Qingdao ranks among top 10 innovative cities in China
2 years, 10 months ago

Qingdao ranks among top 10 innovative cities in China

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Qingdao ranked 10th in the list of national innovative cities in 2021, according to a report released recently by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China. The report analyzed 78 cities across China based on 30 indicators including innovative infrastructure, technological and educational resources, industrial and innovative capability, entrepreneurship vitality, open and collaborative innovation and green development. Qingdao ranked highly among 78 innovative cities in seven indicators. It ranked second in the number of State-level science and technology business incubators, university science and technology parks, and entrepreneurship and innovation bases in the city; ninth in the number of State-level science and technology achievement awards; 10th in the number of high-tech enterprises; and 11th in the number of science and technology small and medium-size enterprises.

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Qingdao charging ahead as tech, innovative hub
1 month ago

Qingdao charging ahead as tech, innovative hub

China Daily  

Qingdao Port is the first fully automated container terminal in Asia. As one of the first cities in China to promote industrialization, Qingdao in East China's Shandong province has been leading the country in smart manufacturing these past few years. In recent years, Qingdao has taken the construction of marine ranches as an important aspect of accelerating the transformation of …

Qingdao ranks top 100 nationally in tech innovation
1 month ago

Qingdao ranks top 100 nationally in tech innovation

China Daily  

Qingdao ranks 17th nationwide and first in Shandong in the 2024 China Urban Tech Innovation Competitiveness report by CCID. Recently, the China Center for Information Industry Development released the 2024 China Urban Tech Innovation Competitiveness report along with the top 100 list of city technological innovation competitiveness for 2024. The research system for technological innovation competitiveness is a quantitative evaluation …

City still a pioneer of opening-up
1 month, 1 week ago

City still a pioneer of opening-up

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Qingdao, one of China's pioneering coastal cities in terms of opening up, stands out for its openness and integration into the national opening-up strategy. In response to the severe and complex international economic and trade environment, Qingdao has focused on cultivating new momentum for foreign trade development, making various efforts to stabilize its foreign trade foundation. More than 500 new …

Fertile soil for private companies to flourish
1 month, 1 week ago

Fertile soil for private companies to flourish

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Business operators have a special day to celebrate annually in Qingdao, Shandong province. During this year's event, the 2024 list of the top 100 Qingdao-based businesses and the 2023 list of demonstration enterprises for corporate social responsibility in Qingdao were released, signifying the local economy's upward momentum, leading industry players' growing strength and local companies' rising CSR awareness, organizers said. …

Qingdao once again included on list of China's new first-tier cities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Qingdao once again included on list of China's new first-tier cities

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Qingdao in East China's Shandong province is included on the list of China's new first-tier cities. Qingdao in East China's Shandong province has been included on the list of China's new first-tier cities for nine consecutive years, news portal Yicai reported on May 30. The 15 new first-tier cities in 2024 in terms of their degree of attractiveness are: Chengdu, …

Tianjin innovation park targets leading role
7 months ago

Tianjin innovation park targets leading role

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Tianjin, in North China, is intensifying efforts to transform the Tiankai Higher Education Innovation Park into a national hub for innovation, Zhang Gong, the city's mayor, said at a news conference on April 3. "The city's commitment to bolstering collaboration with additional innovation resources from Beijing aligns with President Xi Jinping's emphasis on promoting new high-quality productive forces during his …

Qingdao shines in GYBrand's national city rankings
7 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao shines in GYBrand's national city rankings

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Qingdao in East China's Shandong province ranks 12th on the 2024 Top 100 Cities in China list, which was recently released by the GYBrand Global Brand Research Institute. The GYBrand Global Brand Research Institute recently released the 2024 Top 100 Cities in China ranking. In this year's evaluation of the top 100 cities, in addition to economic strength, business environment …

'New quality productive forces' key to Qingdao's growth
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'New quality productive forces' key to Qingdao's growth

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The busy Qingdao Port in Shandong province. Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, will focus on cultivating and developing new quality productive forces, strategically managing the ocean and deepening reform and opening up. "new quality productive forces" will play a pivotal role in the nation's pursuit of high-quality development and should be positioned as a key mission …

'New productive forces' key to Qingdao's growth
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'New productive forces' key to Qingdao's growth

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The busy Qingdao Port in Shandong province. Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, will focus on cultivating and developing new productive forces, strategically managing the ocean and deepening reform and opening up. "New productive forces" will play a pivotal role in the nation's pursuit of high-quality development and should be positioned as a key mission by major …

Qingdao makes progress in scientific, technological innovation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Qingdao makes progress in scientific, technological innovation

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Qingdao in Shandong province stands is a national leader in scientific and technological strength. Qingdao in East China's Shandong province ranked 12th nationally in the development of scientific and technological innovation, rising seven places from the previous year, according to the China Urban Scientific and Technological Innovation Development Report released on Jan 28. It revealed the characteristics and trends of …

Qingdao sets ambitious goals for 2024
11 months ago

Qingdao sets ambitious goals for 2024

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Qingdao in Shandong province vows to strengthen the quality of its economy. Qingdao, a city in Shandong province, will continuously pursuing high-quality development and better fulfill its leading role in Shandong's development into a modern and strong province, according to the city's top official. The city will also work to create new advantages in building a modern industrial system, vigorously …

Qingdao cradle for tech innovation centers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Qingdao cradle for tech innovation centers

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Qingdao in East China's Shandong province. The new centers are the Shandong Province Deep Oil and Gas Measurement and Control Technology Innovation Center, Shandong Province Air Regulation Technology Innovation Center, Shandong Province Ship Power Technology Innovation Center, and Shandong Province Deep and Remote Sea Aquaculture Vessel Technology Innovation Center. Dedicated to exploring and developing deep and ultra-deep oil and gas …

Qingdao set to provide 'fertile soil' for growth of enterprises in innovation
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Qingdao set to provide 'fertile soil' for growth of enterprises in innovation

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Qingdao launches the "Fertile Soil Plan" for the cultivation and incubation of high-tech innovative enterprises. It is expected that the total number of high-tech enterprises in the city will exceed 8,000, a year-on-year increase of 20 percent, this year. In addition, Qingdao has also put forward measures to help enterprises become a key body for organizing scientific research and play …

City enhances value-added manufacturing industry
1 year, 2 months ago

City enhances value-added manufacturing industry

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In accordance with Qingdao's three-year action plan, the port city in East China's Shandong province is ramping up efforts to make value-added manufacturing account for 29 percent of its total GDP by 2025. By 2025, there will be 10 or more city-level manufacturing innovation centers and about 150 research and development centers at the city level, each working with a …

Private economy on the rise in Qingdao
1 year, 4 months ago

Private economy on the rise in Qingdao

China Daily  

Qingdao boasts a vibrant economy. The eastern coastal city of Qingdao in Shandong province registered a rapid expansion in its private economy in the first half of 2023, said local officials. The city's private investment grew by 3.9 percent, which is 4.1 percentage points higher than the national growth rate. During this period, the foreign trade volume of Qingdao's private …

Sci-tech innovation empowers advanced manufacturing in Qingdao
1 year, 9 months ago

Sci-tech innovation empowers advanced manufacturing in Qingdao

China Daily  

Qingdao boasts a vibrant economy in Shandong province. Qingdao, an eastern coastal city in Shandong province, is working to promote the high-quality development of its advanced manufacturing sector with scientific and technological innovation, said local officials. According to the Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the city is revving up efforts to seize the opportunities presented by the latest scientific …

Qingdao fuels high-quality development
1 year, 9 months ago

Qingdao fuels high-quality development

China Daily  

A truck is loaded with containers at Qingdao Port, Shandong province. ZHANG JINGANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Qingdao stabilized the economy, steadily enhanced its development quality, and maintained overall social stability in 2022, securing new and hard-won achievements in development, local media reported. In 2022, Qingdao's GDP reached nearly 1.5 trillion yuan, ranking 13th in China and third among northern cities in …

Qingdao expands private economy
1 year, 11 months ago

Qingdao expands private economy

China Daily  

Qingdao, Shandong province The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province will continue to encourage, support and guide the development of the nonpublic sector, boost confidence among private enterprises and stimulate market vitality for greater economic growth, according to local authorities. In recent years, the city has launched various beneficial policies for private companies and continued to ramp up efforts …

Qingdao's GDP growth rate among the fastest of cities across China
2 years, 1 month ago

Qingdao's GDP growth rate among the fastest of cities across China

China Daily  

Officials ramp up efforts to hit annual economic, social development goals The economic growth rate of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, outpaced most cities in China during the first three quarters of the year, showing a trend of positive recovery and continuous improvement. The city has been pushing forward a three-year campaign to revitalize the real economy, making greater efforts …

Qingdao cultivates leading marine economy
2 years, 2 months ago

Qingdao cultivates leading marine economy

China Daily  

Qingdao in East China's Shandong province is striving to build a modern marine economy. Qingdao boasts rich marine resources and a solid industrial foundation for marine economy development. In 2021, the gross marine product of Qingdao reached 468.48 billion yuan, up 17.1 percent year-on-year, accounting for more than 30 percent of the city's GDP. The city is home to nearly …

Qingdao sci-tech innovation strength improves
2 years, 2 months ago

Qingdao sci-tech innovation strength improves

China Daily  

Qingdao ranks 9th in China and 34th in the world in terms of sci-tech innovation strength according to the 2022 edition of the Global Innovation Index S&T Clusters. Qingdao boasts competitive global sci-tech innovation strength. This year's ranking is Qingdao's best ever among global "S&T clusters". Entering the "first tier" in such a list is not only a recognition of …

Market entities in Qingdao exceed 2 million
2 years, 7 months ago

Market entities in Qingdao exceed 2 million

China Daily  

As of May 23, Qingdao had more than 2 million market players, among which private market players accounted for more than 98 percent, according to official statistics. In 2019, 2020 and 2021, the city's private investment increased by 20.9 percent, 13 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively, accounting for 52.5 percent, 57.5 percent and 59.8 percent of the city's total investment, …

Qingdao boasts prosperous marine economy
2 years, 8 months ago

Qingdao boasts prosperous marine economy

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province will continue to promote the high-quality development of the marine economy and contribute to the country's efforts in building a marine powerhouse. The Qingdao Municipal Marine Development Bureau recently released guidelines to build Qingdao into a leading modern ocean city, and set development goals for its marine sector. The city will strive …

Qingdao gives priority to manufacturing industry
2 years, 8 months ago

Qingdao gives priority to manufacturing industry

China Daily  

Qingdao, an economic powerhouse in Shandong province, will continue to give priority to advancing its manufacturing industry and foster a number of world-class industrial clusters in the next five years, according to local authorities. Qingdao will adhere to the direction of high-end, intelligent and green development, and focus on promoting seven competitive industries, including smart home appliances, rail transit, new …

Qingdao districts make China's top 100 list for innovation
2 years, 8 months ago

Qingdao districts make China's top 100 list for innovation

China Daily  

Qingdao, Shandong province The West Coast New Area, and Chengyang, Shinan and Jimo districts in Qingdao, Shandong province, have been included on the China's top 100 districts list for their 2022 innovation capacities. It comprehensively analyzed the innovation level in key areas such as science and technology innovation, industrial technology innovation and reform innovation of 906 prefecture-level municipal districts throughout …

Report details Qingdao's social, economic development in 2021
2 years, 9 months ago

Report details Qingdao's social, economic development in 2021

China Daily  

Qingdao's social and economic development showed stable performance with good momentum for growth in 2021, and the city has made new progress in high-quality development, according to an official report which was released on March 17. According to a preliminary calculation that was calculated at comparable prices, in 2021, the city's GDP reached 1.41 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3 …

Qingdao strives to become intl innovation hub
2 years, 9 months ago

Qingdao strives to become intl innovation hub

China Daily  

Qingdao is striving hard to establish itself as an international innovation hub, with initiatives aimed at strengthening the strategic science and technology force, marine-related industries, innovative industry clusters, scientific and technological innovation service, and other areas. The city will access prospective science and technology companies, cultivate 100 new marine-related high-tech enterprises, and encourage the listing of two new marine-related high-tech …

Sci-tech innovation fuels Qingdao's high-quality development
2 years, 9 months ago

Sci-tech innovation fuels Qingdao's high-quality development

China Daily  

The seaside city of Qingdao, Shandong province has been working hard to implement the innovation-driven development strategy since the 12th CPC Qingdao Municipal Congress, in order to foster new driving forces for economic growth and raise people's living conditions. Last year, the world's first high-speed maglev train rolled off the production line in Qingdao, reaching a top speed of 600 …

Qingdao banks on innovation to drive growth
2 years, 10 months ago

Qingdao banks on innovation to drive growth

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province will beef up efforts to boost high-quality development through openness, innovation and modernization, said local authorities. Efforts will be made in new urban construction, new infrastructure, consumption upgrades, market expansion and business growth, according to the city's development plan. The city has seen a growth opportunity in new types of consumption in …

Qingdao ranks ninth in sci-tech innovation competitiveness
2 years, 11 months ago

Qingdao ranks ninth in sci-tech innovation competitiveness

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province ranked ninth in sci-tech innovation competitiveness according to a report recently released by Beijing-based market research firm CCID Consulting. According to the report, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Wuhan were the top five cities in terms of sci-tech innovation competitiveness, while Nanjing, Hefei, Chengdu, and Ningbo also made the top 10. CCID …

Qingdao develops into city of entrepreneurship
2 years, 11 months ago

Qingdao develops into city of entrepreneurship

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province has made some major achievements in developing into a city of entrepreneurship, said local authorities at a recent news conference. In 2021, a total of 56,700 people were given policy-based support to start their own businesses in Qingdao, and the city allocated 1.47 billion yuan in start-up support funds, both exceeding the …

Qingdao ranks eighth in comprehensive city competitiveness
3 years ago

Qingdao ranks eighth in comprehensive city competitiveness

China Daily  

CCID Consulting, a firm affiliated with a think tank under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, recently released a research report on the top 100 cities in comprehensive competitiveness in 2021, evaluating 293 Chinese cities. The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province ranked eighth in the research report. In the first three quarters of 2021, the city's GDP …

Qingdao builds intl coastal tourism destination
3 years, 3 months ago

Qingdao builds intl coastal tourism destination

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province shared its experiences and practices in building an international coastal tourism destination at a forum during the 2021 Shandong Conference on Tourism Development. By leveraging its fashion economy and tourism industry, the city has in recent years built itself into an international coastal tourism destination. According to the latest "Competitiveness Report of …

Five Qingdao districts make China's top 100 list
3 years, 4 months ago

Five Qingdao districts make China's top 100 list

China Daily  

Five districts in Qingdao, Shandong province were included on a list of China's top 100 districts in 2021, according to the report recently released by CCID Consulting. The Qingdao West Coast New Area boasts a thriving economy. The Qingdao West Coast New Area has in recent years been making steady progress in developing its economy and urban areas. Since its …

Qingdao achieves impressive growth with record GDP
3 years, 5 months ago

Qingdao achieves impressive growth with record GDP

China Daily  

Officials say economic strides come from boosts in industries, rural revitalization, improved living standards and environmental protection Qingdao in East China's Shandong province has developed into a towering coastal metropolis, with its GDP hitting 1.24 trillion yuan in 2020, local officials said. Last year, the per capita disposable income of Qingdao's rural residents was 23,656 yuan, up 4.8 percent year-on-year …

Qingdao achieves impressive growth with record GDP
3 years, 5 months ago

Qingdao achieves impressive growth with record GDP

China Daily  

Officials say economic strides come from boosts in industries, rural revitalization, improved living standards and environmental protection Qingdao in East China's Shandong province has developed into a towering coastal metropolis, with its GDP hitting 1.24 trillion yuan in 2020, local officials said. Last year, the per capita disposable income of Qingdao's rural residents was 23,656 yuan, up 4.8 percent year-on-year …

Qingdao recognized as 'city of admiration'
3 years, 7 months ago

Qingdao recognized as 'city of admiration'

China Daily  

A view of Qingdao, Shandong province. The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province was recognized as one of the top 10 "cities of admiration" in China during the list-release gala of the China Good Life City event held in Chengdu, Sichuan province on April 23. During the forum, city leaders, analysts, famous entrepreneurs, and cultural scholars shared their experiences …

Qingdao posts strong performance in tourism
3 years, 8 months ago

Qingdao posts strong performance in tourism

China Daily  

Qingdao has been renowned as one of China's leading tourist destinations. The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province made the lists of the country's top 10 cities in terms of tourism investment and tourist satisfaction, local media reported. The lists, based on data from a survey conducted by the China Tourism Academy, a data center under the Ministry of …

Qingdao aims to boost marine economy by 10% this year
3 years, 8 months ago

Qingdao aims to boost marine economy by 10% this year

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province recently launched an action plan to boost the city's marine economy this year. The city will speed up the construction of major projects such as the North China International Aquatic Products Trading Center and Cold Chain Logistics Base, the Guoxin Marine Economy Pilot Zone for the Integrated Development of Tertiary Industry, and …

Qingdao reviews past economic success
3 years, 9 months ago

Qingdao reviews past economic success

China Daily  

City takes note of enormous growth it achieved through smart investments and strategies Qingdao in East China's Shandong province saw strong growth over the past five years in fields including economy, technology, transport and poverty alleviation, and enjoyed newfound success in the film and television industry. "The city's research and development expenses over the last five years reached 29.46 billion …

Qingdao to promote more comprehensive employment
3 years, 9 months ago

Qingdao to promote more comprehensive employment

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao will intensify efforts to achieve more comprehensive and higher quality employment, with personal income growth basically in step with economic growth, and marked improvements in distribution structure over the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The city will release more measures and policies to improve the training system for skilled workers, create a favorable environment for …

Qingdao ranks among top 10 most innovative cities in nation
3 years, 11 months ago

Qingdao ranks among top 10 most innovative cities in nation

China Daily  

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province ranked 10th in the list of national innovative cities in 2020, up two places from last year's ranking, according to reports released by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China on Dec 26. In recent years, Qingdao has been ramping up efforts to …

Qingdao ranks 7th among China's top 100 digital cities
4 years ago

Qingdao ranks 7th among China's top 100 digital cities

China Daily  

The city of Qingdao, Shandong province was ranked seventh in the list of China's top 100 digital cities this year, three places higher than the 2019 ranking. The ranking mainly focuses on six digital construction indicators covering the digital economy, digital government, digital governance, digital innovation and digital foundation, according to CCID Consulting. It has paid closer attention to the …

Qingdao on China's top 10 happiest cities list
4 years, 1 month ago

Qingdao on China's top 10 happiest cities list

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The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province has been included in Oriental Outlook magazine's annual ranking of the 10 happiest cities in China. Oriental Outlook works with the Liaowang Think Tank to perform research for the ranking through big data collection, questionnaire survey, field research and expert review. In the overall evaluation, the city's indicators of people's livelihoods, such …

Qingdao builds city of entrepreneurship, innovation
4 years, 3 months ago

Qingdao builds city of entrepreneurship, innovation

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"Qingdao is a city full of vitality and entrepreneurship. The remarks by the city's top official revealed the development direction of the eastern coastal city in Shandong province, which has been ramping up efforts to become a new cradle for Chinese unicorn companies that could inject more vitality into the development of the new economy. Qingdao officials have a meeting …

Qingdao becomes more attractive to college graduates
4 years, 3 months ago

Qingdao becomes more attractive to college graduates

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The eastern coastal city of Qingdao is becoming increasingly attractive to college students due the city's increased efforts to boost emerging industries, improve talent policies and the employment environment, and make it easy to start businesses, said local officials. The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province According to incomplete statistics from the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Human Resource and …

Fortune Global 500 companies drawn to Qingdao
4 years, 3 months ago

Fortune Global 500 companies drawn to Qingdao

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As one of the country's first coastal cities to open up to the outside world, Qingdao has received investment from many Fortune Global 500 companies. "Thanks to increasing development momentum and an improving business environment in the Qingdao West Coast New Area, our company has been growing rapidly with a gradually expanding market share and increasing turnover," said Frank. Air …

Qingdao among China's top 100 foreign trade cities
4 years, 4 months ago

Qingdao among China's top 100 foreign trade cities

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The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province has been included among China's top 100 cities for foreign trade in 2019, according to the list released by the General Administration of Customs. The cities on the list were evaluated based on 20 factors, including a city's competitiveness in foreign trade, industrial structure, development and potential. Imports and exports in Qingdao …

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