The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued a plan on transforming Beijing into a national scientific and technological innovation hub.
Beijing will relocate a number of large-scale markets, including the iconic Beijing Zoo Wholesale Market, from its downtown area amid efforts to focus on the city's role as capital and integration with neighboring regions.
Coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area has become the primary mission on the list of economic goals for next year.
Three of China's high-volume airports are discussing ways to coordinate in order to cut down on delayed flights.
The information technology authority of Beijing municipal government signed a strategic partnership agreement with its counterpart in Hebei province on Thursday to build a cloud computing industrial park in Zhangbei county, where the largest data center in the region is expected to set up and offer services to the capital's high-tech firms.
A leading team and office to promote the synergetic development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province has been set up by China's cabinet, with Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli appointed director.
Beijing and Hebei province on Thursday signed seven agreements and a memorandum to promote regional integrated development.
A plan aimed at integrating Beijing's development with two adjacent provincial areas will be submitted to the country's top economic planning body this week, after rumors that the strategy has been postponed.
A detailed plan for the coordinated development of Beijing and two adjacent regions is in the making, with significant reform initiatives on the horizon, an official from China's top economic planning agency said on Wednesday.
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping called for integration of regions around Beijing in February, the market response has been quick. But concrete moves on the official level are still in slow motion.
The National Development and Reform Commission is working with related authorities and regional governments to boost the economic integration of Beijing and its surrounding provincial areas
Officials from Beijing, Hebei and Tianjin are working on a joint development plan with the aim of improving the region's overall competitiveness.
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