A business matching conference between Shanxi and Guangdong provinces focusing on advanced equipment manufacturing was held by the Shanxi Department of Industry and Information Technology on Nov 30.
On the back of its effective afforestation program, Youyu county is focusing on developing an ecological economy, with sea buckthorn, a hardy, fast-growing shrub, playing a major role.
China Economic Information Service and the government of Lyuliang city hosted a seminar on green development in the coal chemical and coking industries in the city’s Xiaoyi county, on Nov 25.
The economic aggregate of Shanxi province has reached a new level. Regional GDP was 8.8 billion yuan ($1.27 billion) in 1978, 107.63 billion yuan in 1995 (exceeding 100 billion yuan for the first time), and 1.13 trillion yuan in 2011 (exceeding 1 trillion yuan for the first time).
