Economic output of China's Yangtze River Delta region hits record high in 2025

The total economic output of China's Yangtze River Delta region reached 34.66 trillion yuan (approx. 5.07 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, hitting a new record high, according to the latest data from the Yangtze River Delta Regional Cooperation Office.

The number of "trillion-yuan cities" in the region increased to 10, accounting for over one-third of the Chinese cities with such economic size.

The ten cities are Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Wuxi, Hefei, Nantong, Changzhou and Wenzhou.

The total exports of the region amounted to 10.85 trillion yuan, representing 40.2 percent of the national total. This further highlighted the region's role as a strong and dynamic growth engine for the country's economy.

The Yangtze River Delta region, which covers Shanghai Municipality and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, all in east China, is one of China's most economically dynamic, open and innovative areas, playing a key role in national development and driving high transportation demand.

Economic output of China's Yangtze River Delta region hits record high in 2025

A proposed bill on the management of the Strait of Hormuz has entered the review stage at Iran's Supreme National Security Council and will be submitted to parliament for debate and voting after final conclusions are reached, Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday.

No details about the bill's contents were disclosed.

According to the report, work on the legislation has been underway for some time. In addition to the parliamentary review process, several specialized parliamentary committees have participated in studying and assessing the proposal, including the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, the Construction Committee, and the Councils and Internal Affairs Committee.

The report said the committees and several lawmakers had previously submitted separate proposals and drafts. Following a process of coordination and consolidation, a unified text has been prepared and is awaiting further review.

Iran moves forward with review of Strait of Hormuz management legislation: media