More than 60 enterprises and institutional representatives from countries including the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain, have inked cooperation agreements with local Tianjin firms covering advanced manufacturing and biomedicine, as the city pushes forward opening-up and industrial collaboration.
The Industry Cooperation Conference of the 2026 Multinational Enterprises Visit to Tianjin was held in Tianjin on Oct 23, bringing together representatives of 240 foreign-funded enterprises and institutions from more than 30 countries and regions to explore investment opportunities.
As the 10th Luban Workshop anniversary draws near, Djibouti's Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Moustapha Mohamed Mahamoud expressed willingness for further cooperation when he visited Tianjin Railway Technical and Vocational College last week.
Tianjin's economy maintained steady growth in the first three quarters of 2026, with its gross domestic product (GDP) reaching 1.41 trillion yuan ($211 billion), up 4.8 percent year-on-year at constant prices.
At the 2026 International Monetary Forum in Tianjin on Oct 18, experts discussed the relationship between domestic demand and currency internationalization and called for improved global financial governance.
Tianjin recorded 8.74 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) in imports and exports with the five Central Asian countries in the first eight months of 2026, up 43.6 percent year-on-year.