The company reported 18 billion yuan (.83 billion) in revenue last year, up 80 percent from a year earlier, but the achievement was eclipsed by the 300 percent growth in 2014 and 100 percent in 2015.
The company said it will develop products that mainly include server operating systems, desktop operating systems and embedded operating systems, combining artificial intelligence, mobile computing and cloud interconnection technologies.
The company sees the rising demand on the mainland as a big opportunity. "The percentage of the population having a gym card in first-tier cities on the mainland is 1 to 2 percent, while the figure for Hong Kong is roughly 5 percent. Therefore, huge opportunities lie on the mainland. We aim at increasing our penetration rate in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai," Grant said.
The complex will benefit local employment in the agriculture-dominant country, creating at least 2,500 jobs in the projects in the park and about 2,000 jobs in supporting sectors, he said.
The company is bullish about the prospects for agricultural drones as the demand for such gadgets is huge and the whole industry is still in exploration mode.
The company is taking steps to expand overseas, with the countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative as a main focus.
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The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on further cooperation with the Administration Committee of Guangzhou Nansha Development Zone earlier this month, emphasizing SABIC's long-term commitment in China.
The company plans to give subsidies for car rentals, income and insurance purchases for beginners who join Didi's ride-hailing fleets. Drivers in poor areas can enjoy special poverty-relief funds, and freelancers can participate in skill training courses for free.
The company issued an statement on Thursday afternoon in response to questions about the copyright claim. It said the image of the black hole belongs to the European Southern Observatory, and it had received authorization for use but not for commercial purposes. The observatory is an intergovernmental organization based in Germany.
The company's data showed that if a close contact of a flu patient takes the drug, the risk of him or her getting infected with influenza drops by 86 percent.