South China

GoforIsrael Conference Returns to China

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Foshan, Guangdong, Shunde District, South China

HONG KONG and FOSHAN, China, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --GoforIsrael conference will be held for the second time outside of Israel, on May 29th-31th, in Hong Kong and in Foshan, China.

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  • HONG KONG and FOSHAN, China, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --GoforIsrael conference will be held for the second time outside of Israel, on May 29th-31th, in Hong Kong and in Foshan, China.
  • Around 100 Israeli hitech and startup companies will fly to China to attend the GoforIsrael conference in Foshan (May 31st), a major city in Guangdong Province.
  • Haggai Ravid, CEO of Cukierman & Co Investments House: "Following on our successful conference in China in 2016, we decided to return to China and bring Israeli hi-tech to Chinese investors.
  • The last GoforIsrael conference in China was a huge success more than 2,800 participants attended the conference, among them 1,500 high quality investors.

HGC and China Telecom cooperate for the first carrier-to-carrier Interconnection at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Pearl River Delta, Geography of China, Subdivisions of China, South China, Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, Hong Kong, HGC Global Communications

This will be the first interconnection between Hong Kong and Mainland China fixed telecommunication network service providers on the HZM Bridge, and is HGC's fifth cross-border route between Mainland China and Hong Kong.

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  • This will be the first interconnection between Hong Kong and Mainland China fixed telecommunication network service providers on the HZM Bridge, and is HGC's fifth cross-border route between Mainland China and Hong Kong.
  • Deng Xiaofeng, Managing Director, Global Business Department of China Telecom, said: "China Telecom is pleased to establish an interconnection with HGC at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
  • HGC owns and operates an extensive fibre-optic network, four cross-border telecom routes integrated into tier-one telecom operators in mainland China and connects with hundreds of world-class international telecom operators.
  • HGC is one of Hong Kong's largest Wi-Fi service providers, running over 29,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in Hong Kong.

The First Greater Bay Area Biotechnology and Translational Medicine International Collaboration in the United States · China · Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macau Greater Bay

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Pearl River Delta, Geography of China, Taipa, Special administrative regions of China, Subdivisions of China, South China, Zhuhai, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Macau, Sun Yat-sen University, Macau, Biotechnology

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has long endeavoured to the development of translational medicine and biotechnology research. Together with alliance partners from the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macau Greater Bay Area including Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen University, Macau University of Science and Technology, PolyU will initiate a collaboration with The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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  • I am also confident that this international partnership will drive a new wave of world-class developments in biotechnology.
  • Leveraging the opportunities provided by the Greater Bay Area, the collaboration would foster more applied research in biotechnology, and bring innovations in the areas of cancer, genomics, translational medicine, and other related areas in biotechnology.
  • Riding on the strength of each partner from the Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area, the collaborative platform is expected to generate immense impact towards the development of the Greater Bay Area into a biotechnology hub.