The Republic of Belarus officially opened a consulate in Chongqing on Thursday, its third in China after Guangzhou and Shanghai.
From 2016 to 2020, Liangjiang New Area in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has seen a GDP growth rate of 7 percent, ranking first in the city.
To cope with the challenging situation of epidemic prevention and control, 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions released rules for trans-provincial travel.
The business environment in China continues to improve, and the actually utilized foreign capital in Chongqing was $10 billion in 2020.
The municipality of Chongqing in Southwest China will invest 3 billion yuan ($463.91 million) to upgrade 16 km of land in the core area of the Liangjiang New area, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River.
The National University of Singapore (Chongqing) Research Institute's industrial center BLOCK71 Chongqing officially opened on Jan 22 in Liangjiang New Area.
During this year's Spring Festival travel rush, which will last from Jan 28 to March 8, Chongqing North Railway Station is expected to receive 200,000 passengers.
Among the five indicators for starting a business in Chongqing, applying for construction permits, registering properties, executing contracts, and handling bankruptcy have all exceeded the world average, according to results released by the World Bank's consultation and evaluation.
In 2020, Chongqing achieved a total import and export value of 651.34 billion yuan ($100.73 billion), a year-on-year increase of 12.5 percent.
Located where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers converge, the site used for the new area was occupied 10 years ago by numerous hillside homes and large areas of farmland. Now, gleaming skyscrapers shed light on the rivers day and night.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.