By David Wu

"No driving day"

"No driving day"

On the annual "World Environment Day" on June 5, Ningbo Environmental Protection Bureau put forward the proposal of "no driving day for greener environment".

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Computer Industry Association Set up in Yuyao

51 computer service companies of Yuyao recently gathered for the launch of the Yuyao Computer Industry Association. 
The Association is a non-profit organization of companies of computer equipment, software, networking, engineering, parts, supplies, office automation equipment, etc, to be administered by the Industry and Commerce Bureau of Yuyao.
The first Council was elected and the Articles of Association and self-discipline Convention were made at the meeting

China Foreign Trade Top 500 Forum Held

What kind of impact will the in-depth reconstruction of world industrial development pattern have on China’s foreign trade? China Foreign Trade Top 500 Forum, with the theme of "manufacturing and trade against the backdrop of global value chain restructuring” opened in Ningbo June 10. Li Yizhong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, deputy director of the CPPCC Economic Commission, Wang Xinkui Vice-Chairman of CPPCC Shanghai Committee Vice Chairman Wang Xinkui, and Sun Zhenyu, China's first permanent WTO representative and other guests made speeches respectively at the forum . Liu Kuangyuan, chairman of China Foreign Economic Statistical Society, vice mayor Liu Haiquan, vice mayor Hong Jiaxiang attend the forum.
The forum was jointly organized by the China Foreign Economic and Trade Statistical Society and the Ningbo Municipal People's Government, focusing on construction of the International Trade Centre and foreign trade development strategy, "How to promote Chinese companies to climb up the high end of the value chain", "exchange rate fluctuations, structural tax cuts and steady development of foreign trad "and other topics. Xu Xiaonian, a professor with China-Europe International Business School and a famous economist, Zhang Yansheng, Secretary general of the National Development and Reform Commission Academic Committee, Jiakang, director of the Institute of Fiscal Science under the ministry of finance, Xie Hanli, Deputy Director General Affairs Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Huang Jinlao, vice president of Huaxia Bank and more than 500 business representatives from across the country gathered to exchange their ideas on related topics. 
　　At the Forum the China Foreign Trade and Economic Statistical Institute released the 2012 top 500 enterprises of China's foreign trade, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation reelected as the No. 1 import and export corporation with the volume standing at $ 111.919 billion. In the top ten enterprises in foreign trade, central SOEs take half while Shenzhen and Shanghai take three seats and two seats respectively. Eight enterprises of Ningbo have made way to the top 500, among which the Ningbo Chimei Electronics was listed among the top 100 import with the import and export volume of $ 3.017 billion, ranking the 99th.

A Drill of a Water Squad

A Drill of a Water Squad

Some 100 flood control men in Beilun drilled the other day to improve their responsiveness and capacity.

Dongliu Primary School selected as paper-cutting inheritance base

On June 6, teachers and students from Dongliu Primary School demonstrated their paper-cutting works in the exhibition hall on campus. Dongliu Primary School has been selected as the heritance base of paper-cutting, a non-material cultural heritage in Jiangdong District

Low-carbon life in communities

On June 4, in a community in Jiangdong District, an activity themed as "Low-carbon Life Entering Communities" was carried out, where environmental protection volunteers publicizing in various forms the creation of a "low-carbon community"

Culture Enterprises Financing Fair to be held

2012 Culture Enterprises Financing Fair (also launching ceremony of the compensation scheme of guarantee risk for small and medium-sized culture enterprises), jointly organized by the Publicity Department of Ningbo Party Committee, the leading office of municipal cultural system reform, Ningbo Finance Bureau, Ningbo Bureau of Culture Radio & TV, Press and Publication and the Financial Office of Ningbo Government, will be held on June 8 in Crowne Plaza City Center Ningbo.

It is reported that at the appointed time, 12 banks will provide on-site services for those culture enterprises in need of funding

Flight to Seoul to be restored

It is learned from Ningbo Lishe International Airport that from June 22 on, Ningbo will restore the charted flights to Seoul with round-trips twice a week. The journey will take two hours.

The flight will adopt Boeing 737－800 provided by the low-cost JINAIR. The flight is scheduled to take off from Ningbo at 17:30 and arrive in Seoul at 20:30 local time, and take off from Seoul at 15:30 local time and arrive in Ningbo at 16:30 Beijing time. As there is a one-hour time difference, the journey actually takes two hours.

The restoration of the flight makes it more convenient for Ningbo tourists to visit South Korea, while the low-cost flight makes it possible to reduce the travelling expenses. Previously, there was a charted flight to Seoul by China Eastern in 2007, but it was cancelled in 2008 due to global financial crisis.

Besides, from June on, three new flights will be provided by China Eastern: Ningbo – Xi'an – Yinchuan, Ningbo – Zhengzhou, and Ningbo – Xiamen. A new flight will be provided by Chengdu Airlines: Ningbo – Changsha – Chendu. Capital Airlines and Tianjin Airlines will both open a new flight: Ningbo – Jinan – Hohhot. This will bring great convenience to Ningbo travelers for their summer traveling

Fiscal revenue reaching 71.9 billion yuan

According to the latest statistics from Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Finance, the total fiscal revenue of the first five months reaches 71.9 billion yuan, up by 4.9% over the same period last year. The general fiscal budget expenditure stands at 28.42 billion yuan, up by 16.1% over the same period last year.

In May, Ningbo's general budget revenue reached 11.96 billion yuan, up by 7.4% over the same period last year. To be specific, the local fiscal revenue was 5.19 billion yuan, down by 1.3%, and the central fiscal revenue was 6.77 billion yuan, up by 15.2%. Ningbo's general fiscal budget expenditure in May was 5.85 billion yuan, down by 2.8% over the same period last year.

In terms of export tax rebate, in May, Ningbo actually accomplished an export rebate of 5.34 billion yuan, up by 68.4%. While in the first five months, the realized export tax rebate reached 23.79 billion yuan, up by 29.6%