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The degree of trade facilitation is a key indicator for measuring institutional innovation in free trade zones. On September 15th, at the "10th Anniversary of the Opening and Operation of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone" press conference held by the Municipal Government Information Office, Zhang Yi, Deputy Director of Shanghai Customs, introduced that in the past decade, Shanghai Customs has fully completed the three versions of the overall plan for the pilot free trade zone issued by the State Council, which involve customs tasks. In terms of improving customs clearance efficiency, deepening functional expansion, optimizing the business environment, etc., it has successively launched 68 innovative customs supervision systems, including "batch import and export, centralized declaration", "futures bonded delivery", "bonded display trading", and "third-party inspection result acceptance". Among them, 33 have been replicated and promoted throughout the country, and the "reform pilot field" has played a significant role. At the same time, Shanghai Customs adheres to a demand-oriented approach and fully promotes the development of strategic emerging industries, such as launching a full range of integrated circuits

The 23rd China International Industrial Expo, which was postponed for two years and prepared for three years, finally bloomed today. "Ordinary technology and products are ashamed to appear at the Industrial Expo." This is the heartfelt words of "old fan" Delta, who has 15 years of experience attending the conference. In 2020, Delta showcased its "backpack mounted water pump drive system", which was truly eye-catching at the time. In 2022, Delta plans to showcase intelligent manufacturing solutions to impress everyone; This year, fearing that intelligent manufacturing may not quench its thirst, Delta has come up with a "zero carbon factory" plan to connect its entire body's "meridians", which meets the current concerns of the manufacturing industry. Always bringing cutting-edge information and technology, always providing the industry with the most positive incentives and advancement, this is precisely the charm of the Shanghai International Trade Fair that has been held since 1999. Know oneself and know the enemy, load 25 kilograms of multi cooperation

As the countdown to the opening ceremony of the 6th China International Import Expo approaches 50 days, on September 15th, it was reported at a press conference held by the China International Import Expo that about 3000 companies have signed up to participate in the 6th China International Import Expo Enterprise Business Exhibition. Among them, about 400 companies have returned to participate after more than two years, with an exhibition area of over 360000 square meters. The highlights of the six major exhibition areas of the enterprise business exhibition are diverse. Among the six exhibition areas of the enterprise business exhibition, the food and agricultural products exhibition area has the most exhibiting enterprises and the widest source, with more than 1000 enterprises from 100 countries and regions participating. The world's four major grain merchants and four major vegetable seed industry enterprises gather together. Kirin fruit from Ecuador, golden durian from the Philippines, and pineapple products from Benin will be unveiled. The automotive exhibition area gathers the top 15 global automotive brands. General Motors Hybrid

On the morning of September 15th, the 2023 Golden Autumn Shopping and Tourism Season in Shanghai kicked off. This golden autumn shopping tourism season focuses on optimizing the domestic payment facilitation for inbound people, launching business circles such as Nanjing East Road Pedestrian Block, Xintiandi, Yu Garden, Huaihai Middle Road, Hongqiao Airport, Pudong Airport and International Tourism Resort, and building the first batch of domestic payment facilitation model business circles for inbound people. At the opening ceremony, a group of financial institutions released a demonstration business district partnership plan for facilitating domestic payments for inbound travelers. UnionPay International will collaborate with overseas card issuers, domestic cooperative institutions, and merchants to provide payment services for inbound travelers, and will continue to carry out marketing promotion activities in key commercial districts in Shanghai. Ant Group provides two solutions of Alipay bundling overseas bank cards and Alipay+overseas wallet payment. Next, they plan to access more

The 6th China International Import Expo will be held in Shanghai from November 5th to 10th, 2023. On September 15th, the Shanghai Greening and Urban Appearance Bureau announced that as of now, the construction rate of 2439 CIIE urban appearance and environmental protection projects in each district is 95%, and the completion rate has reached 68%. According to the work plan for urban appearance and environmental protection at the 6th China International Import Expo, Shanghai has set the goal of creating a clean, orderly, warm, safe, and beautiful urban environment. It has identified important locations, main roads and rivers, and major landscape areas, and fully implemented 20 key tasks in 5 categories, including environmental cleaning, difficult point rectification, standardized management, beautification improvement, and demonstration and guidance. The city has identified 74 tasks for various committees, bureaus, and key enterprises, as well as 2439 tasks for each district's support. At the end of May this year, Shanghai launched the CIIE City Appearance and Environmental Issues Rectification Platform,

The 34th Shanghai Tourism Festival will open on September 16th. The reporter learned that this year, e-commerce platforms such as Meituan and Dianping will continue to participate in the most influential tourism festival in the country, helping to boost the trend of cultural and tourism consumption. During the Shanghai Tourism Festival, Meituan will provide subsidies worth 1.5 billion yuan in various ways, such as activities, cash, and flow, covering the whole scene of "food, accommodation, travel, shopping, and entertainment", including scenic spot tickets, catering, food, entertainment, shopping, hotel accommodation, and other tens of thousands of businesses. During the tourism festival, Meituan tickets will launch a large-scale promotion for scenic spot tickets for consumers nationwide. Pre sold tickets will be available for purchase in advance, with a discount of 30%, and can be refunded at any time or after expiration. You can also receive a travel pre booking red envelope of 66 yuan, covering popular scenic spots such as Shanghai Disneyland, Maya Water Park, and Shanghai Wildlife Park. In terms of accommodation, this year's Shanghai tourism

In today's Shanghai, it's not uncommon to watch performances in large theaters, small theaters, and even bars, but have you ever tried watching actors perform up close on a moving bus? On the eve of the opening of the Shanghai Tourism Festival, a "Happy Bus" · architecture readable theme bus set off from the May 30th Movement Monument Station today, passing through the Bund, Lujiazui, Chenghuang Temple and other major tourist attractions in Shanghai. The through play played in the car throughout the whole process integrates Shanghai's cultural history and stories of famous buildings, offering citizens and tourists a special journey to read urban architecture in the "mobile theater". Exquisite design, taking a bus through the centenary of Shanghai today's May 30th Movement Memorial Station, a sightseeing bus painted with geometric shapes and colorful blocks is particularly eye-catching. Stepping into it, the first floor area has been transformed into a nostalgic space full of old Shanghai colors, with a phonograph and old-fashioned features

On September 16th, the Jishui ceremony for two wind power operation and maintenance mother ships built by Zhenhua Heavy Industry for Shanghai Electric was held in Qidong. This is the first batch of wind power operation and maintenance mother ships manufactured in China and Asia. The wind power operation and maintenance mother ship is a type of ship used for offshore wind farm operation and maintenance, which can improve the safety and efficiency of offshore wind farm operation and maintenance, and is of great significance for enriching the supporting ships for offshore wind power. The two wind power operation and maintenance mother ships unveiled this time are of 100 person and 60 person specifications, respectively. The 100 person wind power operation and maintenance mother ship has a captain of 93.4 meters, a width of 19 meters, and a designed speed of 12.3 knots; The 60 person wind power operation and maintenance mother ship has a captain of 72.76 meters, a width of 17.5 meters, and a designed speed of 12 knots. Two ships have self-sustaining capacity for more than 30 days, meeting the requirements of unlimited navigation area. After the two operation and maintenance mother ships are put into operation, they will be used for offshore operations 40 kilometers away

In March of this year, the Songjiang Sijing Ancient Town, known as the "Eighteen Towns in the East of the County and the First Town in Sijing", underwent protective development and was revitalized and opened; On September 17th, one of the series of activities of the Shanghai Tourism Festival, the "2023 First Millennium Ancient Town Dragon Boat Invitational", will make its debut in Sijing Ancient Town. In the process of promoting the coordinated development of ancient town culture and new city construction, how should Sijing Ancient Town highlight its own characteristics and create a new platform for the integration of culture, sports, and tourism? At the seminar on "Strengthening the Source Planning Function of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in the Yangtze River Delta and Promoting the Coordinated Development of Ancient Town Culture and New City Construction" held today in Sijing Ancient Town, multiple attending guests and experts and scholars provided suggestions for the development of the ancient town. Highlighting its unique features and refining its "top-notch" tourism experience. As a gathering place of the historical and cultural heritage of Songjiang, the ancient town of Sijing with a long history has nurtured the literary figure Tao Zongyi

The 34th Shanghai Tourism Festival kicked off tonight at the North Bund of Hongkou, with the night sky as the curtain and the earth as the platform, set against the dazzling skyscrapers of Xiaolujiazui and the International Architecture Expo on the Bund. The three-dimensional flowing landscape of water, land, and air, consisting of 19 colorful boats, 16 themed floats, and 1000 drones, presents a panoramic view of Shanghai's urban scenery and cultural charm to tourists at home and abroad, which is breathtaking. The Huangpu River and Suzhou River are the most iconic and renowned urban landscapes and cultural and tourism landmarks in Shanghai. The opening ceremony of the Shanghai Tourism Festival is held at the intersection of "one river, one river". With the theme of "Lighting up the World Reception Hall", the opening ceremony of this year's Shanghai Tourism Festival is divided into four chapters. The preface is "Reception World", the first chapter is "Colorful and Colorful", the second chapter is "Abundant Resources and People", and the third chapter is "Abundant People"

On September 17th, the Shanghai Municipal Greening and Urban Appearance Bureau announced that from September 28th to October 6th, the city's landscape lighting will be in holiday mode. The buildings in the Bund, North Bund, Xiaolujiazui area, Nanpu Bridge, Yangpu Bridge, Lupu Bridge, Xupu Bridge, and important areas of the city can use colored light and soothing dynamic light. The Bund embankment is illuminated with waterfall lights. The specific opening and closing time and range of landscape lighting are from September 28th to October 6th in the Bund, North Bund, and Xiaolujiazui areas, starting at 18:00 and closing at 23:00 every day. Important areas along the Suzhou River will open at 18:00 daily from September 28th to October 6th and close at 22:30. Important individual buildings will open at 18:00 and close at 23:00 every day from September 28th to October 6th. The Bund, North Bund

At 12:13 on September 17th, the Long March 2D carrier rocket ignited and took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and then successfully launched the Remote Sensing 39 satellite into the designated orbit, achieving a successful launch mission. At this point, China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. has successfully completed its 30th space launch mission this year, achieving a total of 30 victories. The Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying out this mission is a room temperature liquid two-stage carrier rocket developed by the Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group. It has a takeoff thrust of about 300 tons and a corresponding solar synchronous circular orbit capacity of 1.3 tons at 700 kilometers. It has the ability to launch single and multiple satellites in different orbit requirements at the three major satellite launch centers of Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang. The remote sensing satellite No. 39 is respectively operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Fifth Academy Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Good news has come from the construction of Shanghai Hongqiao International Open Hub. On September 16th, Shanghai Lingang Jiading Science and Technology City Economic Development Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Youfei Information Technology Co., Ltd. officially signed a contract for the appointment and purchase of buildings for the first project of Lingang Jiading Science and Technology City, adding new strength to the development of Shanghai's online new economy industry. Shanghai Youfei is the operating unit of Beihong Zhiyun municipal incubator in Lingang Jiading Science and Technology City. The first project A2 building, with a floor area of about 21000 square meters, is scheduled to be purchased this time. It plans to continue to focus on digital trade, industrial Internet, meta universe, green low-carbon and other professional fields, and deepen scientific innovation services. At the same time, as a strategic partner of Lingang Group, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank will further deepen cooperation, provide high-quality scientific and technological innovation financial services for Lingang Jiading Technology City and Beihong Cloud Incubator, and assist in

The sky is the curtain, the earth is the platform, and the back is the Naiqin Kangsang Snow Mountain. On the morning of September 17, a fashion show of Shigatse traditional clothing and crafts called "Snow Land · Echo" was opened in Mayu Village, Gyangze County, Shigatse, Xizang, 4800 meters above sea level. It is the season for harvesting barley, and the model is dressed in clothing made from traditional Tibetan handicrafts - Pulu, accompanied by rhythmic music, walking lightly on the stage. The blue sky, white snow capped mountains, green grasslands, golden barley, and colorful Pulu costumes are woven together to create a dreamlike atmosphere, bringing a strong visual impact to the audience... The planner of this fashion show is Guo Xiuling, the founder of Shanghai's local art cashmere brand Sandriver Shajuan. Since July last year, she has started the long-awaited "Pulu Ten Year Revival"

Recently, a pearl white Tesla car slowly drove off the production line at a super factory in Shanghai, honking twice to represent completion of assembly - this is Tesla's world's fifth millionth complete vehicle, and also the "Made in China" born in Shanghai Lingang. Just recently, on September 6th, Tesla's Shanghai Superfactory celebrated the launch of its 200000th Chinese made complete vehicle and once again set a new record: achieving the target of 1 million vehicles took the Shanghai factory 33 months; It only took 13 months to go from "1 million" to "2 million". In June of this year, Tesla CEO Musk stated at the Tesla Shanghai Superfactory, "Tesla Shanghai Superfactory is not only one of the most efficient factories in the world, but also produces one of the best quality cars in the world."

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou have entered a one week countdown. On September 17th, an important supporting project for the Hangzhou Asian Games and a key project in Zhejiang Province, the Hangzhou Century Center, was officially put into operation. It was invested and constructed by the Shanghai based enterprise Greenland Group. The Green Space Public Welfare Service Station, with the theme slogan of "All Asian Games, Volunteer Together", will be put into operation simultaneously. It will provide logistical support services during the competition period, and can accommodate over 200 Asian Games workers to eat and rest at the same time. The total investment of Hangzhou Century Center is nearly 10 billion yuan, located on the new central axis of Hangzhou city, occupying the core position of the Qianjiang Century City plate, adjacent to the G20 main venue Hangzhou International Expo Center and the Asian Games main venue Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. Its twin towers are 310 meters high, refreshing the Hangzhou skyline and making it the current tallest building in Hangzhou. It is reported that the total building area of Hangzhou Century Center

2 billion yuan. The supply and demand relationship in China's real estate market has undergone significant changes, and real estate policies are also being adjusted and optimized. In July of this year, the People's Bank of China and the State Administration for Financial Supervision and Administration issued a notice on extending the policy period for financial support to the stable and healthy development of the real estate market, extending the applicable period of the relevant policies. Among the 16 relevant financial support policies, "maintaining stable and orderly real estate financing" ranks first. The policy emphasizes the need to stabilize the allocation of real estate development loans and encourages financial institutions to focus on supporting the stable development of real estate enterprises with improved governance, focus on their main business, and good qualifications. On September 12th, Xi'an Bank successfully disbursed 200 million yuan in financing for the 350 million yuan project of Greenland based on the progress of the project. The financing for this project was approved by Xi'an Bank to support the construction of the residential project of Greenland Xi'an North Railway Station

The Mid Autumn Festival is coming, which coincides with the opening of the 2023 Shanghai Tourism Festival. On September 17, the Yu Garden Mall again upgraded the "Solar Terms Jiangnan" IP, and the 2023 new version of the "Mid Autumn Moon Tour" activity was staged. Walking into the Yu Garden Mall, you can see the giant full moon standing on the central square, which symbolizes the traditional folk custom of Jiangnan, "the Mid Autumn Festival". Moving forward to the Golden Square, tourists will be amazed by a "bountiful harvest of wheat fields". Dancers will sing and dance in the shadows of the wheat waves and moon, replicating the joyful scenes of ancient autumn gatherings and celebrating the harvest. During the event, the Yu Garden specially invited the great poets of the Tang Dynasty, "Li Bai" and "Du Fu", to spend thousands of years under the ginkgo tree to gather together on the stage of autumn glow and answer questions with tourists. Li Bai and Du Fu traveled to the event site. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, the Mid Autumn Festival has been a time of fun

Abundant rainfall is the weather characteristic of Shanghai this week. With the return of the subtropical high pressure, hot thunderstorms are once again online. The Shanghai center Meteorological Observatory forecasts that Shencheng will be on the edge of the subtropical high today and tomorrow, mainly cloudy, with the highest temperature returning to 32 ℃ to 33 ℃. In the afternoon, there will be short-term showers or thunderstorms in some areas. Is the return of subtropical high pressure usually accompanied by heat? Has Shanghai's "autumn tiger" arrived? The Shanghai Meteorological Department stated that based on this week's weather trend, it still does not reach the level of an "autumn tiger". In Shanghai, the occurrence of two or more days with daily maximum temperatures exceeding 35 ℃ in early and mid September indicates the appearance of the "autumn tiger" that year. This week, the highest temperature in Shanghai was 33 ℃, which did not meet the standard. Although the "Autumn Tiger" did not come, people still feel stuffy and hot. Temperature return, wind

No.1 Mid Autumn Festival and National Day domestic tourism orders have increased by more than four times year-on-year, with the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday lasting 8 consecutive days. The tourism market has become popular again. According to the "Mid Autumn Festival and National Day Tourism Forecast Report" released by Ctrip, as of September 13th, both domestic and outbound tourism during the "National Day" holiday have become popular, and products such as air tickets, scenic spots, hotels, and group tours have entered the peak booking period. The hot door types of vacation hotels and internet famous homestays in some popular tourist destinations have become "hard to find". Among them, the number of bookings for domestic tourism products during the National Day holiday increased by 88% compared to the previous week, with a year-on-year increase of over four times. Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Chongqing, Nanjing, Shenzhen, and Changsha are among the top ten popular tourist destinations during the National Day holiday. Due to the hosting of the Asian Games, the overall order booking volume for the National Day holiday in Hangzhou has increased by more than 5 times year-on-year, including air ticket booking

On September 17th, the special event of the 2023 Shanghai Tourism Festival Rose Wedding Ceremony, titled "Promise of Roses: Love for Shanghai", was grandly held at the Central Plaza on the Bund. A couple who came to get married with their children were particularly eye-catching. They are Wang Libo, a researcher from Longhua Hospital, and Wu Jinlian, a medical worker. Although they were certified in 2020, the high-intensity work over the past three years has caused their wedding to be repeatedly delayed. At this Rose Wedding Ceremony, Wang Libo finally arranged a romantic wedding for his wife and made a solemn promise. The beauty of clothing is called "Hua", and the grandeur of etiquette is called "Xia". A magnificent country and a majestic China, every era's wedding has its unique dress and ceremony, which deeply embodies the profound imprint of Chinese culture. At the Rose Wedding Ceremony, the new actors wore wedding attire from the Zhou, Tang, and Ming dynasties

According to statistics from Shanghai Customs, the total import and export value of Shanghai in the first eight months of this year was RMB 2.79 trillion, an increase of 8.4% compared to the same period in 2021, setting a new historical high for the same period. Among them, exports reached 1.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.9%; Imports reached 1.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%. The rapid growth rate of domestic enterprises in import and export was a major characteristic of Shanghai's foreign trade in the first eight months of this year. Data shows that during this period, Shanghai's import and export performance of foreign trade enterprises increased by 5.7%, reaching 54000. Among them, the import and export of private enterprises reached 859.75 billion yuan, an increase of 9.6%, accounting for 30.8% of the total import and export value of the city. The second characteristic is that bonded logistics has strong import and export vitality. In the first eight months of this year, the import and export of general trade methods in Shanghai remained dominant, accounting for 59.7% of the city's total import and export value

This past weekend, a "2023 One River, One River, One Sea style Urban Archaeology" event was held, attracting more than 1500 citizens and tourists. Starting from the Shanghai Digital Culture and Tourism Center, over a thousand citizens and tourists explored the charm of the magical city and experienced the Shanghai style heritage through the vivid explanations of spring and autumn tourism guides through hiking and bus tours. On the morning of the 17th, Ms. Jia, a resident of Suzhou, arrived in Shanghai with her 10-year-old daughter Zhenzhen and joined the "Time Lost Pearl Charm Restoration" themed hiking tour. Ms. Jia said that in order to arrive at the assembly point on time, she and her daughter departed from their Suzhou home at 6:50 am, took the high-speed rail and then transferred to the subway, and arrived at the assembly point of the Leyou Square in Shanghai Digital Culture and Tourism Center at 8:40 am. The hiking tour begins, with Zhenzhen and several elementary school students walking in the first row of the queue, listening to the tour guide Wu Rongjun

On September 19th, China Shipbuilding Corporation's full capacity cruise operating company, Aida Cruise, announced that its first domestically produced large cruise ship, Aida Modu, will begin its first commercial voyage from Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Port on January 1, 2024. Passengers who are interested in trying new things can call the customer service center of Aida Cruise or inquire with local travel agencies to book relevant routes. Starting from September 20th, they can log in to the official website and WeChat mini program of Aida Cruise to order tickets. The Aida Modu has a total length of 323.6 meters and a total tonnage of 135500 tons. It has 2125 luxurious guest rooms and suites and can accommodate 5246 guests when fully loaded. The reporter learned that 2125 guest rooms and suites are divided into three types of rooms, each of which is further divided into double and triple rooms. According to the limited time advance booking launched by Aida Cruise Line on September 17th

Urban operation management cannot be relaxed for a moment, and cannot be careless at all times. Currently, Shanghai is solidly promoting the special investigation and rectification of major accident hazards, and various districts and departments are increasing their supervision, inspection, and undercover investigations, while providing guidance and assistance and promoting the implementation of rectification. On September 18th, the Shanghai emergency management department exposed a batch of typical hidden dangers and illegal behaviors, promoting regional departments to maintain a high-pressure situation and strictly supervise in accordance with the law, and promoting industry units to closely monitor emerging hidden dangers and implement rectification and governance. Shanghai Pudong Fulin Furniture Co., Ltd. is located in Building 2, No. 3580 Lianxi Road, Jinze Town, Qingpu District, mainly producing wooden furniture. On May 10th this year, the Emergency Management Bureau of Qingpu District conducted a safety production law enforcement inspection and found that there was a dry dust removal system outside the west wall of the production workshop of the enterprise, which used a gravity settling chamber for dust removal.

On September 16th, the 34th Shanghai Tourism Festival was grandly unveiled, with activities such as the Rose Wedding Ceremony, Suzhou River Colorful Boat Parade, and Hengfu Golden Autumn Shopping Festival held successively. From now until October 6th, during the tourism festival, more than 200 regional cultural and tourism festival activities with rich content, diverse forms, and a combination of offline and online activities will also be held in various districts of Shanghai, promoting the inheritance of classics and iteration of the Shanghai Tourism Festival. Are you interested in these ongoing and upcoming regional tourism festival activities? Don't miss out on the beauty and joy around you! Minhang: Create the most authentic Jiangnan cuisine, appreciate the most charming Jiangnan culture, enjoy the most unique Jiangnan scenery, and listen to the most trendy Jiangnan music... On September 17th, 2023, one of the Shanghai Tourism Festival celebrations

On September 18th, the consolidation index futures were listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange for at least one month. As of the close on September 15th, the Jiyun Index futures have operated for a total of 21 trading days, with a cumulative trading volume of 5.397 million lots and a cumulative trading amount of 245.344 billion yuan; The closing position was 46500 lots, an increase of 189.28% compared to the first day of listing. Over the past month, the overall operation of the consolidation index futures has been stable. At present, 15 market makers have been introduced to the consolidation index futures market, gradually exerting their market making functions and promoting the reasonable formation of market prices. From the perspective of contract structure, the operation of various contracts in the consolidation index futures follows the characteristics of the spot market during the off peak season, with a reasonable term structure, a steady increase in holdings, and enhanced market stability.

On September 19th, the 23rd China International Industrial Expo kicked off, returning to offline exhibitions after three years. The theme of this year's Industrial Expo is "Carbon Cycle, New Industry, and New Economy", which is unprecedented in scale, energy level, and the number of new exhibits. More than 2800 manufacturing enterprises from 30 countries and regions around the world will compete on the same stage in the 300000 square meter exhibition space of the National Convention and Exhibition Center. On the eve of the opening ceremony, the four leaf clover was bustling with activity. The first exhibition, independent innovation and other heavyweight exhibits in the industrial field are ready to be released. On the afternoon of the 18th, the reporter arrived at the site of the Industrial Expo in advance to see the future prospects of China's industrial development. Compared to previous years, the robot exhibition at the China International Import and Export Expo showcases the path of "greening" transformation. This year, the exhibition booths of new energy vehicles and environmentally friendly materials at the Expo are significantly larger

In the face of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19, the contribution rate of the tourism industry in the Yangtze River Delta to the country has "increased rather than decreased": from 2019 to 2022, the proportion of domestic tourists in the Yangtze River Delta has increased from 44.2% to 62.3%, and the proportion of domestic tourism revenue in the country has increased from 63.5% to 70.2%. At the joint meeting of the Three Provinces and One City Tourism Association in the Yangtze River Delta held in Shanghai today, Fang Shizhong, Director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, stated that these data from one side demonstrate the strong resilience and significant results of the high-quality development of the integration of culture and tourism in the Yangtze River Delta. In order to deeply implement the national strategy of integrating the Yangtze River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta Cultural and Tourism Alliance, led by the cultural and tourism departments of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, was established in 2019. In the past five years, this alliance has signed

The 6th China International Import Expo is approaching, but the New Zealand Chinese Chamber of Commerce has been busy saying "sorry" recently. "This year is too hot! We can only tell the companies applying that the quota is indeed full. Remember to come earlier next year," said Li Ruiqin, Secretary General of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand. The relationship between the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand and the China International Import Expo has a long history, and New Zealand companies have been organized to participate in exhibitions since the first CIIE. Over the years, Li Ruiqin clearly felt that this year's popularity was different from before. In mid April, companies began to sign up, and 24 exhibition spots and a 450 square meter booth were quickly sold out. Photo of the booth of the China Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand at the CIIE Small businesses and large markets New Zealand's national economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, with 90% of its products being exported, mostly in agriculture, fisheries, and forestry