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A company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is planning to produce smart machines by making use of 3D sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Shenzhen Firm to Enable Machines Using 3D Sensing, AI Technologies

A company located in a high-tech industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is aiming to bring big changes to the world by enabling machines to have perceptions similar to human, by making use of 3-D sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, China Daily reported.

Home-grown appliance makers like Haier have expanded their market to include North and South America.
Chinese Firms Drove Japanese Electronics Giants into High-end Fields

Japanese electronics giants such as Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Sanyo and Hitachi have reportedly been hurt by the rise of home-grown Chinese home appliance makers such as Haier Group, TCL Corp. and Hisense Group. This competition has pushed Japanese companies into areas like high-end intelligent home appliances, business-to-business activities, construction, nuclear power, housing, automobiles, startup incubation and Internet of vehicles.

Gift Card For Groceries Offered At Gun 'Buyback' In Detroit
Americans To Spend $26B On Gift Cards For Christmas Season

Gift cards remain a popular choice for Americans who are not good at picking appropriate presents, have little time to shop or are last-minute consumers.

Peer-to-peer lending is now considered the third most popular choice for investments in China.
Peer-to-peer Lending China’s Third Most Popular Investment Option

A new survey revealed that peer-to-peer lending is now China's third most popular choice for investments of less than 500,000 yuan ($77,150), China Daily reported.

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Healthcare firms are planning to invest into the huge market by providing services to China's aging population, which is expected to reach 243 million by 2020.
Healthcare Firms Keen on Potential Prospect with China’s Aging Population

Healthcare firms in the country are looking at the huge potential market as 243 million people in China will reach 60 years or older by 2020, increasing the requirement for specialist healthcare services, China Daily reported.

Melamine-tainted milk killed at least six babies and sickened 300,000 more in 2008. Because of it, parents are still cautious about buying locally manufactured infant formulas.
Imported Baby Formulas Still on High Demand in China

Seven years after the melamine-tainted milk scandal erupted in China, the demand for imported infant milk is still high. This demand is being met through cross-border e-commerce platforms.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott shakes hand with President Xi Jinping during the signing of a free trade agreement in Canberra in June.
China, Australia to Mutually Benefit as Historic FTA Comes into Force

China and Australia are seen to gain benefits as the historic free trade agreement (FTA) between the countries officially entered into force on Sunday, Dec. 20, giving competitive advantages for exporters and investors from both ends, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

A Chinese firm is set to build the largest steel pipe factory in Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos, Nigeria.
Chinese Firm to Build Largest Steel Pipe Plant in Nigeria's Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone

Chinese steel pipe manufacturer Jiangsu Yulong Group led the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 16, for a large-scale factory in Nigeria's Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone. The event was attended by Nigerian government officials, Chinese envoys and representatives from private companies.

Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma poses at the company's headquarters in Nanshan Hi-Tech Industrial Park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Tencent CEO Urges Better IP Protections to Drive Growth of China's Cultural Industries

Culture and creative industries in China will have strong growth potential if the government would ensure intellectual property protections for them, Pony Ma, co-founder and chief executive of Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings, said.

President Xi Jinping poses for a picture with other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in July 2015.
SCO Premiers Agree to Prioritize Infrastructure Building

Prime ministers from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have agreed to take infrastructure construction a priority project for cooperation, China Daily reported.

Derek Jeter asserted that the
Derek Jeter To Frigo Underwear: 'Too Urban,' 'Too Gay' Claims Are 'Categorically False'

Frigo Underwear Company has witnesses who will testify that Derek Jeter reneged from his fiduciary duties because he thinks the underwear line marketing is "too urban" and "too gay". On the other hand, Jeter rectifies such discriminatory claims as "categorically false".

Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli Arrested For Securities Fraud
Price-Gouging Pharma Executive Faces Fraud Charges

Former hedge fund manager Marti Shkreli was arrested by federal agents on Thursday morning. However, the arrest was not because of drug price-gouging which Shkreli has become notorious when he jacked up the price of a cancer drug by 5,000 percent.

A component of the major economic plan unveiled by the Communist Party of China (CPC) includes making cities more livable, adjusting the size of cities and improving urban infrastructure.
CPC Bares Major Economic Tasks to Boost 2016 Growth

The Communist Party of China (CPC) presented on Monday, Dec. 14, its major economic tasks for 2016, the first year of the country's 13th Five-Year Plan, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

IBM facility near Boulder, Colorado
IBM Creates Another Watson IoT Unit In Munich

IBM has announced the launching of the new global headquarters its Watson Internet of things (IoT) business unit in Munich, Germany.

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