Shanghai's Jiading district has established four new childcare centers for children aged 1 to 3 this year, which has been a big help to dual-income families.

The building of five new towns in Shanghai's suburbs, deemed key to the city's future social and economic growth, is set to create new business opportunities for both domestic and overseas investors.

Shanghai will establish a pilot program to bring together local universities and scientific basic research institutes to accelerate the city's development into a world-class science and technology center, according to a guideline released by the municipal government on Tuesday.

A cyber security event involving officials from Jiading district in Shanghai, Kunshan and Taicang in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, was held on Oct 9.

Shanghai is seeking overseas talents by offering them high-salary jobs, key innovation projects and convenient customs measures, according to a summit held on Sept 29.

A new store named Yinxiang Jiangnan or "Impressions of Jiangnan" opened to the public in Nanxiang Incity Mega in Shanghai's Jiading district on Sept 29, marking a new must-go tourist destination in the district.

Urban development will play a major role in Shanghai during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), with a monumental amount of projects across the whole city creating opportunities for global companies.

In a complex combining shopping, dining and entertainment and located in the Jiading district west of Shanghai, a garden named Ming Che Shan Fang positions itself as a unique place to experience nature and tranquillity in the bustling center of a sprawling city.