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Corporation representatives attend the business conference promoting the integrated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei in Nankai District of Tianjin. [Photo/People.com.cn] |
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Duan Chunhua, deputy mayor of the city of Tianjin delivers a speech during the business conference in Tianjin. [Photo/People.com.cn] |
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Corporation representatives sign on the cooperative agreements during the business conference. A total of 18 projects reached agreement. [Photo/People.com.cn] |
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Corporation representatives reached cooperative agreement during the business conference. [Photo/People.com.cn] |
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Corporation representatives discuss the details of the cooperative projects. [Photo/People.com.cn] |
A business conference promoting the integrated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei and introducing business opportunities in Nankai District of Tianjin was recently launched at the Financial Street Center.
During the business conference, a total of 18 projects from the three places reached cooperative agreements. According to the contracts, the total investment amount reaches 16.6 billion yuan ($2.6 billion).
Duan Chunhua, deputy mayor of the city of Tianjin said that Tianjin is rapidly developing into an advanced national manufacturing research foundation, a global industrial center in North China, a financial innovation area, and a reform and opening up district following the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development state strategy.
Duan also said that the Nankai District has advantages in culture, history, talent resources, featured industries, public services, and governmental policies. He hoped that the corporations will chose Nankai District as a base of their business development.
Xue Hui, party secretary of the Nankai District introduced the government’s efforts in creating an outstanding business development environment. Xue gave an example that the government has made efforts in establishing functional areas to attract corporations’ investments. The Hongqi Road is a model of technological innovation in the district.
The corporations reached cooperation during the conference were dedicated in areas such as entrepreneurship, technological finance, cultural innovation, and the Internet. Among which, 15 projects were from corporations based in Beijing.
The Sina Internet Corporation will integrate effective resources in the mobile Internet and establish an Elite Mass Entrepreneurship Space and Innovative Center in Tianjin. Through the institution, the corporation aims to help startup teams who are equipped with potency and capability. The project will drive the development of the entrepreneurship environment of Nankai district and even the entire city.
The Nankai Technology New City will be launched in Tianjin. The project will be operated by the Qidi Investment Corporation based in Beijing and will integrate resources from the western part of the district. With the help of the project, an operation service system in technology industry will be built.
The Tianjin Media Innovative Competition will be launched in Nankai District, and it is the first event selecting outstanding marketing campaigns on we media in the country. As Nankai will be the holder, the district will attract attentions of media platforms all around the country.
Other projects include the one with the Jinwangluo Cultural Innovation Corporation. It will help the district establish an innovative area for cultural design, research and development, media, and Internet.
In addition, the Beijing Investment and Financing Foundation as a platform supporting the integrated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei will promote the cooperation between fast growing corporations and capital markets.
The Pangda Group will launch its leasing business’s headquarter and operation center in the district and will turn it into the company’s business demonstrative areas. The projects will enhance the district’s regional competency and cultivate the new economic growth drive force.
After the business conference, the district will hold an information session to promote a total of 18 premium office building projects to further improve the cooperation.
The district had attracted investment of as much as 19.6 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) in the first ten months of the year, which had increased 15.3 percent year to year. The domestic investment amount had reached 10.6 billion yuan from January to October, which had increased 30 percent year to year and ranked at the top place among the six districts in Tianjin.
The integration between Beijing and Tianjin has taken advantages from the integrated development state strategy. The district establishes innovative and investment attracting platforms connecting to resources from the capital city. The integration sees deep cooperation and active industrial transitions in suitable regions.
The district has attracted as many as 205 corporations based in Beijing since the beginning of the year, which include incubators and entrepreneurship service institutions. Through the projects, the district has received 4.31 billion yuan ($674.9 million) of investment.
The district has also signed cooperation agreements with Global 500 corporations and industrial leaders such as Sina and Baidu. The investment from the agreement reached 65.3 billion yuan ($10.2 billion).
More than 60 famous national incubators visited the district and will launch a batch of new innovative projects. Based on premium office buildings, the district has established innovative business parks, mass entrepreneurship spaces, industrial parks, and innovative foundations to bring in leading industrial park operators such as Beijing Chamber of Commerce. A total of 645,000 square meters of office buildings have been put into use. Nankai District has become a platform conveying the capital city’s resources.
