The pilot Shanghai Free Trade Zone is expected to accelerate the country's commodity trading.
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone is driving up prices and transaction volumes of housing in neighboring districts.
Thousands of domestic companies have flocked to register at the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, despite the lack of clarity on the reforms it will bring.
Dajiabao.com, the first online-to-offline insurance vendor in China registered within the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone won official approval on Monday.
The first cross-border e-commerce platform in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is about to go online soon.Shanghai free trade zone
Officials say the establishment of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone will firmly upgrade the nation's shipping and port industries amid the slow global economic recovery.
Shanghai FTZ is good for the development of Chinese private enterprises and China's financial reform, chief economist of Deutsche Bank Greater China Region said.
A total of 577 people applied for enterprise registration at the newly-launched Shanghai pilot free trade zone on Tuesday, the first day for registration.
The wet and windy weather in Shanghai failed to dampen enthusiasm for the FTZ, with many more than happy to take advantage of the reforms on offer.
The new Shanghai Free Trade Zone published first negative list, an innovative management approach that increases foreign investors' freedom.
The first version of the Shanghai free trade zone's "negative list", of sectors that are off-limits to foreign investors in the zone, will soon be released, officials said on Sunday.
Shanghai unveiled the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, which is expected to create an efficient environment for enterprises home and abroad.
Shanghai FTZ 'reflects active opening-up strategy'