SHENZHEN -- The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has decided to offer more startup grants for overseas-educated Chinese students in order to lure more talent to the city to start businesses, local authorities said on Wednesday.Total startup grants for overseas returnees will surge from the previous 15 million yuan ($2.37 million) to 30 million yuan in 2018, according to the local human resources and social security bureau.The entrepreneurship programs will be evaluated by experts, and the best programs will be granted up to 5 million yuan, according to the bureau.Shenzhen started to offer startup grants in 2001. The local government has allocated startup grants to 947 firms set up by overseas returnees so far. plain rubber wristbandscustomized rubber braceletswholesale rubber braceletsrubber bracelet meaningswholesale custom wristbands
Students from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao from Renmin University of China take a photo at the Great Wall in Beijing during a cultural experience event. [Photo provided to China Daily] A recent survey found that nearly 49 percent of people in Taiwan have a favorable opinion toward the mainland, while about 44 percent have a negative opinion. This is the first time favorable opinions have surpassed negative ones, according to a poll released by the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation on Sunday. The poll results show 8 percent of the respondents felt very good toward the mainland; 40.8 percent felt good; 23.9 percent felt not good, 20 percent felt very bad, 2.5 percent don't feel anything special and 4.9 percent don't know. You Ying-lung, chairman of the foundation, considered the result a historic change. It's extraordinary, he said, adding it is noteworthy that a majority of young adults or the educated population holds a favorable view toward the mainland. The survey found that for people in Taiwan between the ages of 25 and 54, more than half thought of the mainland in a positive way. For Taiwan residents with university education or above, more than 50 percent also had favorable views. Compared to last year, the overall favorable attitude increased by 4.4 percentage points, while aversions dropped by 3.5 percentage points, You said.
