HONG KONG - The University of Hong Kong (HKU) announced Monday it has established an innovations platform in collaboration with the Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (GDPU) to promote bio- and health technology and translational medical research and development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.The GDPU-HKU Innovations Platform, located in Zhongshan city, includes three core units - an incubation facility, a joint laboratory and a technology transfer unit, and aims at developing into a national-level technology enterprise incubator hosting at least 50 companies and incubating at least 10 HKU technologies within five years.A satellite branch of HKU's partner state key laboratory of pharmaceutical biotechnology will also be set up at GDPU.The move is of great strategic importance to HKU in terms of technology transfer and commercialisation of the university's cutting-edge research particularly in the field of bio-medicine, HKU said in a press release, adding that it is also a significant step to mark the university's presence and contribution to development in Greater Bay Area. red rubber wristbands24hr wristbandsilicone keychain
A seminar attended by more than 400 people from universities, think tanks and media organizations opened on Thursday in Yantai, Shandong province, to discuss how China's stories and voices can achieve consistent global reach. With the country's growing influence, the world is interested in learning more about China, said Guo Weimin, vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, at the opening ceremony. Communication workers must seek ways to tell stories so that the country's voice can be heard better around the world, Guo said. "People want to know more about China. They not only want to know what happened in China but the reasons behind the events," Guo said. Shandong province, the home of Confucius, is developing a branding campaign highlighting the Chinese sage as a platform for telling stories about traditional Chinese culture, said Wang Hao, Party chief of Yantai. "In the context of globalization, Shandong is willing to share its culture with the world and absorb the essence of cultures from around the world for development and prosperity," Wang said. Hu Zhengrong, president of Communication University of China, said international communication should incorporate features that fit individual countries. "When China's stories are told, elements including the readers' ethnic groups and religions should be considered. Then the stories will be better understood," Hu said. Six subforums and two roundtable meetings were scheduled for the two-day event, with topics ranging from disseminating Chinese culture to innovation in international discourse.
