Firms hail online service platform

Companies have lauded an online platform unveiled by the Shanghai government this year that facilitates company registrations, saying it has greatly improved efficiency in the business environment.

The platform - launched in March - provides services for 327 business-related matters, according to Jiang Hongjun, director of Pudong New Area's administrative service center. It also allows users to handle most things online instead of having to travel in person to the service center.

Other districts in Shanghai and Beijing, as well as in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, have rolled out similar systems.