Since the opening policy to foreign country was put in practice, Zhaoyuan has established cultural and economic relationship with more and more relevant organizations and companies of countries and regions. So far, 232 Sino-foreign joint ventures and cooperative enterprises are successfully operating in Zhaoyuan City and the total investment has reached to US$ 240 million. The foreign investment comes from 25 countries and regions, such as Germany, Japan, USA,Canada, etc. Besides services and education, the investment field covers agriculture, livestock farms& breeding, fruit&vegetable planting&processing, manufacturing as machines, electronic material&appliances, chemicals, textiles & garments, food, handicrafts etc.

There are more than 200 varieties of products exported to overseas market. Longkou
Vermicelli, knitting garment, tires, electronic materials, soft toys, batteries, embroideries,padlocks, apples, frozen vegetables, chemicals and etc. produced in Zhaoyuan are renowned in international markets.