For Li Chaoyang, the timing of his decision to start a company could not have been better, the founder of a high-tech company in Chengdu said.
International watersport at Chengdu scenic spot given full throttle, Cecily Liu reports Powerboat racing is revving up as a sport ready to make big waves in China.
Challenges, opportunities in increasingly connected world, Zhuan Ti and Li Yu report Unlike most other high-level business conferences that open with discussions straight to the topic, the Fortune Global Forum has a tradition of starting out with a reception for the "Most Powerful Women".
Smaller, more space for farms, education, elderly China's fastest-growing inland city Chengdu will host the largest Fortune Global Forum ever in June with representatives from 442 of the magazine's Global 500 companies slated to attend, according to local media reports.
Foreign investment in China is now diverting from coastal cities to western inland regions, according to a recent report on trends among Singapore companies.
Trips to Europe have become more convenient for tourists from Chengdu since Air China launched a new direct route from the Sichuan capital to Frankfurt, Germany, on May 19. The second direct flight between the city and Europe, the Chengdu-Frankfurt route is scheduled for Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. It is expected to strengthen the city's role as a logistics and transportation hub in western China.
Talent plays no small role in Chengdu's drive to become an economic power with international influence, according to local officials. "Chengdu is a city of inclusiveness and vigor, and so it's talent-attraction strategy is comprehensive," said Ji Jianxin, an executive from Chengdu Di'ao Group.
Delegation to Singapore: City's many advantages It is the right time to invest in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province that will soon host the 2013 Global Fortune Forum, city officials told Singaporean business representatives last month.
"Chengdu can do" is the phrase Intel uses to describe its development in the capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province over the past decade.
As a rising star on China's economic landscape, Chengdu's rapid development has caught the attention of overseas media.
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