[institutional Survey: more than half of the small and micro enterprises surveyed in mainland China are expected to achieve growth this year] the latest "Asia-Pacific Survey of small and Micro Enterprises" released by the Australian Institute of Certified Public Accountants today shows that technology application and innovation investment bring dividends to the development of small and micro enterprises in mainland China. More than half (56 per cent) of mainland small and micro companies surveyed are expected to grow in 2023, and more than 1/3 (35 per cent) of mainland companies surveyed plan to increase the number of employees this year, with both surveys up slightly from 2022. The survey also showed that most mainland Chinese companies surveyed (61 per cent) believed that technology investment had improved their profitability last year. (reporters Hou Runfang and Guo Songyi of the Financial Associated Press)