The Canton Tower stands in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on April 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING - An innovation index has been published to track the performance of companies based in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The index, which was released by Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. and the China Center for Information Industry Development Tuesday, is based on 100 stocks covering advanced manufacturing, strategic emerging industries, modern services and maritime economy. The innovation index, including shares of industry giants such as Tencent, Ping An, Gree and Midea, is the flagship of a series of indexes for the Greater Bay Area to be developed by the two parties. It contains 38 information technology enterprises that account for over 25 percent of weighting. A composite index for the area was also launched at the same event Tuesday. All the indexes are based on equities listed at the Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges that are eligible for the Stock Connect programs. The Stock Connect are securities trading and clearing arrangements that link China's mainland stock exchanges to that of Hong Kong. The programs allow mainland investors to trade and settle shares in the Hong Kong market via their local exchanges, and vice-versa. The Greater Bay Area has a highly developed capital market. By the end of March, it had more than 750 companies that were listed on Chinese mainland and eligible under the Stock Connect programs with a total market capitalization of nearly 27 trillion yuan (about $4 trillion). The index series would play an important role in developing the area into an international science and innovation center and enhancing the financial sector's service to the real economy, said an official with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. embossed wristbandspersonalized ballerina braceletjelly band silicone medical alert braceletcamo silicone wristbandscustom friendship bracelets
Terry Gou (C), founder and chairman of Foxconn Technology, speaks to reporters in Osaka, Japan, Feb 5, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] Terry Gou, head of the world's largest electronics supplier, Foxconn, confirmed on Wednesday that he will enter Taiwan's 2020 leadership election. Gou, Taiwan's richest person, with a net worth of $7.6 billion according to Forbes, said he would join the race and take part in the primaries of the Kuomintang party. Candidates are expected to face a slate of competitors in the 2020 election. Current Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party has said she will seek a second four-year term. Gou said on Tuesday that he was considering a leadership bid and hinted that he was close to a decision when he told more than 100 people packed into a temple that he would follow the instruction of a sea goddess who had told him to run. Peace, stability and Taiwan's future economy are my core values, Gou said later at the KMT's headquarters in Taipei. He urged the party to rediscover the spirit and honor of the KMT and to recover support for the party among Taiwan's youth. The KMT said this week Gou had been a party member for more than 50 years and had given it an interest-free loan of NT$45 million ($1.5 million) in 2016 in the name of his mother, which showed his loyalty. Gou, 68, began his career in plastics before branching out into electronics and later mobile phones. Gou gives his age as 69 in keeping with Chinese tradition, which designates a child as 1 at birth. Gou this week said he was planning to step away from day-to-day operations at Foxconn but would continue to guide the company's major direction while working on a book about his management philosophy and bringing along a new generation of business leaders.
