Hangzhou’s ‘296X’ gains traction as investment climbs 15% in Jan-Apr
The initiative, launched in late 2025, forms the centerpiece of Hangzhou’s effort to build new industrial growth engines.
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Hangzhou pilot base to spur AI use across culture and tourism
Authorities described the facility as a “super AI laboratory” for the sector, intended to shift AI applications from academic research into real-world use cases across tourism, museums and cultural production.
Hangzhou rises to China’s No. 4 talent magnet amid hiring push
Through its “Qinghe Cloud Recruitment” initiative, the city organizes more than 800 global recruitment events online each year and offers around 1 million job opportunities.
Hangzhou honors 106 ‘New Eagle’ startups in bet on frontier tech
Selected companies span sectors including general AI, brain-inspired computing, synthetic biology, low-altitude aviation and frontier chip technologies.
Hangzhou revives viral ‘Are You Dead?’ app as elderly care platform
The platform has begun pilot operations in Nanxing subdistrict, one of Shangcheng’s grayest communities, where residents aged over 60 account for 44.4% of the population.
Hangzhou expands business reforms with 20 new measures
Since 2018, the city has released annual reform packages to improve its business environment, rolling out a cumulative 955 measures over eight years.
Hangzhou showcases tea-picking robot at industry expo
Equipped with two robotic arms, the prototype harvested about 3,500 buds per hour during field tests conducted in Hangzhou tea plantations in April 2026, according to previous media reports.
Hangzhou launches first AI-focused class at Jack Ma-founded school
Teaching will combine in-house interdisciplinary faculty with external mentors from Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and major technology companies.
Sneaker brand Golden Goose picks Hangzhou for China HQ after buyout
Fewer than two months passed between Linping district’s initial project signing in late March and the formal unveiling at the city-level conference in May.
Hangzhou districts race to build China’s leading AI hub
The moves come as Hangzhou intensifies efforts at the start of its “15th Five-Year Plan” period (2026-2030) to position itself as what officials call China’s “top city for AI innovation and development.”