After more than 630 days of intensive construction, the southern tower of the southern channel of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge, the world's tallest suspension bridge, was topped out on Dec 1.
The cargo yard of Zhangjiagang North Station was put into operation on Nov 28, when a freight train loaded with textile yarn departed for Guangdong province.
Jiangsu province has recently released its 2025 list of digital consumption innovation scenarios, with three projects from Zhangjiagang making the cut.
The Zhongjun County Economic Research Institute recently released the list of the Top 100 Counties in China for Basic Economic Competitiveness (25th edition). Zhangjiagang ranked second nationwide.
Zhangjiagang leads Suzhou in several economic figures, with the growth rate of the city's gross domestic product (GDP) surpassing the national average, reflecting the city's rapid development.
A recent conference on the synergy between intellectual property (IP) and standards in the high-performance steel materials sector took place in Zhangjiagang, marking the opening of China's first IP & Standards Synergy Innovation Center dedicated to this industry.
The Zhangjiagang Federation of Industry and Commerce inaugurated its International Cooperation Committee on Oct 28.
The groundbreaking and signing ceremony for the Jiyang Lake Science City Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park project and the launch of the Jiyang Lake Science City Industrial Development Fund was held in Zhangjiagang on Sept 28.