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  • EconomyInFocus | China's northernmost free trade area in Heihe achieves remarkable surge in foreign trade

    In 2023, the Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone saw a remarkable surge in foreign trade, achieving a total import and export value of 24.482 billion yuan (about 3.4 billion U.S. dollars), marking an annual growth of 56.9 percent.

    February02,2024


  • Xinjiang's motorcycle production lines targeting Central Asian market go into operation

    The Horgos area of the Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday announced the official operation of two motorcycle production lines targeting the Central Asian market.

    January30,2024


  • Xinjiang's motorcycle production lines targeting Central Asian market go into operation

    The Horgos area of the Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday announced the official operation of two motorcycle production lines targeting the Central Asian market, after a batch of motorcycles rolled off the lines.

    January29,2024


  • Xinhua Commentary: China still a preferred destination for global investors

    Despite a fluctuation in its foreign direct investment (FDI), China remains one of the most attractive destinations for global investors thanks to its consistent opening-up drive bolstered by favorable policies.

    November03,2023


  • China's Xinjiang inaugurates pilot free trade zone

    The Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), the first in China's northwestern border regions, officially started operations on Wednesday.

    November02,2023


  • China releases plan on establishing Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone

    China's State Council has issued a general plan for establishing the Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) as a significant strategic move for promoting reform and opening-up in the new era.

    November01,2023


  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone great institutional innovation for global trade, development, says Nicaraguan minister

    The Shanghai FTZ is a great institutional innovation that has played an important role in global trade and development over the last decade, a Nicaraguan official has said.

    October07,2023


  • China's negative lists for foreign investment shrink 80 pct over decade: official

    China's negative lists for foreign investment have been reduced by more than 80 percent since 2013, when the negative list approach was first adopted in China's inaugural pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, according to an official from the Ministry of Commerce.

    September28,2023


  • FTZs advance China's high-quality development

    Near a cargo terminal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, porters were busy carrying boxes of imported durians out of a cold-chain container and loading them onto a truck.

    September28,2023


  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone sees more new firms, investment

    China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has seen an increasing number of newly established firms and an improving business environment over the past decade, said a white paper released Wednesday.

    September21,2023


  • Guangxi pilot FTZ at forefront of China-ASEAN cooperation

    The 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) has shone the spotlight on south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a border region with strong ties with Southeast Asia.

    September18,2023


  • Pilot FTZ in China's Guangxi boosts foreign trade

    As of July, the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) had recorded a total of 858 billion yuan (about 120 billion U.S. dollars) of imports and exports since its establishment in August 2019, said local authorities on Thursday.

    September01,2023


  • A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

    Since the establishment of the first pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Shanghai in 2013, China has so far boasted 21 FTZs and the Hainan Free Trade Port.

    August03,2023


  • China to promote more FTZ reform measures nationwide

    China's State Council has issued a circular to promote the replication of the latest reform experience tested in its pilot free trade zones (FTZs) across the country.

    July11,2023


  • China's FTZs deepen reforms to align with international standards

    China plans to deepen reforms in some eligible free trade zones (FTZs) and Hainan Free Trade Port to align with high-standard international economic and trade rules amid efforts to boost institutional opening-up, said a circular released by the State Council on Thursday.

    June30,2023


  • China issues priority list for pilot free trade zones

    The Ministry of Commerce has issued a priority list for pilot free trade zones (FTZs) during the 2023-2025 period as the country marks the 10th anniversary of its pilot FTZ construction.

    June26,2023


  • Shanghai FTZ's Lin-gang Special Area welcomes advanced finance institute

    Dishui Lake Advanced Finance Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE-DAFI) was inaugurated Monday.

    May22,2023


  • Shanghai's special area improves business environment to better serve enterprises

    Since its establishment in 2019, Lingang Special Area has taken the improvement of business environment as an important task, making efforts to update the hardware and software facilities and personnel of the government affairs service center to better serve Shanghai-based enterprises.

    May17,2023


  • State Grid branch in C. China's Hunan strives to ensure power supply of local FTZ

    Staff members of State Grid Chenzhou Power Supply Company on Thursday carried out a thorough inspection of electric equipment to ensure stable power supply at Xiangneng Hualei Optoelectronic Company (Hualei Optoelectronic) in the Chenzhou Area of China (Hunan) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in central China's Hunan Province.

    March24,2023


  • Changsha area of Hunan Pilot FTZ sees 15 major projects signed with over RMB 50 bln investment

    A total of 15 major projects with a total investment of 50.65 billion yuan were signed during a ceremony held on Tuesday in Changsha area of China (Hunan) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province.

    November30,2022


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