Embracing the 30th anniversary of its founding, the Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone, which has grown to be the port city's biggest engine of economic development, is helping realize the city's dream of becoming an industrial giant.
With construction of the nine main parts of its steel complex proceeding smoothly, Baosteel Group's new project in Zhanjiang is well on track to start operating in September.
An innovative local electrical company is aiming high by investing in the "One Belt and One Road" project, hoping to expand its own overseas markets.
Zhanjiang authorities plan to strengthen the city's oceanic industries with innovation under a plan called the Southern Maritime Valley.
The newly upgraded Hai'an port in Xuwen county, Zhanjiang, was opened after a container vessel set sail to Hong Kong and Macao on Jan 28.
After Zhanjiang port hit the 200 million ton throughput mark last year, the city government embarked on a plan to expand the main port and develop ports in surrounding counties to form a chain and better use the extensive coastline.
Xuwen, a Cantonese county in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, was named a "Chinese town of longevity" in February as the percentage of its residents aged 100 or older is five times the central government's standard for the honor.
More travelers are expected to visit Qatar as the country prepares to host the 2022 football World Cup.
The economic ties between China and Qatar have become increasingly important for both countries, as shown by the trade figures for January, which show China was the largest source of imports for Qatar.
Though Trunkbow Asia Pacific (Shandong) Co filed to trademark the name Weixin before Tencent Inc rolled out its wildly popular social media software, a ruling by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court has upheld administrative denials of the application.
Chinese film fans now have a "cheaper option" to watch online movies that are screened almost simultaneously as at cinemas. The online versions each cost about oneeighth of a cinema ticket price.
Proposed amendments to the law regulating seed varieties will heighten protection and be "a step forward in the seedling intellectual property sphere", said a senior official during this year's National People's Congress.
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