City commerce officials announced recently that in January and February 1.8 times the number of new foreign enterprises registered as they did over the same period last year.
A total of $1.5 billion contracted foreign investment was made double the figure of the previous year. The total of available foreign investment was $530 million, up 6.9 percent.
China announced and implemented on May 15 a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
China and Georgia are set to waive visa requirements for travelers starting May 28.
