Shanghai turns into online gaming hub   

上海成中国网游产业高地 打造中国数码娱乐"硅谷"

上海市委宣传部副部长宗明25日在第十届中国国际数码互动娱乐展览会(ChinaJoy)高峰论坛上称，近年来，上海网络游戏产业保持较高速度增长，已成中国网络游戏产业高地。

Shanghai (CNS) -- Shanghai is not only on the online gaming map, the high-speed growth it is maintaining has made it a pillar of the entire sector, said local official Zong Ming who was present at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) on Wednesday.

At present, there are more than 200 local online game enterprises, covering business of R&D, sales and other businesses, with some 60,000 employees involved.

Statistics indicate the city's gaming industry has seen an average annual growth of over 30 percent in recent years, with the sales revenues hitting 13.8 billion yuan in 2011, accounting for one third of the total nationwide.

At the ChinaJoy expo, about 300 enterprises from 16 countries presented over 500 of their products. The countries include the US, South Korea, Spain, Canada, Singapore and Scotland.