The contract amount of service outsourcing in Nantong Economic & Technological Development Area reached 510 million yuan ($83 million) a year-on-year growth of 65 percent in the first half of the year, and the real amount amounting to 430 million yuan, up by 64 percent over the previous year.

The area has taken the lead in the city of Nantong in the number and scale of outsourcing companies, Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area reported.

The government of the area has spent more than 500 million yuan on service outsourcing sites on 200,000 square meters of ground and has worked hard to establish a comprehensive production and living area, including nearly 100,000 sq m for living.

Wang Jianhua, of the Federal Software (Nantong) Co, said that they are providing after-sale outsourcing services for many Chinese software enterprises, such as Kingsoft and Rising.

Meanwhile, the Aisin (Nantong) Spare Parts Co, which supplies Toyota, will provide R&D services for China's auto manufacturers.

The area has nearly a hundred outsourcing enterprises focused on call center services, software and information services, innovative design, and bio-pharmaceuticals R&D outsourcing.

Edited by Zhao Qian and Roger Bradshaw