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Tencent Content Platform, Tencent's open platform for new media, said on Wednesday that it has signed several partnerships with world-leading content agencies.

Shanghai will make every effort to this year ensure the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a success, Shanghai mayor Ying Yong told lawmakers in his work report delivered at the ongoing Shanghai People's Congress annual session.

Shanghai will make all-out efforts this year to implement the national strategy of enhancing coordination in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Shanghai plans to this year commence construction of a theater dedicated to opera, as well as an equestrian park.The construction is part of the city's move to promote its "four brands" of services, manufacturing, shopping and culture.

While Vice-President Wang Qishan will be the most senior Chinese official to speak at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the four-day event will feature many other participants from the country and China-related topics.

Shanghai's GDP came at around 3.27 trillion yuan ($480.6) in 2018, up 6.6 percent from a year earlier, the municipal statistics bureau said on Tuesday.

Despite the rising trend of protectionism and unilateralism in 2018, China supported and participated in various free trade agreements in East Asia.....