Li Xiaomin, Party secretary of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, met up with Zhao Shuanglian, chairman of the state-owned China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) on Feb 17 to discuss greater cooperation.
Job seekers descended on Wuxi recently as a local job fair, with a 150 companies exhibiting, had 3,000 posts up for grabs on Feb 20.
Binhu District in Wuxi saw 11 and 21 percent growth in visitor numbers and tourism revenues, respectively, over this year's Spring Festival, welcoming 1 million visitors from Feb 8 to 14.
Wuxi-based business incubator, Xingchuang Works, was recently approved as a "national maker space" by the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center, Ministry of Science and Technology.
Wuxi is in the game to become a big player in electronic sports (e-sports), industry analysts told Wuxi Business News.
Utrans Bonded Store on Gaolang East Road, Wuxi New District, recently opened a 900 square meters branch shop on Xinda Road, to cope with an increasing number of customers.
To aid mass entrepreneurship and innovation, the Wuxi branch of the Bank of Suzhou and the National Science Park of Jiangnan University will jointly set up the Suyin Entrepreneurship Institute.
Wuxi Culture and Tourism Development Group announced that it recently inked a deal with LY.com, China's leading travel-service provider, to expand its tourist market through the internet.
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