Shandong's college started offering online applications three years ago, said Fu Limin, deputy principal: "People can book a subject with just a few clicks."
Several ministries and commissions, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Health Commission, will launch a series of policies on industrial informatization and digital economic development at the event.
Shanghai was the first city in China to introduce a cross-region transit visa. It permits foreign visitors to travel through the entire Yangtze River Delta.
Shanghai saw a fruitful 2016, the report said. About 30 percent of China's top science and technology achievements have come out of Shanghai. More than a third of the national-level awards have been won by people and institutions in the city, and more than 30 percent of new Category 1 drugs were produced there, it said.
Several ministry-level departments, including those for health, public security, housing and urbanrural development, have responded recently to issues of public concern.
Shanghai-based e-commerce startup Red was set up in 2013 to connect Chinese consumers with overseas sellers, creating a community of trust and sharing, with more than 70 million users by the end of October.
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Shanghai has further consolidated its role as a world financial center by moving up one place in the Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI 27) jointly released by the Shenzhen-based China Development Center and UK's independent think tank y Z/Yen Partners on Thursday. [Photo/Sipa]
Shanghai Airport is among more than 200 Chinese A-share companies to be included in the MSCI index, a move likely to attract more overseas buying. But Png said most of the positive catalysts have been priced in and a significant correction will come even at minor "earnings disappointment".
Shanghai is scheduled to host the first CIIE from Nov 5 to 10. Over 130 countries and regions and more than 2,800 companies have confirmed participation in the CIIE.
Shaanxi would be the latest province to remove the height requirement for teachers, following others such as Sichuan and Jiangxi. The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region also eliminated the rule.