The Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport upgraded its "E-Security Passage" service on Sept 1.
Shanghai seeks to develop the Hongqiao International Central Business District into a vibrant central area with global influence and a landmark of reform and opening-up in the new era.
WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 will run from Sept 22 to 27, with competition events held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from Sept 23 to 26.
The Hongqiao "Cross-Border E-commerce + Industrial Belt" Pilot Zone in Shanghai has attracted 568 companies and recorded more than 15.7 billion yuan ($2.34 billion) in cross-border e-commerce transactions since its launch in July 2025.
The Hongqiao International Central Business District has outlined five key tasks for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), spanning opening-up, exhibitions, transport connectivity, sci-tech innovation, and urban development.
Cao Hao, general manager of Silicon Gene Biotech, praised Shanghai's Hongqiao International Central Business District as a major hub for tech innovation with a supportive industrial and talent ecosystem.
The 48th WorldSkills Competition is set to open in Shanghai on Sept 22, bringing together talented young people from across the globe.
The semi-finals of the biomedicine track of the sixth Shanghai Global Talents Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition brought 333 projects from around the world to Hongqiao Qianwan in Minhang district on Aug 28-29.
