Huazhu Group's global headquarters park opened in the north area of the Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District on New Year's Day, marking a key step in the group's 18-year history.
In 2023, the city has set a target of having its actual use of foreign direct investment rise to about $24 billion, and to have another 60 multinational corporation's regional headquarters and 25 foreign-funded R&D centers set up in the year.
One of those projects is the SupeZET Innovation Base, which covers a construction area of some 102,000 square meters.
Guoquan Shihui, a specialized hotpot and barbecue food materials supply chain headquartered in the Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District, recently had its offline outlets exceed 10,000 in China's 29 provincial-level administrative regions.
The number of high-value invention patents in Shanghai city in East China was 101,800 last year, a year-on-year increase of 19.64 percent.
The construction of central legal service district is expected to provide professional and international legal services for enterprises and society in a precise, efficient and convenient manner.
Those policies cater to the needs of enterprises and focus on areas such as education, medical care, elder care, talents, housing and employment.
The four private business headquarters are Shanghai Botanee Biotech, Sino Wealth Electronic, Overseas Courier Service and SIMCom Wireless Solutions, and the trade business headquarters is for Ctrip Investment (Shanghai) Co.
