A groundbreaking ceremony for 10 key projects with a total investment of 20.1 billion yuan ($3.01 billion) kicked off at Qingdao Integrated Circuit (IC) Industrial Park on June 9.
China's first cross-border financial service platform for foreign exchange payment facilitation was launched on March 23 in the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area.
An environment project of Ebara was officially established in the Qingdao Area of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone on Nov 19.
The China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area signed 48 key projects worth 50.3 billion yuan ($7.8 billion) during a conference on June 17 to promote opening-up and cooperation.