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Southwest China's Chongqing municipality started the 144-hour visa-free transit service from Dec 1 to provide convenience for passengers engaged in short-term visits from all over the world.
A direct flight linking Chongqing, Southwest China and Budapest, capital of Hungary, will be launched by Hainan Airlines on Dec 27.
The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor between Southwest China's Chongqing municipality and Sichuan province's Dazhou officially began operations on Nov 27.
The 2019 Western Human Resources Service Expo was held in Liangjiang New Area, in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, from Nov 26 to 27, attracting human resources service organizations and companies from western provinces and other countries.
The Chongqing Liangjiang Aircraft Design Institute (CLARDI) recently released the prototype of the unmanned drone R-100 and the production unmanned drone R20 in Liangjiang New Area, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality on Nov 23.
Liangjiang New Area Digital Economy Industrial Park and six other industrial parks in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality were officially connected to the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Dedicated Connectivity Channel on Nov 21.
In the last year, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has maintained a 20 percent growth in its environmental industry sales revenue, which is estimated to reach 110 billion yuan ($15.64 million) this year and 130 billion yuan next year.
Since becoming a pilot area of service trade in 2016, Liangjiang New Area of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has seen growth in its service trade, with a year-on-year growth of 20 percent from January to September this year.
Liangjiang New Area of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality released its latest talent attraction policies during a symposium on Nov 15.
Southwest China's Chongqing municipality saw its foreign trade with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) grow 31.2 percent year on year to 129.47 billion yuan ($18.5 billion) in the January-October period.
UK trade commissioner for China praised Chongqing as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.