On September 3, the Korea Resource Matching Event of Qingdao West Coast Product Selection Center was held in the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area. Co-hosted by KOTRA Qingdao Korea Trade Center and other organizations, the event attracted a large number of Korean enterprises, e-commerce merchants and purchasers. Adopting an online-offline integrated model, it realized precise supply-demand matching. Focusing on Japanese and Korean commodities, Qingdao West Coast Product Selection Center builds a cross-border e-commerce ecosystem relying on the advantages of Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone. The zone will further deepen China-ROK economic and trade cooperation in the future.

On August 28, Ruan Hongtai, Secretary of the Bắc Ninh Provincial Party Committee of Vietnam, headed a delegation to visit Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone to learn experience in the construction and operation of free‑trade zones, and discuss practical cooperation in fields including joint park development, electronic technology and cross‑border investment. Gao Shanwu, Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of Qingdao West Coast New Area and Director of the Administrative Committee of Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone, accompanied the visit and held talks.

On August 26, the "Steady Progress with Sound Construction • Financial Escort" Financial Service Conference for Foreign‑funded and Foreign‑trade Enterprises of Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone was successfully convened, attracting representatives from more than 50 foreign‑funded and foreign‑trade enterprises.

On August 25, the opening ceremony for the German Wirth Building Materials China Headquarters Project was held at the Sino‑German Ecopark in Qingdao. Alexander Wirth, Chairman of the Board of Wirth Group, Zhang Yunqing, Member of the Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of Qingdao Sino‑German Ecopark, and Michael Köhler, Chief Representative of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Shanghai, attended the opening event.

On August 21, Qingdao Pilot Free‑Trade Zone signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Inspur Cloud Information Technology Co., Ltd. The two sides will carry out in‑depth collaboration in cutting‑edge tracks such as cross‑border data flow, “data‑processing‑inbound”, computing‑power going‑global, and large‑model service going‑global.

After three‑year research efforts, the national key R&D program under the Special Project for Strategic Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation — *Joint Research and Application of Key Energy‑Saving and Low‑Carbon Technologies for Municipal Infrastructure*, undertaken by Sino‑German United Group, has recently passed comprehensive performance evaluation and been officially concluded. Pilot engineering demonstration, technical verification and actual carbon emission reduction measurement of the project were completed at the Qingdao Sino‑German Ecopark. It has systematically verified the effectiveness of low‑carbon technologies and delivered a replicable and scalable “Sino‑German Solution” for the low‑carbon development of municipal infrastructure in communities.

On August 14, Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone held a district‑university‑enterprise docking event for chain‑oriented targeted investment in the smart home appliance industry, attracting over 20 colleges and universities from Tianjin, Gansu, Jining, Weihai and local Qingdao.

On August 11, Gao Shanwu, Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of Qingdao West Coast New Area and Director of the Administrative Committee of Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone, led a team to supervise and inspect work‑safety performance of local enterprises. He stressed the need to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on work safety, solidly carry out special rectification of fire‑safety hazards in warehouse premises, resolutely prevent and curb all types of fire accidents, and maintain sustained stability of work‑safety conditions across the whole district.

On August 3, the opening ceremony of the 2026 Surveyor Registration Training Center and the Qingdao Maritime Talent Development Exchange Conference were successfully held in the Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone. Centering on maritime talent cultivation, solutions to industrial challenges and high-quality industrial development, the event brought together government, enterprises, universities and social stakeholders to jointly explore new approaches for talent development supporting Qingdao’s construction of an international shipping center. Gao Shanwu, Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of Qingdao West Coast New Area and Director of the Administrative Committee of the Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone, attended the event and delivered a speech.

A Qingdao-Bavaria international cooperation matchmaking meeting was held at the Sino-German Eco-Park in the Qingdao Area of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Qingdao FTZ) on July 1, bringing together more than 20 representatives from government and business circles in China and Germany to explore new opportunities for bilateral collaboration.