Li calls for west China to welcome new firms2014-04-30
Chongqing, which opened the Dongshuimen Yangtze River Bridge on March 28, is looking to absorb environmentally friendly industries from eastern China to boost its economy.

Economic belt to drive development westward2014-04-29
Premier Li Keqiang promised on Monday to help group 11 provincial-level entities into the largest development network in China - an economic belt along the 1,800-kilometer"golden waterway"of the Yangtze River.

Policy innovation to drive China's opening up westward2014-03-26
New innovative policies in Xinjiang's two economic development zones will further strengthen the region's"bridgehead"position for China's opening up to Eurasian countries.

China to increase broadband coverage in western region2014-03-21
China will speed up the construction of broadband and fourth-generation networks in less-developed western provinces this year, said Miao Wei, chief of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Global investors shift their focus inland2014-02-14
The Yingkoumen overpass is seen under construction in 2013 in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province in western China.Li Hualiang/Xinhua.

Nation's interior showing robust trade potential2014-02-14
Export growth in the landlocked central and western regions will continue to outpace the coastal area driven by ongoing industrial transfers into the inland regions and the government's opening-up strategies in these areas, experts said.

Two new areas highlight China's westward development2014-01-14
China's State Council recently approved two national-level new areas in western China, namely the Xixian New Area in NW Shaanxi province and Gui'an New Area in SW Guizhou province.

Data centers to head west for big space, low costs2014-01-11
Previously, few people would have connected the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, a cool, dry underdeveloped area famous for growing goji berries, with high-technology data centers.

'New energy silk road' to boost West China's development2013-11-27
A major energy transmission network consisting of four natural-gas pipelines and one petroleum pipeline are being launched successively, giving a shot in the arm for the economy of western China.

Western China has top potential for opening2013-10-24
Western China is where the largest potential for China's further opening up lies and various reforms should be implemented here to make the region more integrated with the rest of the world.

Delegates note lure of western investment2013-09-26
China's latest round of western development presents even greater opportunities to overseas Chinese entrepreneurs, delegates said at the ongoing World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention in Chengdu.

Nations agreed to build New Silk Road2013-09-03
China will enhance partnerships with its neighbors to the west, aiming to build an integrated regional communications network, a top Chinese official said on Monday.

China invests 577.8b yuan in new western projects2013-08-23
China invested 577.8 billion yuan (91.91 billion U.S. dollars) in new projects designed to support its western development strategy this year, the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

Go-west project dusts itself off in arid plateau2013-08-23
As China is striving to boost domestic demand to save the economy from recession, Lanzhou New Zone, a newly approved State-level economic development area, is being constructed to become what local investors say will be "a golden opportunity that no one wants to miss".