6th Qingdao Multinationals Summit opens

The sixth Qingdao Multinationals Summit (QMS) opened Thursday in east China's coastal city of Shandong Province, which is themed on "Multinationals and China: Connecting the World for Win-Win Cooperation."

The event has attracted 465 multinational companies, including 135 from the Fortune Global 500 and 330 industry leaders. Participating enterprises are from 43 countries and regions, gaining the weight of the summit.

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Among the 417 representatives from overseas multinationals are those from Switzerland's Glencore, Japan's Mizuho, and South Korea's CJ Group.

"To address the concerns of multinational companies, we have arranged 22 key sessions including the Opening Ceremony and Multinationals High-Quality Development Forum, 'Invest in China' Exchange and Cooperation Conference Shandong Session and various matchmaking activities," said Cai Peian, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the summit.

Running from Wednesday through Friday, the summit features closed-door meetings on policies and forums on silver economy, general aviation and low-altitude economy.

This year's summit also includes tailored business matchmaking sessions to support multinationals in accessing supply chain, innovation, and market resources.

At least one person was killed and 99 others injured after two passenger trains collided near Bedford north of London on Friday evening, according to an announcement from the local ambulance service on Saturday.

The incident occurred at around 17:15 local time when a Luton Airport Express service struck an East Midlands Railway service, British media reported.

One of the train driver was killed on site. Twenty-eight people remain in hospital, among them nine in critical condition.

British rail authorities said that the cause of the accident is still under investigation.