China to hold entrepreneurship, innovation week

China will hold the national mass entrepreneurship and innovation week from June 5 to 11, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said yesterday.

The event will kick off in the host city of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Competitions, exhibitions and forums for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and universityBEIJING (Xinhua) – China will hold the national mass entrepreneurship and innovation week from June 5 to 11, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said yesterday.

The event will kick off in the host city of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Competitions, exhibitions and forums for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and university students will also be held nationwide during the week.

In addition, an overseas activities week will open to share China’s achievements in innovation-driven development and promote international cooperation in entrepreneurship and innovation.

The State Council has so far started construction on 120 demonstration bases for entrepreneurship and innovation, covering districts, universities and research institutes, as well as enterprises.

In 2018, the regional bases created 710,000 jobs and saw an average of 6,700 new high-tech companies registered, both up more than 30 percent year on year, according to the NDRC.

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