In 2018, Huangpu achieved a regional GDP of 346.5 billion yuan ($51.6 billion), a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.
Huangpu district plans to try out unmanned administrative examination and approval by putting 30 e-government all-in-one machines into service in the first half of this year.
Huangpu district and Guangzhou Development Zone recently published the 2018 report card on the lives of the general public, which shows remarkable breakthroughs in education, medical treatment, and transportation.
The total value of import and export trade regulated by Huangpu Customs reached 1.53 trillion yuan ($227 billion) in 2018, a record high.
Risong Technology and 21 other major projects in Huangpu went into trial production and application on Jan 21.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Urban Public Sculpture Exhibition opened in Huangpu district on Jan 20.
ZS Intelligent, a member of the Guangzhou Robot Industry Alliance, signed a strategic partnership agreement with Nanjing Estun Automation Company on Jan 13.
The 2018 state science and technology awards ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held in Beijing on Jan 8. A total of 45 projects from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, were winners, the fourth highest total in the country.
Huangpu district launched a tax relief policy on Jan 1, becoming the first district in Guangdong province to start a fee-free zone for newly arrived companies.
Huangpu district signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with the Bank of Communications (BOCOM) to solve the problem of financing for private and medium-sized and small enterprises on Dec 25.