Looking ahead

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Media briefing in Beijing on latest moves to bolster IPR

The State Council Information Office will hold a media briefing in Beijing on Tuesday. Shen Changyu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office, and Yu Cike, spokesman of the National Copyright Administration, will introduce the latest development in the country’s intellectual property rights protection.

Central bank set to cut its reserve requirement ratio

Starting on Wednesday, the People’s Bank of China will cut the reserve requirement ratio for most commercial and overseas banks by 1 percentage point to boost small businesses and improve financial stability and liquidity. The central bank said the move aims to create a sound environment for high-quality growth and supply-side reform. The ratio cut comes after the country’s GDP expanded 6.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter.

PLA will hold live-fire drill off Zhejiang province

The People’s Liberation Army will conduct a live-fire drill in the waters of the East China Sea near Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Maritime Safety Administration.

Huawei to launch top-grade smartphones in India

Huawei will launch the P20 Lite and P20 Pro, two premium smartphones, in India on Tuesday. Ahead of the launch, the company has confirmed that its flagship devices will be available exclusively on Amazon India. Chinese smartphone makers like Huawei are looking abroad for growth.