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Business Environment

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Shanghai covers a total area of 6,340 square kilometers and is centrally located along China's prosperous eastern coastline at the mouth of the Yangtze River Delta, with Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces to the west, the East China Sea to the east and Hangzhou Bay to the south. North of the city, the Yangtze River pours into the East China Sea and thanks to this strategic geographic location, Shanghai has today become the country's premier sea and river port, boasting easy access to the country's vast interior...Read More>>

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Municipal Infrastructure - Transportation

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By the end of 2006, the city road network in Shanghai included over 11,825 kilometers of roadbed with expressways adding another 581 kilometers. The total length of roads in... Read More>>

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Municipal Infrastructure - Public Utilities

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According to the Report on Chinese Cities Competitiveness issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2007, Shanghai has the best ... Read More>>

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Municipal Infrastructure - Post &Telecommunications

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In 2006, post and telecommunications revenue was 55.5 billion RMB, with the volume of postal revenue reaching 4.4 billion RMB, up 13.2% from ... Read More>>

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Labor force

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In 2006, there were 466,300 students studying in Shanghai's 60 universities or colleges with 110,500 graduates, 73,800 students at Shanghai's vocational schools with 28,400 graduates ... Read More>>

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Planning & Development

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Shanghai will give priority to the development of its service industries and the advanced manufacturing sector. The city's goal is to become one of the world's most important economic... Read More>>

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Development Zones

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The Shanghai Hongqiao Development Zone is one of China's exclusive newly developed commercial and business areas and features abundant ... Read More>>

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Office Leasing

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Over the past few years the average leasing costs for Class A office buildings in Shanghai have risen by 15% year on year. In 2005, a survey... Read More>>

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