Inaugural Joint MED Symposium held at CUHK-Shenzhen

04 23, 2025

Recently, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) , hosted Inaugural Joint MED Symposium, at SIN Wai Kin International Conference Center and Clinical Training Base, of CUHK-Shenzhen.Centered on “medical education” “bio-medicine” and “clinical science”, the Symposium is aimed at inspiring the next generation of medical power, bringing brand-new insights into the complication of various illnesses, promoting the exchange of ideas and proposing potential treatment strategies.Zhao Weiren, dean of Faculty of Medicine of CUHK, and Zheng Zhongxuan, dean of School of Medicine of CUHK-Shenzhen, co-chaired the Symposium. Certain foreign and domestic specialists and scholars in clinical medicine and biomedicine took part in the one-and-a-half-day Symposium, giving their speeches and sharing their opinions on the topics like tumour biology, interdisciplinary medicine, medical education, pharmacology, clinical medicine.Zhao Weiren, an academician of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and dean of Faculty of Medicine of CUHK, gave his speech online during the Symposium, expressing the holding of the Symposium symbolizes the firm progress that CUHK and CUHK-Shenzhen have made in medical education and sci-tech cooperation. Holding the same desire to advance medical education, the two universities would persistently be cooperative and innovative to empower medical career with science and technology, creating a new chapter in the medical cause of human beings, Zhao added.Zheng Zhongxuan, an academician of Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) and founder&dean of School of Medicine of CUHK-Shenzhen, stressed that the inaugural symposium was of great significance, showing the resolution of the two universities in advancing medical education. The Symposium was in a special academic atmosphere as taking place on the campus of CUHK-Shenzhen and its clinical training base, Zheng expressed.What’s more, during the Symposium, Artificial Intelligence ICU Center for Advanced Research and Education (AiCARE) was inaugurated. The Center attaches great importance to the integration of advanced medicine with humanistic care and is committed to being a globally-prime example in lifelong health sector. It strives to apply artificial intelligence to the clinical research, medical education and international cooperation, as well as restructuring ICU system in an innovative way.The attendees of the Symposium, together with medical students of CUHK-Shenzhen, visited Clinical Training Base under School of Medicine of CUHK-Shenzhen, having further insights into the teaching facilities and resources.Notice: The pictures above are from the official website of CUHK-Shenzhen.Some information in the above content is sourced from the official website of CUHK-Shenzhen.We respect your intellectual property right and your other lawful rights. As any content here violates any of your lawful rights, please contact us, and we will delete related content.

Guangdong’s imports and exports hit 2.14 trillion yuan in Q1

04 23, 2025

In the first quarter of this year, Guangdong Province in South China recorded a total import and export volume of 2.14 trillion yuan, which surged by 4.2% from the first quarter of last year, 2.9% higher than the nation’s average. Specifically, the exports stood at 1.34 trillion yuan, up 1.4% year on year, while the imports reached 798.15 billion yuan, up 9.3% year on year.

FAIR plus 2025 is scheduled for April 24-26

04 23, 2025

The first Fair of AI and Robotics, plus (simply “FAIR plus”) is due to take place at Shenzhen Convention&Exhibition Center, from April 24 to 26.FAIR plus 2025 is organized by Shenzhen Robotics Association (SRA), under the guidance of Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It is aimed at exploring and displaying the city’s and even global achievements in robotics field, enhancing the city’s advantages in robotic industry, and promoting the nation’s improvement in the development of robotic-industry-related facilities and intelligent manufacturing.At the opening ceremony of FAIR plus 2025, SIAT together with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) -- China, would host “Forums on Embodied Intelligence Studies and the Advanced Technologies”. Over 20 Chinese and overseas specialists, academicians and representatives of enterprises and organizations, would participate in the forums, characterized by a great variety of activities, including themed speeches, high-level dialogues, on the key academic topics and industrial application of embodied intelligence. And, 2024 White Paper on the Development of Shenzhen’s Robotic Industry would also be released during the forums. It is the 10th one in the series, about the policy-favored development of Shenzhen’s robot industry.180 robotic enterprises would exhibit their products during FAIR plus 2025. SIAT would also spare an exhibition area for displaying “AI+ robot”-related achievements. It is also introduced that over 300 purchasers from every corner of the world are invited to the fair.

China’s GDP hit 31875.8 billion yuan in Q1

04 18, 2025

The nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year reached 31875.8 billion yuan, surging by 5.4% on a year-on-year basis and by 1.2% on a quarter-on-quarter basis, according to the data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).The production and supply expanded at a greater speed. In the first quarter, the nation’s agriculture (farming) saw the added value increase by 4.0% year on year. The added value of the nation’s above-designated-size industrial enterprises (each of whom could generate a yearly business revenue of no less than 20 million yuan) grew by 6.5% year on year, up 0.7% from last year. The service sector recorded the added value with a year-on-year growth of 5.3%, up 0.3% from last year.Market sales showed an accelerated rebound. In the first quarter, the nation’s retail sales of consumer goods totaled 12467.1 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, up 1.1% from last year. The consumer goods trade-in policies continued to play its role. The retail sales of communication apparatus rose by 26.9%, that of cultural and office supplies rose by 21.7%, that of domestic appliances and audiovisual equipment rose by 19.3%, and that of furniture rose by 18.1%.The investment in fixed assets represented stable expansion. In the first quarter, the nation’s fixed assets investment (excluding that from agricultural sector) stood at 10317.4 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth of 4.2%, up 1.0% from last year. The investment in fixed assets (excluding that in real estate) increased by 8.3%.The employment kept stable. In the first quarter, the nation’s unemployment rate averaged 5.3%. March saw a monthly decrease of 0.2% in the unemployment rate, which stood at 5.2%.Resident income increased stably. In the first quarter, the nation’s disposable income per capita hit 12179 yuan, increasing by 5.5%. Without regard to price factors, the nation’s disposable income per capita increased by 5.6%.

China’s goods imports and exports witnessed a year-on-year increase of 1.3% in Q1

04 15, 2025

China’s goods imports and exports expanded by 1.3% year on year in the first quarter of this year, to 10.3 trillion yuan, according to the related authorities of the nation.Specifically, the exports rose faster year on year by 6.9%, to 6.13 trillion yuan, during the same period, while the imports fell by 6% year on year to 4.17 trillion yuan.On a monthly basis, the nation’s imports and exports represented an accelerating year-on-year growth, being -2.2% in January, basically-flat in February and 6% in March.

Over 20 enterprises of Shenzhen participating in China International Consumer Products Expo 2025

04 15, 2025

China International Consumer Products Expo 2025 commenced on April 13, in Haikou city of south China’s Hainan Province. For “sharing open opportunities and co-creating a better life”, the Expo would last to April 18. It is organized by Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the People’s Government of Hainan Province. Over 1,700 enterprises from 71 nations and regions all over the world, together with over 4,100 brands, attend the Expo.According to Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, Shenzhen organizes over 20 enterprises to take part in the Expo, involving new-energy automobile, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, medicine and healthcare, China’s time-honored brands, quality life, and other fields. Totally, the exhibition area reaches over 900 square meters, and over 200 products of prime, innovative and extraordinary quality are exhibited at the Expo. The brands of Shenzhen and the city’s achievements in intelligent manufacturing would just shine brilliantly before the global visitors.The Expo of this year still spares a 200-square-meter zone for “Shenzhen Exhibition”. At “Shenzhen Exhibition”zone, famed brands of Shenzhen, including BYD, DJI, HONOR, Skyworth, Robot Anno, Intellifusion, exhibit over 100 quality products.

China SME Development Index hit 89.5 during the first quarter

04 11, 2025

China Small and Medium Enterprise Development Index, which is based on a survey of 3,000 SMEs and could reflect the business performance of SMEs, hit 89.5 in the first quarter of this year, up 0.5 points from last quarter, reaching the historical high since 2020, according to what was announced on April 10 by China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (CASME).According to the survey of CASME, the nation’s SMEs showed overall-better development prospect during the first quarter, due to the visibly-increased business benefits resulted from slightly-decreased business expenses. SMEs engaged in social service sector, industry sector, transportation sector and information transmission software sector, tended to perform better.And during the first three months, the nation’s SMEs saw an ongoing surge in the capacity utilization rate, with 11% more fully-operated enterprises than last quarter.

SCO pledges support for open, transparent multilateral trading system | News from Xinhua

04 11, 2025

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Thursday released a statement pledging support for an open and transparent multilateral trading system.The SCO member states support an open, transparent, just, inclusive and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core, and are committed to promoting the development of an open world economy, the statement said.The member states firmly uphold and strengthen the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core in order to effectively address trade challenges, it said.The member states reaffirm the importance of strengthening development discussions within the WTO framework, and stress the need to support an open, inclusive, sustainable, stable, diversified and reliable global supply chain, per the statement. Notice：the content above is transformed from Xinhua, just for information sharing.We respect your intellectual property right and your other lawful rights. As any content here violates any of your lawful rights, please contact us, and we will delete related content.

China’s foreign exchange reserve hit 3.2407 trillion USD by the end of March

04 07, 2025

According to the data from State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China, China’s foreign exchange reserve hit 3.2407 trillion US dollars by the end of March, showing a monthly increase of 13.4 billion US dollars at a rate of 0.42%.Hence, for consecutive 16 months in a row, the nation’s foreign exchange reserve has been up 3.2 trillion US dollars.