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The General Office of the State Council issued a notice on further strengthening policy support for stabilizing employment. The focus is on stabilizing employment, enterprises, the market, and expectations, in order to promote high-quality economic development.

Robot families to meet growing demand in high-growth segments across China, in line with ABB's ‘local for local’ strategy; Covering essential tasks from material handling to high-end applications including dispensing and polishing; All powered by OmniCore™ controller platform for seamless integration; Manufactured at ABB Robotics’ state-of-the-art Shanghai Mega Factory, reinforcing local ...

China's finance, taxation, and commerce authorities unveiled a tax incentive granting foreign investors a 10 percent corporate income tax credit on direct domestic investments funded by dividends from Chinese resident companies. The measure, which takes effect from Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028, allows unused credits to be carried forward and applies lower rates under existing tax treaties.

Ypsomed opened its first dedicated production site in China with a festive ceremony. The new facility, located in Changzhou’s high-tech industrial park near Shanghai, was completed in just 14 months and marks a further milestone in the company's global growth strategy.

Sika continues to deliver on its Local-for-Local strategy with the launch of three new manufacturing investments in China, Brazil, and Morocco—reinforcing its commitment to serving customers with local production, global expertise, and sustainable innovation.

The National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee has released the national standard "Data Security Technology – Security Requirements for the Processing of Sensitive Personal Information." It establishes the identification and classification of sensitive personal information, and specifies the general security requirements for handling sensitive personal information as well as ...

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued the Administrative Measures for Technology-Based Business Incubators. Taking into account the current state, challenges, and development trends of incubators, the Measures propose classifying incubators into two categories: Standard Level and Excellence Level.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other three departments will launch a pilot in some 30 cities to integrate human resources (HR) services with the manufacturing sector, aiming to drive high-quality sufficient employment while accelerating the development of a modern industrial system.

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, the head of the FDFA, was in Hong Kong at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, to attend the launch of the International Organization for Mediation. The event brought together some 50 states, including several represented at ministerial level. Mr Cassis gave a speech outlining Switzerland's approach to mediation. 

The MIIT along with other government organs released an implementation plan for the digital transformation of the electronic information manufacturing industry, setting a goal for major enterprises to achieve a numerical control rate of over 85 percent in key production processes by 2027.