The 2-million-pound (.6 million) TUS-ORE Catapult Research Centre, otherwise known as TORC, was established by: Beijing-based energy company Tus Clean Energy; the UK government's innovation agency Innovate UK; and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, which is a Glasgow-based research institute that supports UK wind companies.
That said, owning the local delivery market could be a key strategic advantage for any company, with Wal-Mart?reportedly considering having its own customers deliver items?to online buyers in their markets.
The 11th IIICF brings together ambassadors from 32 countries, senior executives from over 20 financial institutions, and representatives of top contractors and engineering equipment companies, international consulting firms, and engineering and construction services. More than 1,000 peopled attended the first day of the conference-the largest public event in Macao so far this year. It ends on Thursday.
The "From University to the World 2017" dialogue between Chinese and South African university students is held in Cape Town on Sept 1, 2017. [Photo/China Plus]
The 15th Global Rubber Conference will be held in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan province, in mid-December, with more than 700 industry leaders and experts expected to gather from around the world, according to the organizing committee.
The "smile curve", proposed in the early 1990s by Stan Shih, the founder of Acer Inc in Taiwan, says that most of the profits from a product are captured by designers, brand owners or retail channels, not by the manufacturers. By contrast, Zhang Daili, chairman and founder of Kutesmart, argues that by using direct contacts with customers and efficient production processes, manufacturers can get most of the profits.
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The "Nth room" scandal refers to a digital sex crime in South Korea that took place in Telegram chat rooms. At least 74 victims were exploited in the case, in which a man surnamed Cho allegedly lured victims, including underage girls, into taking naked photos and later threatened and exploited them into performing sex acts, the Yonhap New Agency reported on March 23. At least 10,000 users are suspected of paying to watch the videos, the report said.
The "Darling Bus" links the Badaling Great Wall with downtown Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua]
That was the challenge posed to hundreds of university students last year by Amazon as part of its inaugural?Alexa Prize?competition, which tested the boundaries of the company’s artificial intelligence-powered voice platform, also known as Alexa.
The 10 stores, in Chongqing municipality, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Changchun, Harbin, Suzhou, Xi'an, Changsha and Chengdu will bring the total number of stores of the toy retailer to 150.