To gather the strength for progress, Pudong held theme activities to promote the spirit of heroes and "send the martyrs back home"

From June 29th to 30th, the third joint meeting of the High Quality Development Alliance for the Central Urban Areas of the Yangtze River Delta and the theme forum for co building a first-class business environment were held in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. Nine districts, including Huangpu District in Shanghai, Gulou District in Nanjing, Gusu District in Suzhou, Shangcheng District in Hangzhou, Yinzhou District in Ningbo, Luyang District in Hefei, Shushan District in Hefei, Liangxi District in Wuxi, and Chongchuan District in Nantong, are jointly seeking development paths. In 2021, nine central urban areas from trillion level GDP cities in the Yangtze River Delta jointly formed the High Quality Development Alliance for the Central Urban Areas of Major Cities in the Yangtze River Delta, opening a new chapter in the integration and cooperation of non adjacent central areas in the Yangtze River Delta. It also provides an "innovative sample" for the central urban areas to play a "central radiation" role and promote high-quality integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta. Alliance established

In May, the Dragon Boat Festival held a dragon boat race, frightening the dragons upstream. On the afternoon of June 22nd, accompanied by the sound of drums and gongs, the 2023 "Our Festival Dragon Boat Festival" themed event and the Yangtze River Delta Dragon Boat Invitational, Shanghai Urban Amateur League Dragon Boat Race, and the 12th Shanyang Town Dragon Boat Race were held on the riverbank of Laohongqigang in Jinshan New City Park. The event lasted for two days and attracted 30 teams and nearly 500 contestants from various villages in the Yangtze River Delta region and Shanyang to participate. It is understood that as a national civilized town and a hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, Shanyang Town is the birthplace of the "Shanghai Bay Area" urban brand and the core area of the coastal area. It has a profound folk cultural heritage and a solid foundation for group cultural activities. Since 2005, Shanyang Town has held 11 dragon boat competitions, which are grand in scale, well-known far and wide, and deeply loved by the general public

On June 20th, the Yangpu Special Session of the "Everyone's Micro Lecture Hall" and "Ten Thousand Party Members and Ten Thousand People's Reflections" event "Xingye Study" was held at the Changyang Chuanggu Changyang Hall. During the event, the construction project of Changyang Chuanggu Party and Mass Service Center in Daqiao Street was officially launched. The Party and Mass Comprehensive Service Body 3.0, which integrates publicity, education, management, exhibition, training, people's livelihood, and medical care, will become a "new engine" to activate the economic development of the jurisdiction. At the meeting, a ceremony was also held to award the "Glory in the Party 50 Years" commemorative medal, expressing high respect and gratitude to the veteran party members who have made contributions to social and economic development and the construction of the Party for a long time. The reporter learned that in recent years, Yangpu District has closely followed the main line of party building and innovatively created the "432" work method, which continuously expands the connotation of "four in place" and explores the formation of "three enhancements"

On June 9th, the Lingang New Area Management Committee of Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the Export Import Bank of China jointly held a strategic docking meeting to exchange a package of cooperation plan texts with "strategic and innovative" as the main content. As a state-owned policy bank supporting China's foreign economic and trade investment development and international economic cooperation, the Export Import Bank of China has the professional advantages of long-term service for foreign trade, manufacturing, "going global", and "the Belt and Road" construction, as well as policy financial advantages such as large scale of funds, long financing period, and stable source of funds. It is reported that the Export Import Bank of China will carry out deeper, stronger, and more pragmatic strategic and innovative cooperation with the Lingang New Area, fully leveraging the guarantee role of the Export Import Bank's Yangtze River Delta Integration Coordination Office and other coordination mechanisms to promote the new area and the Yangtze River Delta

Speaking of Sony, the "80s", "90s" and even the Z generation are not unfamiliar. Recently, Sony Interactive Entertainment, one of the most influential brands in the global electronic gaming industry, has sparked another entertainment boom in Shanghai. At the Sony Charm Awards held at the Shanghai Bund International Esports Cultural Center from May 24th to May 28th, Sony showcased its business highlights and development status in China, including electronics, music, animation, games, film and television, technology research and development, and sustainability, with the theme of "Wonderland Roaming". "Adhering to the corporate philosophy of 'moving the world with creativity and technology', Sony is rooted in the Chinese market. Our goal is to bring the latest products and services of PlayStation game consoles to Chinese players as soon as possible," said Takao Educhi, Chairman and President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Co., Ltd