Jiangsu enterprises are concentrated in one city, which is listed as one of the Fortune Global 500 cities in 2023 by the Yangtze River Delta Daily. August 2nd | Jiangsu | Enterprise
1. 2023 Fortune Global 500, Jiangsu Enterprises Concentrated in One City
On August 2, 2023, the Fortune Global 500 ranking was released. According to the latest list, there are 142 Chinese companies on the list, distributed in 38 cities. Among them, there are 15 cities with headquarters of 2 or more Fortune 500 companies, which is consistent with last year's number and lineup.
There are a total of 25 enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta on the list. Shanghai has 12 companies on the list, ranking second among Chinese cities, only behind Beijing. There are three companies on the list in Jiangsu, all located in one city, Suzhou. The three companies are Hengli Group, Shenghong Holdings Group, and Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd. Two of them are located in Shengze, a town, and the other is in Zhangjiagang City.
2. The State Council approves the first provincial-level national land spatial plan in China
On August 2nd, the Chinese government website released the State Council's reply on July 25th of this year on the "Jiangsu Province Land and Space Plan". Thus, among the 29 provinces in China that have formulated provincial-level land spatial plans, Jiangsu Province has become the first province to have its provincial-level land spatial plans approved.
3. Yiwu's exports increased by 17% year-on-year in the first half of the year
According to statistics from Yiwu Customs, the total import and export volume of Yiwu City in the first half of this year reached 268.97 billion yuan, ranking first among counties in Zhejiang Province, with a year-on-year increase of 21%. Among them, exports amounted to 237.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.0%; Imports amounted to 31.56 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 63.4%.