The 2025 Business Cooperation and Fortune 500 Dialogue with Hubei, a grand business event under the brand of "Cherry Blossom Viewing", officiallyopened on March 20, in Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province.

  Nearly 600 guests, including representatives from international economic organizations, executives fromworld’s top 500 companies, renowned multinational corporations and central state-owned enterprises as well as prominentHubei businessmen were invited to attend.

  A total of 80 key projects were signed during the event, with a total investment reaching 190.11 billion yuan, according to data from the Department of Commerce of Hubei Province.

  At the opening ceremony, 16 key projectsworth 87.8 billion yuanwere signed on site. These projects span various fields, including next-generation information technology, modern chemical and energy, new energy, high-end equipment, software and information services,AIand modern logistics.

  Sinceits inception in2021, the event hasbeensuccessfullyheld three editions.It hasbeencontinuously attracting high-quality projects to Hubei, building a bridge for development between the province and the world and has become a "golden brand" for deepening Hubei's economic and trade exchanges and cooperation bothat home and abroad. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Ruan Xinqi)