On October 8th, People's Daily published 2018 Chinese Small and Medium-sized Cities’ Science Development Index Research Report, according to which Yidu City is listed on five Top 100s. In addition, Zhicheng Town of Yidu City, Longquan Town and Zhangcunping Town of Yiling Districtenter 2018China’sTop 1000 Towns of Comprehensive Strength.

　　The list shows that Yidu has been selected as 2018 China’s Top 100 Counties and Cities of Comprehensive Strength (ranked 88th), 2018 China’s Top 100 Counties and Cities of Green Development (ranked 55th), 2018 China’s Top 100 Counties and Cities of Investment Potential (ranked 51st), 2018 China’s Top 100 Counties and Cities of Scientific and Technological Innovation (ranked 71st), and 2018 China’s Top 100 Counties and Cities of New Urbanization Quality (ranked 75th).

　　It is learned that in 2018, Yidu has adhered to innovation-driven and green development. On the basis of accelerating the upgrading of local enterprises' technological transformation, it focuses on leading projects and enterprises in the new energy and new materials industries, accelerates the conversion of new and old kinetic energy, and continues to deepen the reform to “streamline administration and delegate powers to lower levels, strengthen regulations, and improve government services”, so that the commencement time of the investment construction project has been reduced from 90 working days to 53 working days, thus having created a good environment for the development of the real economy . (Reporter: Chen Lu; Correspondent: Zhu Canyi)