In Xinghua, businessman Que Jiahua was grateful that he could get enough in tax refunds to help boost his company's condiment production.

Zhongxing, an electrical manufacturing company in the Xinghua Economic Development Zone, reached sales to the value of about $20 million in the first three quarters of this year.

President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Wednesday. Here are the highlights.

A manufacturing standard on new zero-carbon emissions factories – and evaluation standards based on blockchain – was recently released.

A health food plant – to cost 1.16 billion yuan ($159.73 million) – began construction on Sept 16 in the Xinghua Economic Development Zone.

The terminal business in CCCC (Xinghua) Port in Taizhou city has bucked the downward trend to increase its margins since early this year.

Three companies in the Xinghua Economic Development Zone were included in the fifth list of national "little giant" companies.

President Xi Jinping has reemphasized the importance of promoting scientific and technological self-reliance and developing the real economy in pursuing high-quality growth, during his inspection in Jiangsu.