The ChiNext, whose name came from "China Next", was launched on Oct 23, 2009 as part of the country's effort to facilitate the financing of high-tech and innovative enterprises. On Oct 30, 2009, the first batch of 28 listed firms, with a market capitalization of about 140 billion yuan (.8 billion), began trading.
The Chinese government and enterprises have "very accommodative" mechanisms to encourage international research cooperation and attract talents, such as to provide financing and well-equipped laboratories for research, said Jin in the interview.
The Chinese government has repeatedly stated that "housing is for living in, not speculation" and vowed continued efforts to ensure the healthy development of the property market.
The Chengdu Panda Asian Gourmet Festival will draw representatives of famous restaurants, chefs, food writers and researchers from Thailand, Singapore, Israel, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan and Turkey.
The Chinese government is firmly resolved to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, implement the policy of "one country, two systems" and oppose any external forces interfering in Hong Kong affairs, Xi said.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.18 percent to close at 2,540.43 points Friday.
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The Caixin/Markit services PMI fell to 51.5, the lowest in 10 months, from July's 52.8.
The Chinese government launched a more proactive and effective fiscal policy package to ease the shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and increased this year's headline budget deficit to 3.6 percent of GDP, up from 2.8 percent in 2019.
The China-US Friendship Demonstration Farm, to be located in Luanping county, Hebei province, will include an educational agriculture site modeled after a farm near Maxwell, Iowa, owned by Rick and Martha Kimberley and their son Grant. The demonstration farm is a joint project of Iowa and Hebei. Its educational components will include visuals of modern agriculture technology such as machinery, and advances such as grain storage and drying, as well as test plots.
The ChiNext Board, which started trading on Oct 30, 2009, mainly lists hi-tech companies and those with high growth potential.