BEIJING- Shanghai's city government has signed agreements with foreign investors for 21 projects worth more than $1.7 billion combined, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

Firms that will invest in Shanghai through the projects include Siemens Healthineers AG and Exxon Mobil Corp , the report said.

(Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((yifan.qiu@thomsonreuters.com; 86-10-66271289;))