Airport second runway to open next month

Source: Shenzhen Daily | Author:Wang Yuanyuan THE No. 2 runway at the Shenzhen airport will open at the end of next month after a successful test of the runway Monday. It was the first time large commercial jets, including an A330 flight from China Southern Airlines, has taxied on the runway, yesterday’s sznews.com reported. After…

Quest to find innovative entrepreneurs begins

Source: Shenzhen Daily | Author:Li Hao The third China (Shenzhen) Innovative Entrepreneurship Competition (IECSZ) has started inviting participants, a press conference was told yesterday. Organized by China Association of Technological Entrepreneurs and Shenzhen Municipal Government, the competition is open to small and medium innovative enterprises in the technology and manufacturing industries. The competition is also…

Shenzhen may establish city university

Source: SD News SHENZHEN would establish a city university after a proposal submitted by a political adviser was approved by education authorities, yesterday’s Guangzhou Daily reported. Jin Xinyi, a member of the city advisory body, said Sunday he had just received feedback from the education bureau regarding the establishment of Shenzhen City University. Jin said…

British consul general visits SZ

2011-January-21 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily Shenzhen and the United Kingdom have big potential for cooperation, new British Consul General to South China Alastair Morgan said during his first visit to Shenzhen on Thursday. “Looking at the scope of British engagement in Hong Kong, you can see how much the scope of Shenzhen and U.K. trade…

China committed to more open market

2011-January-11 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA was committed to expanding domestic consumption and would continue on its path toward a more open market, Vice Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday. “Reform and opening up are the driving forces behind our development. China will be steadfast in promoting reform,” Li wrote in an opinion piece published in…

2010 GDP growth about 10%

2011-January-10 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA’S economy grew by around 10 percent in 2010, with retail sales up 18.5 percent, showing that it was now relying more on domestic consumption, Vice Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks published Saturday. “The driving force of domestic consumption is rising, and its increase contributed over 90 percent to…

CPPCC to discuss SZ-HK cooperation

2011-January-7 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily Dicussion on how to promote cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, particularly the development of Qianhai and cultural industries, would be highlights of this year’s session of the city’s top advisory body, the Shenzhen Committee of the CPPCC announced yesterday. The session will be held from Jan. 15 to 18,…

Stocks gain 1.6% on first trading day

2011-January-5 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA stocks rose on the first trading day of the year on speculation inflation eased last month and that the government will not impose further curbs on the property market. Improving global sentiment and economic figures boosted the appetite for risk assets, said Wang Zheng, Shanghai-based chief investment officer at…