The unprecedented attendance at the Summer Davos Forum, a business gathering being held in Tianjin this year, can be seen as a sign that more and more people are feeling anxiety about the possibility of a prolonged global recession.
UN Under-Secretary-General Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal visited Tianjin on Tuesday to meet local media, as well as keep track of the progress of Model UN Conference at Tianjin's universities.
A newly imposed limit on private car ownership in north China's Tianjin Municipality has caught citizens unprepared, prompting questions over the rule's abruptness and necessity.
A blue book on the development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region was released in Beijing on March 25.
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping called for integration of regions around Beijing in February, the market response has been quick. But concrete moves on the official level are still in slow motion.