With such internationally leading technologies as subsidence control, stratified backwash, a cutter with long duration and real-time tool wear monitoring were used in the machine.

Despite technological breakthroughs that are rewriting certain retail rules, masterminding consumer minds remains the top priority for brands as they seek to navigate the increasingly sophisticated and stratified consumer markets, according to a seasoned branding veteran.

HDI is stratified into four tiers: very high human development (0.8-1.0), high human development (0.7-0.79), medium human development (0.55-0.70), and low human development (below 0.55).

The model has three powertrains: 2.0 TFSI (Turbocharged Fuel Stratified Injection) high- and low-power engines and a 3.0 TFSI, which can deliver a maximum output of 250 kilowatts and a top torque of 500 Newton meters.

The advent of 5G and other technological leaps like artificial intelligence will exert a bigger impact on smart marketing through a more thorough and stratified analysis of user preferences based on algorithms that decode customer activities, said Maggie Wang, president of data marketing technology firm AdMaster.

NEEQ-listed companies have been stratified to sift out the best performers on the innovation tier, based on a series of standards including profits and revenue, while the rest stay on the base tier.