Ranking the seventh on the Forbes list of most developed tourism cities on the Chinese mainland in 2013 - actually ahead of famed destination Suzhou - Tianjin is showing an increasing appeal to domestic and foreign tourists.
"We have learned a lot of things through hosting Summer Davos. The participants have felt the development in China and we have promoted economic globalization through more communications with them."
Editor's note: Statistics showed Tianjin's eight pillar industries registered a total revenue of 2.36 trillion yuan ($380 billion) in 2013, up 12.7 percent from 2012.
Local authorities are putting great efforts into making Tianjin an "ecological livable city" and notable results have been achieved in recent years.
China's leading energy and environmental protection service company, CECEP Group, announced to operate its leasing business from a regional headquarters in the Dongjiang Free Trade Port Zone in Tianjin.
As the central government calls for closer regional integration between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, customs in the three regions have set up the country's first coordinated and unified clearance system.
Mayview Maersk, the world's largest and most advanced container ship, arrived at the Pacific International Container Terminal in Tianjin Port in July.
Binhai New Area in Tianjin has long been a magnet for talented people and the authorities are making it more attractive by ensuring professionals' children have access to schooling opportunities.
If the experts are to be believed, few things are more ageing than smoking, drinking and sunbathing.
You'd be forgiven for not realising that Audrey Hepburn had a granddaughter. Emma Ferrer, the daughter of Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the iconic actress's first child with actor Mel Ferrer, has lived her life out of the spotlight. But, for the first time, she's stepped out of the shadows and made her modelling debut on the pages of US Harper's Bazaar.
She may have hit 40 earlier this year but Kate Moss's career shows no signs of slowing down; the past 12 months have been her most lucrative to date.
Billy Connolly suffered from Parkinson's disease for 10 years before his diagnosis, his wife has claimed, and the condition is developing so slowly that he is unlikely to suffer major symptoms.
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