Swimsuits reveal path to world

China's swimsuit manufacturing center, Huludao, Liaoning province, aspires to set the world standard and be a weather vane of the industry, according to the mayor of the city, whose exports found their way to more than 20 countries and regions.

Wang Liwei said a planned production park for swimsuits, covering nearly 1 square kilometer, and an operations park that includes design, research, development and exhibition functions, would accelerate progress toward achieving the goal.

Construction of the production park will start in April and be completed this year, while the operations park - which is expected to attract suppliers of raw materials and high-end workers in design and production from home and abroad - will be completed in 2019, Wang said.