North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has seen heartening progress in sand control over the past five years, according to the region's 2023 government work report released Thursday.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to achieve rapid economic growth in the next five years, according to the regional government's work report.
Beijing's annual GDP for 2022 is expected to show positive growth, and the city is targeting a year-on-year GDP increase of 4.5 percent in 2023, according to Yin Yong, acting mayor of the capital who spoke on Sunday at the first session of the 16th Beijing People's Congress.
Shanghai has empowered lawmakers in Pudong New Area so that they can optimize the business environment and promote further reform and innovation in frontier areas, the city's legislature said.
East China's Zhejiang province will achieve a minimum GDP growth rate of 5 percent in 2023, said Wang Hao, the provincial governor, on Thursday.
Promoting the further construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and a demonstration pilot zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics in Shenzhen will be key projects for Guangdong province over the next five years, according to a senior government official.
Shanghai has set a GDP growth target of above 5.5 percent for 2023 and experts say the fulfillment of this "achievable goal" will support China's sustainable development in the long term.
While national-level legislation involving emerging industries is currently being promoted, local regulations to help solve problems in new sectors have been formulated in recent years, according to official reports.