On August 12, the front page of People's Daily highlighted Qingdao, which has seized the initiative in development through proactive opening-up. The report commended the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area ("SDPFTZ Qingdao Area" for short) for continuously expanding institutional opening-up and effectively nurturing a pilot ground for opening-up.

On August 12, the front page of People's Daily highlighted Qingdao, which has seized the initiative in development through proactive opening-up. The report commended the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area ("SDPFTZ Qingdao Area" for short) for continuously expanding institutional opening-up and effectively nurturing a pilot ground for opening-up.

On August 8, the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area ("SDPFTZ Qingdao Area" for short) successfully hosted the "Summer of Chip & Chain" event. With the theme "Chip and Chain Synergy, Chip and Machine Coordination," this initiative aims to accelerate the integrated development of Qingdao's integrated circuit industry chain and implement strategies for chain extension, supplementation, and strengthening. Over 100 guests from governmental, corporate, and financial sectors convened to jointly explore the future of the integrated circuit industry.

8月8日、自由貿易試験区青島エリアで「チップ・チェーンの夏」イベントが成功裏に開催されました。今回のイベントは「芯鏈相融・芯機連動（チップから完成品企業まで全産業チェーンにおけるエコシステムの統合）」をテーマとし、青島市の集積回路産業チェーンの連携・発展の加速、「産業チェーンの延長・補完・強化」戦略の推進を目的としています。政府、企業、金融機関など多様な分野から100名以上の関係者が参加し、集積回路産業の未来について意見を交換しました。

On July 31, the 5th Promotion Event for Foreign Business Investment Attraction, themed "Promoting Urban Industrial Innovation and Enhancing Local Economic Momentum" and hosted by the Global Times, convened in Beijing. Approximately 500 participants attended, including representatives from national ministries and commissions, local governments, think tanks, business associations, and corporations. At the conference, China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qingdao Area ("SDPFTZ Qingdao Area" for short) and Qingdao SinoGerman Ecopark were recognized as the "2025 Industrial Park of Excellence in Investment Attractiveness" and the "2025 Industrial Park of Excellence in Investment Environment," respectively.

7月31日、環球時報社が主催した第5回都市企業誘致・投資促進プロモーションが北京で開催されました。「都市産業の革新促進、地域経済の活性化」をテーマに、国家部・委員会（省庁）、地方政府、シンクタンク専門家、商工会・企業代表ら約500名が出席しました。会議では、自由貿易試験区青島エリア、中独生態園がそれぞれ「2025投資魅力のある産業パーク」「2025投資環境品質産業パーク」に選出されました。

Recently, Greatwall Strategy Consultants (GEI) released the "GEI China Unicorn Enterprise Research Report 2025", highlighting that a total of 10 companies in Qingdao made the unicorn enterprise list. Located in the Qingdao Area of China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, COSMOPlat Institute of Industrial Intelligence (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. and Qingdao KingAgroot CropScience Group Co., Ltd. successfully appeared on the list.

長城戦略コンサルト（GEI）はこのほど、「GEI中国ユニコーン企業研究報告2025」を発表した。青島市は計10社がユニコーン企業リストにランクインした。自由貿易試験区青島エリアに位置する卡奥斯工業智能研究院（青島）有限公司、青島清原作物科学集団有限公司の2社がランクインした。

On July 17, the 2025 Asia Pacific (Shandong) Advanced Semiconductor Industry Exchange Conference was successfully held in Qingdao under the theme "Innovation-Driven · Ecosystem Collaboration · Win-Win Future." Over 100 experts, scholars, and corporate representatives from China, Japan, South Korea, and other countries and regions gathered to discuss key technologies in the semiconductor industry, share development ideas, and exchange innovative experience.

7月17日、「革新駆動・生態協調・未来共栄」をテーマに掲げた2025アジア太平洋（山東省）先端半導体産業交流会が青島市で成功裏に開催されました。中国、日本、韓国などの国と地域から100人以上の専門家・学者及び企業代表者が一堂に会し、半導体産業の技術動向について話し合い、発展構想を共有し、革新経験を交流しました。