Chongqing is facing possibly its largest deluge since 1981 as its flood control and drought relief headquarters upgraded its flood-control response to the highest level for the first time ever on Tuesday afternoon.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality achieved a total import-export volume of 64.22 billion yuan ($9.25 billion) in July – reaching a record-high for monthly imports and exports in the past five years.
Lianglu Cuntan Bonded Port Chongqing municipality and Chengdu Hi-tech Comprehensive Bonded Zone's Shuangliu area in Sichuan province signed a cooperation agreement through video chat on Aug 12.
Three innovative service trade practices in Liangjiang were recently honored by the State Council, including a dedicated channel for international internet data, the sea-rail intermodal transport system and bill of lading trading for railway shipments.
During the first half of this year, actually utilized foreign capital in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality reached $4.01 billion, with 109 foreign-invested enterprises launched in the city, a year-on-year increase of 22.47 percent.
Liangjiang organized various activities to attract the participation of residents on Aug 8, which was also China's 12th National Fitness Day.
Chongqing municipality invested $248.33 million in foreign projects and companies in the first half of this year – a year-on-year increase of 6.2 percent.
A promotional center for the R&D and demonstration of intelligent terminal software was recently approved for construction in Liangjiang.
Co-hosted by Liangjiang New Area and Huawei Technologies Co, the Huawei Cloud Artificial Intelligence Developer Competition will kick off on Aug 5 in Liangjiang New Area, in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality and Sichuan province recently reached an agreement to launch 31 major projects, with a total investment of 556.3 billion yuan ($79.57 billion), to boost the development of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.