up to Japan IT Week Autumn

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MAKUHARI, Japan, Oct. 31, 2020 — Thundercomm, a world-leading IoT product and solution provider, takes part in the 11th Japan IT Week Autumn to demonstrate its strengths in developing products and solutions for smart city, smart industry, smart home, and smart vehicles with its advanced 5G, AI, and edge computing technologies.

The cutting-edge 5G products and solutions

The rapid development of 5G technologies is inaugurating a new era that features a potential market. Thundercomm is far-sighted enough to have had its 5G deployment since the early days of this emerging technology. So far, the company has achieved splendid outcomes, including TurboX™ T55 SOM, TurboX™ T55 Development Kit, 5G MiFi, and 5G CPE solutions, etc.

The TurboX™ T55 series SOM integrates Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G modem-RF system, so that it can support both 5G Sub-6 GHz and mmWave bands, as well as SA and NSA modes. It also has rich variants of LGA and M.2 form factors. The integrated GNSS receiver can support GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/QZSS with dual L1 and L5 bands.

TurboX™ T55 DK based on T55 SOM, can support various connections with the Host AP such as Wi-Fi 6 (by QCA6391), 1GbE port and USB 3.1Type-C. The development kit running on Linux contains various interfaces that can connect with Windows, Android, or Ubuntu Operation System.

Thundercomm 5G offerings can be widely applied in fields such as VR/AR, V2X, intelligent manufacturing, intelligent energy, telemedicine, wireless entertainment, drone, personal AI assistant, and smart city. On top of that, Thundercomm also provides customized services covering product designing, developing, and testing to help clients accelerate the commercialization of their 5G Products.

The widespread deployment of 5G mobile networks accelerates the adoption of augmented and virtual reality as well as robotics. At this trade show, Thundercomm also demonstrates compelling XR and robot customer use cases built on Thundercomm solutions.

The amazing robot and XR technologies

Thundercomm has profound experience and expertise in the IoT field. Based on Qualcomm RB3 and RB5 robotics platform, Thundercomm has developed extensive applications to empower developers and manufacturers to create the next generation of high-compute, low-power robots and drones for the consumers, enterprises, defense, industrial and professional service sectors. Thanks to its long-making efforts in the field, Thundercomm is highly phrased by its clients and has conducted strategic cooperations with many famous tech companies such as OrionStar and SIASUN.

Two appealing XR products are displayed at Thundercomm’s booth as well. They are TurboX™ XR based VUZIX AR remote cooperation glasses and Lenovo Thinkreality A6, which represent Thundercomm’s capabilities in the field, that have been proved by dozens of clients globally.

Combined with the 5G communication module TurboX™ T55, Thundercomm has built a complete 5G + XR/robotics solutions with strong performance and connectivity. Thundercomm can support their customers in multiple technical fields covering from dedicated product development to 5G connection, to quickly verify product concepts and accelerate product mass production.

About Thundercomm

Thundercomm, headquartered in San Diego, is a joint venture between ThunderSoft and Qualcomm. Thundercomm was established to accelerate innovation in the Internet of Things and automotive industry, providing one-stop solutions powered by Qualcomm Technologies. Through its capabilities in operating systems including Android, Linux, and others, abroad software and on-device AI technology portfolio acquired from ThunderSoft, and a global sales and support network, Thundercomm is a valuable and trusted partner to global customers aiming to build high-quality, next-generation products and shorten time-to-commercialization. Learn more at www.thundercomm.com

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Bursa Malaysia and CGS-CIMB Securities to Host InvestHack Virtual Hackathon to Improve Retail Investor Participation in the Marketplace

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 30, 2020 — Bursa Malaysia Berhad ("Bursa Malaysia" or the "Exchange") in partnership with CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd ("CGS-CIMB"), will host the inaugural "InvestHack" hackathon event from 20 – 22 November 2020. Themed "InvestHack: Reimagine Investing", the contest aims to develop innovative solutions and offerings that can enhance retail investor participation in the marketplace. Joining in as community partners to support the competition are Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creative Centre (MAGIC).

Retail participation on Bursa Malaysia has seen significant growth this year, attributable to a variety of factors arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As at end-September 2020, the retail participation recorded a 10-year high of 33.2%, while Average Daily Value (ADV) was RM1.327 billion representing a 231.4% increase compared to the same period in 2019.

Sustaining active participation by retail investors is essential towards a vibrant securities market, and the Exchange plans to focus on the use of technology to develop a more energetic marketplace. Towards this end, Bursa Malaysia and CGS-CIMB would like to invite all interested parties from around the world to join this competition. Registration for InvestHack is free and will offer a total cash prize of RM35,000. Teams will be required to work on four different challenges to improve the retail investor ecosystem. For more information and to register, please visit https://www.bursamarketplace.com/investhack-2020/.

Commenting on the initiative, Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia said, "We are excited to host this event with our partner, CGS-CIMB Securities to create new opportunities to better serve the needs of the investing public. Technology is a critical enabler of growth and the Exchange is constantly looking for new ideas and technology solutions. We hope this platform can encourage and inspire creative ideas that will deliver value to the marketplace."

Ruzi Ajith, Chief Executive Officer of CGS-CIMB added, "We are honoured to be part of this event with Bursa Malaysia, as this platform encourages us to see investing from a different perspective. We look forward to the new ideas and innovative solutions that can improve the retail market place."

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Xinhua Silk Road: Cultural tourism promotion event held at Zhongxian County in SW China’s Chongqing

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BEIJING, Oct. 30, 2020 — The large-scale cultural tourism promotion event, exhibiting fine tourism products and cultural creative ones, was held on Monday in Zhongxian County, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The county head Huang Zuying served as a cultural tourism promoter and introduced the unique charm of Zhongxian County to netizens via live streaming.

 

Huang Zuying, head of Zhongxian County, is promoting the local cultural tourism to netizens via live streaming, Monday.
Huang Zuying, head of Zhongxian County, is promoting the local cultural tourism to netizens via live streaming, Monday.

"Loyalty is the spiritual core of Zhongxian culture," said Huang, adding that the county is the only one of its kind that has been named "loyalty" in Chinese history.

"If you are interested in history and humanities, I recommend Shibao Stockaded Village, Huanghua Island, Zhongzhou Museum, Baigong Temple and Zhongzhou Ancient Street. If you prefer exciting and breathtaking places, I suggest you watch the performance Flames and Fumes: Three Kingdoms, go to the Huatian Valley and E-sports Town, and enjoy the Dongxi River drifting. If you yearn for a leisure and peaceful place, I recommend you to visit the Three Gorges Orange County Pastoral Complex, Golden Flower and Fruit Mountain, Tianchi Forest Park and Guanhu Water Village in Maguan Town," Huang recommended a number of high-quality tourist routes to the netizens.

It is worth mentioning that Shibao Stockaded Village, facing the Yangtze River and built on the rocks, is known as one of the eight fantastic buildings in the world. The performance Flames and Fumes: Three Kingdoms is a high-level real-life scenery show based on historical stories.

In addition, Huang introduced local delicacy to the netizens, including Zhongzhou fermented bean curd, Zhongxian oranges, sweet dumplings and so on.

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YOFC Shares Vision for Future Optical Industry at the 2020 World Optical Fibre and Cable Virtual Conference

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WUHAN, China, Oct. 29, 2020 — Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable ("the Company" and "YOFC", 601869.SH, 06869.HK), a global leader in the optical fibre and cable industry, shed light on trends of global fibre and cable markets at the CRU World Optical Fibre & Cable 2020 Virtual Conference which was attended by global industry leaders.

YOFC Shares Vision for Future Optical Industry at the 2020 World Optical Fibre and Cable Virtual Conference
YOFC Shares Vision for Future Optical Industry at the 2020 World Optical Fibre and Cable Virtual Conference

In the keynote address, Dr. Zhuang Dan, Executive Director and President of YOFC, called for global companies to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the industry in the post-pandemic era to speed up the development of all-optical networks. Later at the leadership panel, in which senior executives of the big three of global optical fibre and cable industry gathered together, Dr. Zhuang shared his insights into how the optical communications industry should respond to the pandemic and discussed how the market would move forward in the next 5 years with leaders from Corning Inc. and Prysmian Group.

"Even though the COVID-19 outbreak has brought a significant impact on our daily lives and the global economy, the demand for optical fibres and cables remains stable. However, the industry is still facing an imminent shakeup as the imbalance between the demand and supply has brought down the prices of optical products. In the fight against this pandemic, we have seen a rise in the adaptation of telecommunications that are playing a critical role in stemming the spread of the virus and connecting people and businesses. This has given rise to the drastic surge in internet use for remote working, education and healthcare, placing big demands on new all-optical networks, data centers, as well as the new infrastructures powered by 5G technology and next-gen information networks," said Zhuang Dan.

"In the face of the challenges and opportunities, YOFC has stepped up efforts in pioneering the development of new technologies and products for all-optical networks by focusing on F5G and 5G. To build an Internet of Things services powered by integration of fixed and mobile 5G networks, we continue to provide new solutions for industry partners to facilitate their business innovation and project cooperation, as well as strive to help the industry in accelerating the transition to the all-optical networks in the post-pandemic era," he added.

With the goal of establishing all-optical networks to digitally transform industrial production, business and people’s daily life, YOFC is focusing on building flexible, intelligent, green, all-optical data centers that are applicable for all production and business scenarios. The company also provides full life cycle solutions to meet the demands of various industries for cloud computing in the 5G era.

YOFC is dedicated to empowering the digital transformation of urban rail transit by helping build smart underground transportation systems powered by gigabit internet. Meanwhile, to usher in a new era for electronic communication infrastructures, YOFC has constructed a neural system for the digital grid that has been applied to the UHV transmission projects in China and built a 5G+ all-optical industrial internet to promote intelligent transformation for enterprises. In addition, YOFC has shifted from a manufacturer to a comprehensive solution provider that has built 5G fronthaul networks in cooperation with operators. Riding on the momentum, YOFC strives to drive forward the all-optical industry in the post-pandemic world.

The annual CRU World Optical Fibre and Cable Conference is established as the premier event for senior executives from the global optical fibre and communication cable supply chain. CRU Group, the organizer of the event, is a world-leading business intelligence company that offers market analysis for the optical industry. Its reports are highly regarded within the global telecommunication industry and provide important data and analysis for the upstream and downstream suppliers across the supply chains.

In partnership with CRU, YOFC first brought this global conference to Asia by holding the Asia-Pacific Optical Fibre and Cable Conference in China in 2015. In 2016 and 2017, the World Optical Fibre and Cable Conference was officially introduced to China and Asia through a joint effort of YOFC and CRU and was later transformed into one of the most influential communication platforms in the global optical industry.

In the following two years, YOFC continued playing an important role in upgrading World Optical Fibre and Cable Conference in cooperation with Corning Inc. and Prysmian Group. 2021 will mark the fourth cooperation between YOFC and CRU, demonstrating CRU’s high recognition of YOFC’s leadership in the global optical fibre and cable industry.

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New Cisco Solutions Elevate Resiliency and Security for Critical Legislative and Judicial Operations

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2020 — Cisco Partner Summit Digital —

News Summary:  

  • The Covid-19 pandemic has required local and national government institutions to quickly respond and adapt to deliver important services while governing remotely
  • New cloud solution, Webex Legislate, enables remote and hybrid legislative bodies to convene safely and securely
  • New Connected Justice Solution for Courts, Correctional Facilities and Community Corrections powers secure real-time virtual judicial proceedings anywhere, anytime
  • Expanded Cisco Public Funding Office helps public sector customers tap stimulus funding worldwide

The pandemic has shown that technology is key not only to keeping us securely connected and productive but also to keep essential functions of civic life and democracy moving during disruptions. During the Covid-19 pandemic, local and national government institutions are responding and adapting by pivoting to deliver services and continue the business of governing, remotely.  To support governmental organizations with these business resiliency efforts, Cisco is announcing solutions to enable justice systems and legislative bodies worldwide to continue their critical functions.

The new solutions combine the power of Cisco technology, including Cisco Webex video conferencing, with expertise and innovation from Cisco Customer Experience (CX) and the Cisco partner ecosystem. To speed access to these tools, Cisco’s Public Funding Office has increased capacity to help customers and partners navigate funding sources and accelerate projects that help them serve their communities through the pandemic.

These new solutions bring secure delivery of virtual government services across multiple platforms of previously disparate technology to provide greater efficiencies, reduce cost associated with travel, while keeping the public safer. Prior to Covid-19, many governing bodies were legally required to meet in-person, and the shift to remote has been a new experience for many. Now, according to a new Cisco survey, over 50% of government workers expect to work remotely eight or more days per month. Governing bodies worldwide need to deliver seamless collaboration for their fully remote and hybrid legislative bodies, enabling them to convene safely and securely – while adhering to procedures steeped in law and tradition.

Webex Legislate is a new secure, purpose-built cloud solution that extends Webex’s built-in security and privacy capabilities. The new solution meets the highly specialized requirements of global legislatures, providing a "better than being there" experience to give legislators the same capabilities as on the chamber or parliamentary floor, while attending sessions from their regions and remaining close to the citizens they represent. The new solution provides support for:

  • Legislators, by delivering an integrated experience that provides the video conferencing experience they already know via a new dashboard for all the governing business required in hearings and floor debates and votes. For example, it:
    • Allows legislatures the ability to debate and vote on legislation in accordance with their rules, procedures, and norms via customized voting features
    • Enables secure sidebar rooms that mimic the conversations legislators have in caucus or on the floor. These rooms can be ad hoc or permanent
    • Offers simultaneous interpretation and closed captioning making it easy for legislative sessions to be conducted in multiple languages
  • Moderators, by enabling complete customization so Webex Legislate will allow for the unique rules, procedures, and roles of each legislative body. That means appropriate permissions are given to committee chairs, speakers, legislators, staff, citizens, press and so on. The solution also provides timers, detailed mute controls and more to easily manage orderly proceedings.

Designed to meet legislative security needs, the solution enables:

    • Single sign-on with multifactor authentication
    • Visual and verbal verification with secure lobby admission to verify the identity of voting members
    • Chain of custody for all procedures, including voting
    • Anonymous or customized voting, with detailed statistics by party and voter

Webex Legislate was funded and co-developed by Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, in conjunction with Irish systems integrator and Cisco partner, Davra. The Cisco CDA program, which is active in 37 countries around the world, delivers sustainable digital solutions in collaboration with national and local government leaders to address real societal problems. The CDA program provides Cisco partners a unique opportunity to co-develop and co-innovate technology solutions that align with national digital agendas around the world. Webex Legislate is an example of how partners can use the Webex software development kit to develop custom applications on top of Webex to help accelerate their customers cloud adoption.

Additionally, Cisco has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authority to operate for Webex calling, meeting, and messaging solutions, allowing U.S. federal employees and contractors to experience the work-from-anywhere benefits of cloud collaboration while meeting stringent government requirements. These capabilities will soon be available in a single Webex app, making it easy for users to escalate messages into calls or video conferences, and share content on room video devices. Learn more here.

Cisco’s Connected Justice solution is the first standards-based video solution to deliver comprehensive, connected professional services to courts, correctional facilities and community corrections. Covid-19 made delivering critical services without physical contact essential. Cisco partners Cloverhound and TRACKtech have customized connected solutions for partners to be able to order that align to the three pillars of justice-courts, corrections, and community supervision. This solution enhances collaboration across agencies, maintains daily operations and can help reduce recidivism.

The new solution provides support for:

  • Courtrooms:
    • Brings courtroom participants together via real-time video creating a safe and secure environment
    • Offers the courts the ability to hold virtual hearings with an integrated docket dashboard that identifies a virtual lobby and side rooms, via partner Cloverhound. This brings extra efficiencies and accelerates court activities
    • Support for managing the hybrid court with physical attendees in a court hearing so a judge can see both virtual and in-person participants
  • Correctional Facilities:
    • Provides seamless virtual visitation services via simplified workflow and user experience. New custom designed scheduling software from Cisco CX is built for this specific environment
    • Increases and simplifies remote access to critical services such as court appearances, telehealth services and distance learning
  • Community Corrections:
    • Helps government agencies better reduce recidivism by delivering rehabilitative support and supervision, via a new mobile advanced supervision and integrated case management solution from Cisco partner TRACKtech
    • New mobile solution provides increased caseload efficiency by notifying staff members of incompliance allowing them to spend their time where it is needed most
    • Simplifies delivery of essential support services such as remote check-ins, teletherapy recovery and behavioral health counseling and homeless services
      • For example, using Webex Teams integrated with TRACKtech products, one major US judicial district was able to increase caseload productivity by visiting 3x more clients in a day with virtual home visits
      • In addition, by utilizing Cisco’s video end points with TRACKtech, the judicial district was able to save the equivalent of their entire annual fleet management budget

"The beauty of Cisco’s courtroom technology, using Webex and the underlying secure infrastructure, is that the public now sees virtual courtrooms as a way to keep the wheels of justice turning, not only during Covid-19, but beyond," said Elkhart County Director of Information Technology Matthew Dietz. "For judges is it was easy to use and serves our citizens efficiently—allowing people to take a 15-minute break to attend a hearing instead of spending a half-day in court."

Increased Funding Office Expertise

Government funding to support Covid-19 response efforts is available. This year, Cisco doubled its expert team to help ensure business continuity of government globally by assisting customers to navigate the programs and processes. Cisco experts can help customers navigate the process of securing funding by helping identify potential funding sources for projects. Together the expanded team brings decades of expertise and has supported thousands of customers through this process.

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Xinhua Silk Road: Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2020 held to craft four platform functions to sharpen global influence

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BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2020 — The Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2020, which opened on Wednesday and lasts till Friday, is crafted as a flagship international event characterized by four platform functions to sharpen its global influence.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2020 in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 21, 2020.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2020 in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 21, 2020.

Themed on "Financial Cooperation and Reform under Global Changes", the annual conference aims to form itself as platforms for China’s participation in global financial governance, global financial industry communications and cooperation, interaction between financial sector and the real economy and national financial policies releasing.

This year, parallel forums are divided into four sections including financial cooperation and reform, financial services and development, financial opening and financial market, financial technology and innovation, centering upon 25 sessions.

The annual conference is jointly organized by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), Xinhua News Agency, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).

PBOC hosts two keynote sub-forums under the annual conference and will release financial technology (fintech) development indicators to shape a set of scientific, quantifiable and comprehensive sector development appraisal standards applicable in China or even in the world.

Xu Yuchang, chairman and president of China Economic Information Service (CEIS) of Xinhua News Agency said the parallel forum themed on "Belt and Road Cooperation in the New Financial Landscape" is organized by Xinhua News Agency and implemented by CEIS. The Belt and Road Initiative is an important move of China to widen opening-up and share fruits of development with the world and has aroused wide attention from the international community. The parallel forum has attracted representatives from financial institutions, enterprises and research institutes to register for participation.

CSRC organizes two parallel forums of the annual conference and four sessions including capital market basic rules and ecology construction, building world class investment banks and wealth management institutions, small- and medium-sized enterprises development and high efficiency in direct financing, and deepening reform on the "new third board" to better serve the real economy.

SAFE undertakes hosting work of keynote sub-forums on cross-border capital flow and opening of RMB capital account of higher level and discussions over capital account convertibility, cross-border capital flow and financial risk prevention are carried out on the sub-forums.

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South Korea and UK successfully held the 3rd Smart City International Symposium virtually, Presenting Blueprints for Resilience in Post-Corona Era

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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 22, 2020 — The Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) successfully concluded the third annual Smart City International Symposium "Resilience in Smart Cities" held on 14-15 October, with the collaboration with the UK.

Due to the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, symposium this year was broadcasted live, and the two-day virtual event was attended by over 4,020 viewers with a peak of 605 concurrent viewers.

The symposium started with the opening remarks of Bong-soo Son, the President of KAIA, and Nam-chun Park, the Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City and Simon Smith, the British Ambassador to South Korea greeted the participants with their congratulatory speech.

In the first day of the symposium, Mayor of Bristol City Marvin Rees, provided a keynote speech "Connecting Bristol : our Smart City Approach" to share vision and technologies of Bristol Smart City and lessons learned from their experiences.

At the following ‘Talk Concert’ coordinated by Managing Director of KAIA Sang-hoon Lee, the Chief Advisor of Korean Smart City Special Committee Kab-sung Kim said, "Cooperation between citizens, private and public sector is the most important element in Smart Cities". 

On the second day of the symposium, four sessions of presentations and discussions by professionals and academics have been prepared: Post Corona, Digital Healthcare, Smart City Data and Smart Mobility.

On "Post Corona" session was moderated by Chief Director Dae-yeon Cho of National Strategic Smart City Program from KAIA.

Mike Short, the Chief Scientific Adviser of Department for International Trade of the UK, presented what steps are expected in the UK in Digital Industries after COVID-19, and Kumardev Chatterjee, the Founder and CEO of Unmanned Life, illustrated 5G autonomy as a service for smart city resilience. Hye-joo Kim, the Vice President of KT presented the role of ICT in overcoming COVID-19, and Professor Jun-seok Hwang of Seoul National University introduced case studies of Korean smart city as innovation system.

This event was hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), and Incheon Metropolitan City, organized by the Korea Land, Infrastructure and Transport Promotion Agency (KAIA) and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZ), and sponsored by the British Embassy Seoul and the UK Ministry for International Trade (DIT).

All past sessions and events are available to view through Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/c/KAIASmartcities). 

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G20 Saudi Secretariat Announces Digital Summit to Discuss Inclusive Growth in Aftermath of Covid-19

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 21, 2020 — The Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Secretariat as part of the international Conference program announces a four-day digital event series to explore how businesses, governments and citizens can drive opportunities for inclusive growth through regulation, new technologies and long-term strategic approaches in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Titled ‘A New Framework For Inclusive Growth’ and hosted by FT Live, the series will feature influential speakers from the worlds of business, politics and policy, interviewed by FT writers.

The series, taking place on 21, 22, 28 and 29 October 2020, will examine:

  • How the financial sector can be used for inclusive growth in both developed and emerging markets;
  • The role of policy, regulation and taxation in promoting national and international growth and stability;
  • The role of the digital economy in promoting inclusive growth – how smart cities and digital health and education can provide opportunities for all;
  • How changing global trade relationships are impacting the business environment for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and what can be done to support them.

Speakers include:

  • Baroness Catherine Ashton, Former EU Commissioner for Trade and Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
  • Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chair, Mastercard
  • Angel Gurria, Secretary General, OECD
  • Sir Chris Hohn, Founder and Managing Director,  TCI
  • Shameel Joosub, CEO, Vodacom Group
  • Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General, UNCTAD

The series will be live streamed and delegates can participate on an interactive event platform. A full recording of the event will be available afterwards at globalsummitseries.live.ft.com

 

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Intelligence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship: CIVC 2020 Around the Corner

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 21, 2020 — From October 22 to 24, Chongqing International Venture Conference (CIVC) 2020, implemented by IDG World Expo China, will be held at Western (Chongqing) Science City. The event aims at gathering capital power, boosting innovative development, and creating favorable conditions for the construction of a Western (Chongqing) Science City on a high basis and with a high standard.

Under the theme of "Intelligence · Innovation · Entrepreneurship: Explore Western (Chongqing) Science City", CIVC 2020 is organized in the form of opening ceremony and main forum + parallel forums + closed-door meeting + project roadshow and promotion + sideline activities, which features international, professional-based, and industry-oriented. This innovation-focused conference will gather capital leaders, technical experts and scholars, and business pioneers from all over the world. At the meetings, demonstrations, and matchmaking sessions of the event, participants will together enjoy a fintech feast, explore for an overall development plan for VC, and form a development blueprint for the Science City.

A Leading Conference to Explore Global Innovation Trends

Chongqing is accelerating the construction of the Chengdu–Chongqing economic circle and boosting the coordinated development of "one metropolitan area and two township clusters". An important driving factor for the high-quality economic and social development of Chongqing is innovation, which can never be realized without capital support.

In the face of new situations, requirements, and goals, the conference has a global vision, gathers the world’s most brilliant minds, and explores global innovation trends. The conference’s opening ceremony and main forum and parallel forums on VC, Enterprise Growth Empowered by PE/M&A, Fintech Innovation Investment & Post-investment Enterprises Growth, and Capital + Chengdu-Chongqing New Economy held on October 23 will gather leading officials of relevant ministries and commissions of the state and agencies of Chongqing, delegates from and investors of hi-tech zones and science and technology parks from different places, directors of guiding funds of local governments, executives of listed companies, founders of unicorn and quasi-unicorn enterprises, and economists. They will identify trends of global scientific and technological development and seek new attractive fields for investment. Moreover, they will offer their insights and recommendations for promoting the construction of the Chengdu–Chongqing economic circle and Western (Chongqing) Science City, to support the economic circle in accelerating the building of a VC hub with global influence and to add momentum to the innovative development of Chongqing.

The conference will also gather VC gurus around the globe at the "cloud" forum. In this exploration "on the cloud", they will look for Chongqing’s power for innovation of and accumulate energy for Chongqing’s scientific and technological innovation. The forum will hold a hundred participants offline and ten thousand guests and viewers online, making a grand scene for innovation power.

A Gathering of Gurus with In-depth Interpretation of Capital Power

As an important part of a multi-layered capital market, VC plays an increasingly vital role in promoting scientific and technological innovation, boosting the structural reform of the supply side, and supporting high-quality economic development.

CIVC 2020 invites representatives of the field of capital, including Hugo Shong, founding chairman of IDG Capital; Haitao Jin, chief managing partner of Qianhai FOF; Michael Yi, co-chief investment officer of Hillhouse Capital; Ruigang Li, founding partner of CMC Capital Group; Zhengdong Ni, chairman and founder of Zero2IPO Group; Wei Li, founding partner and chairman of Green Pine Capital Partners; Hao Chen, president of Legend Capital; Wenzhong Zhang, founder of Wumart Stores, chairman of Dmall, founding chairman of Taikang Group, and angel investor of Mashang Consumer Finance Co., Ltd.; Dave Chen, founder, CEO, and managing partner of Oceanpine Capital; and James Shen, vice president of Qualcomm and managing director of Qualcomm Ventures. During the conference, they will have in-depth discussion about the directions of global capital against drastic changes, and make in-depth interpretation and analysis of the VC trends of the next-generation IT, healthcare, high-end equipment manufacturing, and other industries, from the perspectives of policy incentives, economic situations, market demands, and development trends of the industry.

The conference’s thematic forums take the dialogue topics of "VC Boosting the Innovative Development of Enterprises", "Capital Advantages Empowering Enterprise Development", "Fintech Innovation Reshaped by New Technologies", "Investment Institutions as Growth Companions of Enterprises", and "Capital + Chengdu-Chongqing New Economy". At these forums, dozens of capital leaders, business elites, and government officials will have in-depth exchanges and interpret how capital power boost the development of regions, industries, and segments.

The closed-door meeting held on October 22, "Seminar on Financial Support for the Construction of Western (Chongqing) Science City", invites capital experts and advisors for a brainstorm on the financial support for the construction of Western (Chongqing) Science City.

A Platform of Chongqing to Gather Funds and Expertise

In recent years, Chongqing has put efforts to support enterprises to offer cloud services, expand, and go public. Specifically, the city has assisted enterprises in accelerating the process of being listed and steadily promote the securitization of the economy. Chongqing saw five new listed companies last year and five new IPO listed companies and two companies approved for IPO, and is likely to see seven by the end of the year. As of this August, Chongqing achieved RMB 21.7 billion of initial and re-financing, ranking No. 1 in west China in financing scale; RMB 171.9 billion of corporate bonds were issued, an increase of 64.7%. In addition, Chongqing has improved its VC system. Under the three major VC guiding funds of seed money, angel, and venture capital, a total of 85 sub-funds have been approved, with a total value of RMB 23.887 billion.

CIVC 2020 will gather globally renowned VC institutions to the on-site roadshow, for the purpose to better attract more financial and technology enterprises and to promote efficient matchmaking between technology and finance and different industries. Enterprises and projects participating the roadshow cover biomedicine, semiconductor, energy, and electronic technology and include Chongqing Zein Pharmaceutical, the world’s largest manufacturer of orlistat API; Chongqing Precision Biotech, the CAR-T R & D enterprise with the largest number of R & D lines in China; Chongqing Pingchuang Institute of Semiconductors, which completed China’s first semiconductor chip/module packaging line that satisfies the power specifications of automobiles and quality requirements of military products; and OPRO Energy, which manages and controls oil and gas mining production risks with geological, engineering, and production dynamics data. It is hoped that the roadshow promotion can build an effective platform for the matchmaking between Chongqing’s leading enterprises and projects and capital.

To better display Chongqing’s strengths in innovation and development policies, besides the release of policies for Western (Chongqing) Science City and the official signing of projects, the conference will set up exhibition and promotion platforms such as the exhibition zone for investment institutions, the demonstration and experience zone for enterprises, and the promotion zone for Chongqing’s policies. Exhibitors include Terminus Group, China’s first company to propose and apply the AIoT technology; Jinvovo Technology, one of China’s top 25 blockchain companies; ARchGL Technology (Chongqing), with China’s first digital city 3D-Web intelligent imaging technology; and Chongqing Konka Optoelectronic Technology Research Institute, under the innovative operation model of "semiconductor + new consumer electronics + industrial park". It is hoped that the exhibition and demonstration will attract the attention from more investment institutions to support the development of the enterprises, and also the attention from more scientific and technological innovation enterprises and research teams for the application and commercialization of technologies in Chongqing. Chongqing is opening up to gather funds and expertise.

CIVC 2020 is hosted by Western (Chongqing) Science City, co-organized by Chongqing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau, Chongqing Science and Technology Bureau, the People’s Government of Shapingba District, Chongqing, and Chongqing Yufu Holding Group, and implemented by IDG World Expo China. For more information, please visit https://www.intl-venture.com, or follow the WeChat official accounts of "Chongqing International Venture Conference" and "Chongqing Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone News".

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The 27th China Yangling Agricultural Hi-Tech Fair (CAF) to be held in Shaanxi Province from Oct. 22 to 26

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YANGLING, China, Oct. 21, 2020 — Frequently referred to as China’s Agricultural City, Yangling was the first in China to be declared a national agricultural high-tech industry demonstration zone. The 27th CAF will be held here between Oct. 22 and 26.

Exhibition Area of the China Yangling Agricultural Hi-Tech Fair
Exhibition Area of the China Yangling Agricultural Hi-Tech Fair

First held in 1994, the CAF provides a platform for the demonstration of the latest achievements in agricultural science and technology, and also a window for agricultural professionals from around the world to engage in exchange and cooperation.

With the theme ‘Innovation Leads High-quality Development’, the exhibition area of the fair will cover 160,000 square meters and will have 2,000 booths. The event will feature more than 40 special exhibitions including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Agricultural Exhibition, the Agricultural Hi-Tech Exhibition, and the International Seed Industry Exhibition. The China ambassadors of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and other countries, and the heads of the United Nations World Food Program, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and other international organizations in China will attend the fair. The China-based representatives of companies from 29 countries, for example Germany and Switzerland, among others, will also be in attendance.

In response to COVID-19 prevention and control measures, the organizing committee developed China’s first online digital agricultural exhibition with the CLOUD OF CAF platform, which enables the integration of offline and online exhibitions. With the CLOUD OF CAF app, people can watch this event online without having to leave their home or office, and can participate in a range of activities such as app-based contract negotiation and execution, and live streaming of conferences.

As a result of China’s open and inclusive approach and its pursuit of win-win cooperation, agricultural exchange and cooperation between China and other countries is increasingly robust, thereby facilitating agricultural developments in the context of strengthening regional integration.

Since 2014, Yangling has been actively involved in the development of agricultural science and technology throughout the world with the delivery of several training programs to agricultural management organizations. For example, the city conducted eight workshops for SCO member states, covering a range of topics from modern farming techniques, water-conservation irrigation, and planting and breeding, attracting nearly 200 participants.

To date, Yangling has established cooperative relations in the field of modern agriculture with more than 60 countries, and has signed agreements to strengthen agricultural cooperation with government departments of more than 20 countries, most recently with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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