Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration has released a plan to continuously enhance the premier international Intellectual Property (IP) business environment.
The central government has published a wide-ranging policy document to facilitate the green transformation of China's mammoth manufacturing sector.
The Shanghai Municipal Government released on Mar 1 an enhancement plan to solicit more foreign R&D centers and upgrade their capacity and supporting their high-level R&D activities to further boost their scientific and technological innovation.
Shanghai has unveiled a comprehensive action plan to boost its service sector in the coming year, with a strategic goal of it comprising more than 60 percent of the city's total retail sales by 2035.
Shanghai aims to make company registration services more convenient, precise and smart so that more investment can be attracted to the city, officials from the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation said at a news briefing on Feb 26.
Shanghai must put in place interactive, intelligent, and green consumption models as the city's efforts to build itself into an international consumer hub quickly gather pace, experts said.
The Shanghai branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued a notice on Jan 23, launching a pilot program for the high-level opening-up of cross-border trade and investment.
The National Immigration Administration announced on Jan 11 five optimized visa measures to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals into China for business, education and tourism purposes, including one that said foreigners who need to visit China urgently can apply for a port visa on arrival.
