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BEIJING - China's digital culture sector is expected to see robust expansion as new-generation technologies become powerful tools to create and promote cultural products and services, an industrial report showed.

More than 3,000 foreign companies from 150 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in November, said Sun Chenghai, the deputy director of the CIIE bureau.

City government launches project to facilitate wider adoption of technology. Shanghai has unveiled an accelerator project to boost the use of artificial intelligence in the medical field as it upped the ante in driving AI applications across several industries.

HANGZHOU - Ningbo Zhoushan port, China's busiest port, saw cargo throughput rise 5.5 percent year-on-year to 557.96 million tons in the first half of 2019.

The first match-making session for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) slated to take place this November was held in Shanghai over the weekend, helping global exhibitors and domestic purchasers better make deals.

China will increase international cooperation in the software industry, no matter how the global situation develops, the nation's top regulator of the industry said on Sunday.

SHANGHAI - Johnson & Johnson Innovation, a division of Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd., launched a 4,400-square-meter incubator for healthcare startups in Shanghai Thursday.

The New Development Bank, which is the first international financial institution to set up its global headquarters in Shanghai, had its structure ceiling ceremony on Wednesday, further helping the city to build itself into an international financial center.

SEOUL - China's economy has contributed and will continue to contribute to regional and world economy with its open platform such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a South Korean expert said.