Port city's business promotion conference held in Jinpu

The Dalian Opening-up and Investment Promotion Conference was held from Thursday to Friday in Jinpu New Area, Liaoning province.

A total of 24 foreign investment projects, with an approximate value of 27 billion yuan ($3.79 billion), were signed at the event. These projects cover high-end manufacturing and modern service industries involve 10 countries and regions, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore.

By the end of last year, Dalian had introduced more than 17,000 foreign-invested companies, and a total of 287 projects had been invested in the city by 124 Fortune 500 enterprises.