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A lab focusing on the application of 5G in rail transit was co-established on Aug 24 by China Mobile's Chongqing branch, Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co, China Mobile Shanghai Industrial Research Institute and Bwton Technology Co in Chongqing.
Liangjiang New Area and Hunan University signed an agreement to co-establish an institute on Aug 19.
Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday encouraged Chongqing residents to rebuild flood-damaged homes as the city faces one of its worst floods in history.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality achieved a total import-export volume of 64.22 billion yuan ($9.25 billion) in July – reaching a record-high for monthly imports and exports in the past five years.
Lianglu Cuntan Bonded Port Chongqing municipality and Chengdu Hi-tech Comprehensive Bonded Zone's Shuangliu area in Sichuan province signed a cooperation agreement through video chat on Aug 12.
Three innovative service trade practices in Liangjiang were recently honored by the State Council, including a dedicated channel for international internet data, the sea-rail intermodal transport system and bill of lading trading for railway shipments.
During the first half of this year, actually utilized foreign capital in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality reached $4.01 billion, with 109 foreign-invested enterprises launched in the city, a year-on-year increase of 22.47 percent.
Chongqing municipality invested $248.33 million in foreign projects and companies in the first half of this year – a year-on-year increase of 6.2 percent.
A promotional center for the R&D and demonstration of intelligent terminal software was recently approved for construction in Liangjiang.
Co-hosted by Liangjiang New Area and Huawei Technologies Co, the Huawei Cloud Artificial Intelligence Developer Competition will kick off on Aug 5 in Liangjiang New Area, in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.
UK trade commissioner for China praised Chongqing as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.