The total value of foreign trade in Suzhou New District in East China's Jiangsu province was 282 billion yuan ($44.6 billion) from January to December in 2021, an increase of 8.8 percent year-on-year.
Suzhou New District held a business environment promotion conference on Oct 7 to set the district's goals for the fourth quarter of this year.
Suzhou New District in Jiangsu province held an event for the development of its integrated circuits industry on Sept 25.
A KFC food truck drove into China Suzhou Innovation Park in Suzhou New District on July 12.
Suzhou New District signed a strategic agreement with Daiwa Securities (China), a comprehensive securities company, on July 6 to attract investment from Japan.
Suzhou New District saw the number of Japanese companies it was home to rise from zero to more than 600 over the past 27 years.