Substantive progress was made at the fourth session of the 17th People's Congress of Xinghua city on Jan 6.

A mobilization meeting for the construction of the Yancheng-Taizhou-Wuxi-Changzhou-Yixing Railway was held in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, on Dec 27.

Donghua Chain Xinghua was recently recognized for being a national-level green factory.

Known for being one of water towns in the central region of Jiangsu province, Xinghua was recognized as a State-listed Famous Historical and Culture City.

The CCCC (Xinghua) Port Customs Supervision Operation Site started operations on Dec 6, while the Xinghua Port Foreign Trade Comprehensive Service Platform was launched on the same day.

The Xinghua Economic Development Zone recently launched a WeChat video account and a Douyin account to promote the great tastes of local products being made there.

Three companies based in the Xinghua Economic Development Zone are currently recruiting talent.

Xinghua inaugurated a platform called the Zero Entrepreneurship Space last year, offering preferential policies and value-added services for startups.