BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Shenyang area of China (Liaoning) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has attracted more companies from both home and abroad to settle down.
The number of businesses registered in the area reached 16,900, and at the same time about 37 new-established projects landed in the area with a planned investment of 66.92 billion yuan, further pushing leap-forward development of its regional economy.
Besides, Shenyang area will ramp up efforts to propel financial development in a bid to better serve the real economy.
Liaoning pilot FTZ covers about 120 square km, with 60 square km in Dalian and 30 square km in Shenyang and Yingkou respectively. (Edited by Bao Nuomin, Yang Yifan, baonuomin@xinhua.org, yangyifan@xinhua.org)