Closer FTZ ties to bolster development
4 years, 1 month ago

Closer FTZ ties to bolster development

China Daily  

Coordination to focus on implementing strategies to unleash regional potential China will seek better coordination among the various free trade zones as their closer cooperation will provide strong impetus for economic development, experts and government officials said on Monday. The China Pilot Free Trade Zone is joining hands with the pilot FTZs in Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, to jointly design coordinated development patterns that will further contribute to the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region, said Yang Chao, deputy head of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration. "We plan to have effective coordination on institutional innovation, function extension, and industrial development among the four FTZs in the Yangtze River Delta region. The three provinces and one directly-administered municipality in the Yangtze River Delta now have FTZs, as the country seeks a higher level of opening-up and new momentum for regional development in the area.

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China launches pilot program to expand opening-up in value-added telecom services
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China launches pilot program to expand opening-up in value-added telecom services

China Daily  

A visitor checks out Haier's booth during an electronics expo in Shanghai in March. BEIJING - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday launched a pilot program to expand opening-up in value-added telecom services in four designated areas in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen. The pilot program will allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned businesses such as internet …

Institutional innovations in pilot FTZs shift China's opening up into higher gear
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Institutional innovations in pilot FTZs shift China's opening up into higher gear

China Daily  

A view of Lin-gang Special Area of China Pilot Free Trade Zone. BEIJING -- Over the past year, a slew of pioneering institutional innovations implemented in China's pilot free trade zones have formed a strong magnet for foreign investment, shifting the opening up process of the world's second-largest economy to a higher level. When HSBC, a multinational banking and financial …

Qingdao FTZ focuses on institutional innovation
5 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao FTZ focuses on institutional innovation

China Daily  

In recent years, Qingdao city has prioritized institutional innovation, capitalizing on the China Pilot Free Trade Zone, also Qingdao FTZ, to develop a high-level platform for international exchanges and cooperation. The Qingdao FTZ has implemented a variety of pioneering institutional innovations, which have improved the zone and established a model area for institutional opening. Zhou Yuxiang, director of the Shipping …

Investment contracts worth over $16b signed for Xinjiang regional capital
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Investment contracts worth over $16b signed for Xinjiang regional capital

China Daily  

A visitor views an exhibit at the booth of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation at the 8th China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 26, 2024. URUMQI -- A total of 40 projects with an aggregate investment of over 118.48 billion yuan were signed on Friday at a sideline event of the ongoing 8th China-Eurasia …

China expands opening-up of telecommunication services
9 months ago

China expands opening-up of telecommunication services

China Daily  

A shopper tries out Huawei's HarmonyOS products at a store in Beijing. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's top industry regulator, on Wednesday issued a notice regarding the launch of pilot programs to expand the opening-up of value-added telecommunications services. According to the notice, the pilot programs will be initially launched in several key regions, including Beijing's comprehensive …

Qingdao FTZ makes 3 national-level institutional innovations
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Qingdao FTZ makes 3 national-level institutional innovations

China Daily  

Containers carrying export goods are seen at Qingdao Port in East China's Shandong province. China's Ministry of Commerce recently unveiled 47 new institutional innovations from the nation's pilot free trade zones, comprising 23 best practice cases and 24 pilot reform experiences. The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, was honored with two best …

Qingdao FTZ makes 3 national-level institutional innovations
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Qingdao FTZ makes 3 national-level institutional innovations

China Daily  

Containers carrying export goods are seen at Qingdao Port in East China's Shandong province. China's Ministry of Commerce recently unveiled 47 new institutional innovations from the nation's pilot free trade zones, comprising 23 best practice cases and 24 pilot reform experiences. The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, was honored with two best …

Qingdao FTZ achieves remarkable institutional innovations in 2023
1 year ago

Qingdao FTZ achieves remarkable institutional innovations in 2023

China Daily  

The Information Office of Qingdao Municipal People's Government unveils Qingdao FTZ's achievements in forming institutional innovations on Dec 26. The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone has generated 32 high-quality institutional innovations this year, surpassing its target of 30, local officials announced at a news conference on Dec 26. One of the test fields for the nation's …

Qingdao FTZ achieves remarkable institutional innovations in 2023
1 year ago

Qingdao FTZ achieves remarkable institutional innovations in 2023

China Daily  

The Information Office of Qingdao Municipal People's Government unveils Qingdao FTZ's achievements in forming institutional innovations on Dec 26. The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone has generated 32 high-quality institutional innovations this year, surpassing its target of 30, local officials announced at a news conference on Dec 26. One of the test fields for the nation's …

Qingdao FTZ's best practices drive growth in Yellow River Basin
1 year ago

Qingdao FTZ's best practices drive growth in Yellow River Basin

China Daily  

The Yellow River Basin Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance connects pilot free trade zones along the Yellow River. The Yellow River Basin Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance recently announced 25 "best practice cases" that cover regional collaboration, green and low-carbon development, high-quality development, and specific regional references, with five from the Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone. …

Qingdao FTZ's best practices drive growth in Yellow River Basin
1 year ago

Qingdao FTZ's best practices drive growth in Yellow River Basin

China Daily  

The Yellow River Basin Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance connects pilot free trade zones along the Yellow River. The Yellow River Basin Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance recently announced 25 "best practice cases" that cover regional collaboration, green and low-carbon development, high-quality development, and specific regional references, with five from the Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone. …

FTZs urged to pursue breakthroughs
1 year, 2 months ago

FTZs urged to pursue breakthroughs

China Daily  

Containers get loaded on an automated wharf at a port in Shanghai. Having facilitated the development of emerging industries, China's free trade zones or FTZs should now pursue differentiated positioning and more institutional breakthroughs, officials and industry experts said on Monday. Tang Dajun, deputy director-general of China Pilot Free Trade Zone Affairs Office, said the Jiangsu FTZ is now home …

FTZ reforms to boost trade, data flows
1 year, 3 months ago

FTZ reforms to boost trade, data flows

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Vessels dock at the port of Lianyungang, a pilot FTZ area in Jiangsu province. WANG CHUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China will introduce a series of pioneering integrated reforms at its pilot free trade zones to improve areas like trade, investment, finance and cross-border data flows, government officials said on Wednesday. Highlighting that China's FTZs are already in line with international standards …

Xi calls for building higher-level pilot free trade zones
1 year, 3 months ago

Xi calls for building higher-level pilot free trade zones

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President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to build higher-level pilot free trade zones with an emphasis on institutional innovation to further promote institutional opening-up on par with advanced international standards and rules. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent …

Guangxi pilot FTZ at forefront of China-ASEAN cooperation
1 year, 3 months ago

Guangxi pilot FTZ at forefront of China-ASEAN cooperation

China Daily  

A woman chooses bananas imported from the Philippines at a supermarket in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2023. Guangxi has risen to the forefront of China's trade and cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in recent years, thanks to the establishment of a pilot free trade zone dedicated to China-ASEAN cooperation. The China Pilot …

Chinese FTZs make slew of breakthroughs
1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese FTZs make slew of breakthroughs

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Cui Weijie, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, releases the 2023 China Free Trade Zone Development Report on Aug 4 in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Following the 537 new measures introduced to Chinese free trade zones last year, some 120 institutional breakthroughs have been made in the areas of investment, trade, finance, supervision, industrial opening-up, …

Chinese FTZs make slew of breakthroughs
1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese FTZs make slew of breakthroughs

China Daily  

Cui Weijie, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, releases the 2023 China Free Trade Zone Development Report on Aug 4 in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Following the 537 new measures introduced to Chinese free trade zones last year, some 120 institutional breakthroughs have been made in the areas of investment, trade, finance, supervision, industrial opening-up, …

Chinese FTZs make slew of breakthroughs
1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese FTZs make slew of breakthroughs

China Daily  

Cui Weijie, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, releases the 2023 China Free Trade Zone Development Report on Aug 4 in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Following the 537 new measures introduced to Chinese free trade zones last year, some 120 institutional breakthroughs have been made in the areas of investment, trade, finance, supervision, industrial opening-up, …

Officials say policy to further open up pilot FTZs a big step
1 year, 6 months ago

Officials say policy to further open up pilot FTZs a big step

China Daily  

China's new policy measures relating to free trade areas, which were announced on Thursday, will better leverage international and domestic markets as well as resources and promote high-quality development, senior officials said on Friday. Chen Chunjiang, assistant minister of commerce, said Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Guangdong and Fujian provinces, as well as the Hainan Free Trade Port, will …

Officials say policy to further open up pilot FTZs a big step
1 year, 6 months ago

Officials say policy to further open up pilot FTZs a big step

China Daily  

China's new policy measures relating to free trade areas, which were announced on Thursday, will better leverage international and domestic markets as well as resources and promote high-quality development, senior officials said on Friday. Chen Chunjiang, assistant minister of commerce, said Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Guangdong and Fujian provinces, as well as the Hainan Free Trade Port, will …

Initiative seeks parternships between FTZs
1 year, 9 months ago

Initiative seeks parternships between FTZs

China Daily  

This photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows a fountain square in front of the Boao Forum for Asia International Conference Center in Boao, South China's Hainan province. An initiative calling for partnerships between free trade zones worldwide was launched on Wednesday at the Global Free Ports Development Forum during the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference 2023. "The free …

Qingdao FTZ leads the way in institutional innovations
1 year, 10 months ago

Qingdao FTZ leads the way in institutional innovations

China Daily  

Shandong province in eastern China is promoting strategic upgrading of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone through a plan issued in January aimed at reform and innovation. The Qingdao FTZ, the largest and most piloted section of the area, has introduced 252 institutional innovations, including 79 national firsts, surpassing the national average for FTZs. Over the past three years, the …

​Qingdao FTZ pushes for higher-level opening-up
2 years ago

​Qingdao FTZ pushes for higher-level opening-up

China Daily  

Officials from the China Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area, or the Qingdao FTZ, recently announced the area's new development goals at the second session of the 17th Qingdao Municipal People's Congress and the second session of the 14th Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Zhao Shiyu, a deputy to the 17th Qingdao Municipal People's Congress …

Qingdao FTZ joins Yellow River Basin Pilot FTZ Alliance
2 years, 4 months ago

Qingdao FTZ joins Yellow River Basin Pilot FTZ Alliance

China Daily  

The launch ceremony of the Yellow River Basin Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance is held in Jinan, Shandong province on Aug 23. The China Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area, or Qingdao FTZ, became a member of the Yellow River Basin Pilot Free Trade Zone Alliance at the alliance's launch ceremony in Jinan, Shandong province on Aug 23. The alliance, …

Shanghai FTZ continues to test new waters
2 years, 5 months ago

Shanghai FTZ continues to test new waters

China Daily  

Editor's note: China has seen tremendous changes nationwide, from economic growth to environmental protection, from social improvement to cultural progress. When economic activity in Shanghai began to recover after the epidemic-related lockdown of the city earlier this year, Singapore's United Overseas Bank Limited announced plans to set up a branch in the Lin-gang Special Area of the China Pilot Free …

SDPFTZ Qingdao Area welcomes friends from afar
2 years, 6 months ago

SDPFTZ Qingdao Area welcomes friends from afar

China Daily  

The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone plays a vital role in national strategies by integrating favorable policies and promoting investment facilitation to boost development. Qingdao FTZ has undertaken 106 pioneering tasks as a national-level reform pilot area and achieved 226 innovations in working formats or management systems. Among them, four items were promoted at a national …

New administrative model benefits enterprises in Yantai FTZ
2 years, 8 months ago

New administrative model benefits enterprises in Yantai FTZ

China Daily  

The China Pilot Free Trade Zone Yantai Area launched a new administrative model to facilitate investment, which has helped 22 foreign-invested enterprises in the area receive their business licenses without going back to their home country. Yantai area piloted the "Sino-Japan-South Korea Cross-border Investment Facilitation Model" by giving full play to its advantages of close cooperation with Japan and South …

New administrative model benefits enterprises in Yantai FTZ
2 years, 8 months ago

New administrative model benefits enterprises in Yantai FTZ

China Daily  

The China Pilot Free Trade Zone Yantai Area launched a new administrative model to facilitate investment, which has helped 22 foreign-invested enterprises in the area receive their business licenses without going back to their home country. Yantai area piloted the "Sino-Japan-South Korea Cross-border Investment Facilitation Model" by giving full play to its advantages of close cooperation with Japan and South …

Shandong's first integrated development pilot zone approved
2 years, 11 months ago

Shandong's first integrated development pilot zone approved

China Daily  

The construction plan for Laixi-Laiyang integrated development pilot zone, first of its kind in Shandong province, was recently approved by the Shandong Provincial People's Government. The pilot zone covers the whole area of Laixi city in Qingdao and Laiyang city in Yantai, with a land area of 3,300 square kilometers and a total population of 1.52 million. It will be …

Nanning FTZ develops into reform, opening-up growth engine
3 years, 1 month ago

Nanning FTZ develops into reform, opening-up growth engine

China Daily  

The Nanning area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone is experiencing rapid development. The Nanning area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone has now developed into a new growth engine for leading Nanning's reform and opening-up, local media outlets reported on Nov 15. In 2020, Nanning has 392 enterprises with an output value of over 100 million yuan, …

Zhejiang free trade zone keeps chugging on
3 years, 3 months ago

Zhejiang free trade zone keeps chugging on

China Daily  

By MA ZHENHUAN and YU YIN in Ningbo| China Daily| Updated :2021-10-13 China Free Trade Pilot Zone in Zhejiang province has been making great efforts to further liberalize trade in the area as well as promote common prosperity and integration of the Yangtze River Delta region. According to the plan, the demonstration zone initially includes the entirety of Hangzhou, the …

China pushes for trade, investment facilitation in FTZs
3 years, 3 months ago

China pushes for trade, investment facilitation in FTZs

China Daily  

english.www.gov.cn | Updated: 2021-10-08 China rolled out a slew of measures to boost trade and investment facilitation, and to deepen reform and innovation in pilot free trade zones. Trade facilitation China will support regions with pilot FTZs in nurturing innovation demonstration areas for import facilitation, help FTZs develop off-shore trade, promote enterprises in FTZs to carry out bonded repairs based …

China's FTZs should align with RCEP to boost development
3 years, 4 months ago

China's FTZs should align with RCEP to boost development

China Daily  

An aerial view of the Lingang Special Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai. While China will promote domestic and regional economic integration, the RCEP will boost Asia-Pacific economic integration and the RCEP's rules of origin will help lower tariffs and strengthen regional industrial supply chains. Also, since doing business with Japan and the ROK is more …

China's FTZs should align with RCEP to boost development
3 years, 4 months ago

China's FTZs should align with RCEP to boost development

China Daily  

An aerial view of the Lingang Special Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai. While China will promote domestic and regional economic integration, the RCEP will boost Asia-Pacific economic integration and the RCEP's rules of origin will help lower tariffs and strengthen regional industrial supply chains. Also, since doing business with Japan and the ROK is more …

Fuzhou FTZ drives development through digitization
3 years, 8 months ago

Fuzhou FTZ drives development through digitization

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-25 The Fuzhou Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone has advanced towards digital and smart development. Since its establishment in 2015, the Fuzhou Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone has advanced towards digital and smart development by exploring and applying digital technologies, which has in turn brought profound changes to the zone's high-quality …

Closer FTZ ties to bolster development
4 years, 1 month ago

Closer FTZ ties to bolster development

China Daily  

Covering a 358,000-square kilometer expanse, the Yangtze River Delta, consisting of Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, is one of the most populated and urbanized city clusters in China, according to Xinhua News Agency. Zhang Wei, deputy head of the CAITEC, which is an affiliate of the Ministry of Commerce, said FTZs have been playing an important …

China to expand Zhejiang FTZ
4 years, 3 months ago

China to expand Zhejiang FTZ

China Daily  

A Japanese LNG vessel docks at a terminal in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. According to the new plan, the Zhejiang FTZ, which currently occupies around 120 square kilometers in area, will add another 119.5-sq-km area in Zhejiang province, namely the Ningbo area, the Hangzhou area, and the Jinhua-Yiwu area. The Ningbo area is set to become an international shipping hub, an …

FTZs sustain foreign trade
4 years, 4 months ago

FTZs sustain foreign trade

China Daily  

Pilot zones with high standard to be set up in nation, says ministry China's key free trade zones saw robust growth in foreign investment and trade during the first seven months of the year despite mounting downside pressures and a sluggish global economy due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. Tang Wenhong, director of the …

Yantai FTZ area sees fruitful results in one year
4 years, 4 months ago

Yantai FTZ area sees fruitful results in one year

China Daily  

The China Pilot Free Trade Zone Yantai Area The China Pilot Free Trade Zone Yantai Area has made significant progress in attracting talents and foreign projects, as well as in optimizing its business environment in just one year of development. As part of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone, the Yantai area is designed to be a pilot zone for …

FTZs further opening-up, reform efforts
4 years, 6 months ago

FTZs further opening-up, reform efforts

China Daily  

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Area in Shanghai, China on March 18, 2020. Steps tested at pilot zones cut operating costs of companies, boost innovation China has implemented 260 reform measures that were tested and used at the various pilot free trade zones over the last six years, an indication of the nation's renewed commitment to …

Exclusive area to be built for cooperation with Japan, South Korea
4 years, 11 months ago

Exclusive area to be built for cooperation with Japan, South Korea

China Daily  

The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area. East China's Shandong province will set up an exclusive area in the China Pilot Free Trade Zone with the aim of promoting economic cooperation with East Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, according to a government work report released by …

Exclusive area to be built for cooperation with Japan, South Korea
4 years, 11 months ago

Exclusive area to be built for cooperation with Japan, South Korea

China Daily  

The Qingdao Area of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area. East China's Shandong province will set up an exclusive area in the China Pilot Free Trade Zone with the aim of promoting economic cooperation with East Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, according to a government work report released by …

Shandong taps into opportunities from FTZ
5 years, 2 months ago

Shandong taps into opportunities from FTZ

China Daily  

Shandong was designated as a free trade zone as part of a national move to facilitate high-level opening-up and advance high-quality development through deeper reforms. Liu Jiayi, Party chief of Shandong, said in a recent interview that its free trade zone status has placed Shandong on the forefront of the country's opening-up, bringing numerous opportunities to the province. Liu said …

Shandong frontier of NE Asian development and cooperation
5 years, 2 months ago

Shandong frontier of NE Asian development and cooperation

China Daily  

A research institute backed by the School of International Trade and Economics at Shandong University of Finance and Economics was officially unveiled on Thursday in Qingdao, Shandong province. China's eastern Shandong province is expected to be a new frontier in the development of Northeast Asia and explore new high-quality opening-up experiences, according to an expert at a high-end forum on …

6 new pilot FTZs will strengthen opening-up
5 years, 3 months ago

6 new pilot FTZs will strengthen opening-up

China Daily  

On Aug 26, the State Council approved six new pilot free trade zones, in Shandong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Yunnan and Heilongjiang provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, bringing the total number of pilot FTZs to 18. Guangxi FTZ, the first one to be set up in an ethnic autonomous region, will become an important gateway for the Belt and Road Initiative …

6 new pilot FTZs will strengthen opening-up
5 years, 3 months ago

6 new pilot FTZs will strengthen opening-up

China Daily  

6 new pilot FTZs will strengthen opening-up govt.chinadaily.com.cn Updated: Oct 04, 2019 On Aug 26, the State Council approved six new pilot free trade zones, in Shandong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Yunnan and Heilongjiang provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, bringing the total number of pilot FTZs to 18. The six new pilot FTZs will be tasked with different reform tests. Guangxi …

Shandong FTZ seen as beacon for growth, prosperity
5 years, 4 months ago

Shandong FTZ seen as beacon for growth, prosperity

China Daily  

The new Shandong free trade zone -- widely seen as providing an engine for growth and innovation that will add to the nation's economic advancement -- was inaugurated on Friday. Liu Jiayi, Party chief of Shandong province and Gong Zheng, governor of Shandong province, jointly unveiled the nameplate for the China Pilot Free Trade Zone on Aug 30 in Jinan, …

First of six new FTZs opens in Shandong
5 years, 4 months ago

First of six new FTZs opens in Shandong

China Daily  

Liu Jiayi, Party chief of Shandong, and Gong Zheng, governor of Shandong, unveiled the Shandong FTZ on Friday. Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially unveiled on Friday, following China's announcement on Monday to establish six new FTZs. With three to five years' reform trials, the Shandong FTZ is set to develop into a high-level and high-quality zone with features …

Six new FTZs take opening to higher level
5 years, 4 months ago

Six new FTZs take opening to higher level

China Daily  

Zones to carry out reforms in line with their positioning, local characteristics The six newly established free trade zones in China will further facilitate high-level opening-up and boost high-quality development through deeper reforms, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. In order to better serve the overall strategy, the six FTZs will tap into their geographical advantages to deepen trade …

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