BEIJING - More than 100 young Taiwanese toured high-tech base Zhongguancun in Beijing to learn about and exchange ideas on innovation as part of their summer workshop schedule on the mainland.Cheng Po-yu, Shougang group VSTARTUP general manager in charge of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs, shared his experience with the youth, introduced the Chinese mainland's favorable policies on innovation and starting businesses, and encouraged them to seek opportunities on the mainland.After viewing sci-tech products at the innovation exhibition center, a student surnamed Chang from Taichung University of Science and Technology said that he had heard of but never seen these products, which included virtual reality and intelligent robot technology, adding the he will share this eye-opening experience with his peers.A student surnamed Chen from I-Shou University said that he will consider coming to the mainland to pursue development opportunities after graduation as there are advantages in talent, technology, funding and policy.The workshop, organized by the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and hosted by the Academy of Chinese Culture, is a platform for Taiwanese students to learn about the mainland and Chinese culture.It has attracted over 10,000 Taiwanese students since 2003.This year's workshop runs from July 1 to 16. customize silicone braceletsrubber wristbands custom cheapcustom silicone bandsbat fidget spinnerjordan wristbandthe wristband factory
Billionaire Li Ka-shing, chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd and Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, March 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG] Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, 90, announced today he is retiring from his companies. Li said he will officially step down as the chairman of CK Hutchison and CK Asset later this year and will serve as a senior adviser. He will be succeeded by his elder son Victor Li Tzar Kuoi. The 89-year-old tycoon made the announcement at a press conference where his four listed companies, CK Hutchison, CK Asset Holdings Ltd., CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. and Power Assets Holdings Ltd., released their annual results. His net worth is $35.4 billion as of today, and is ranked 24th on the list of world's billionaires, according to forbes.com. Li is one of the richest and most influential tycoons in Asia, with interests in everything from ports and utilities to telecoms. His companies employ some 310,000 people in more than 50 nations. According to Forbes, his Li Ka Shing Foundation has donated more than $2.6 billion; over 80 percent has gone to Greater China. In 1950, after learning how to operate a plant, Li founded a plastic manufacturing company in HK with personal savings and funds borrowed from relatives. Li started out by supplying HK and the rest of the world with high-quality plastic flowers at low prices in the 1950s.
