On the evening of November 5, the 13th China Plastics Expo, hosted by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, CNPC, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Sinochem Group, China National Light Industry Council and Yuyao Municipal Government, opened in Yuyao.

Zheng Wantong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, sent his letter of congratulations.

Officials of the central government, Zhejiang provincial government and Ningbo municipal government including Liu Fan, Mao Guanglie, Chen Yanhua, Liu Qi, Shi Xiaoguo, Xu Mingfu and Zhang Minghua, attended the opening ceremony.

In his letter of congratulations, Zheng Wantong says that the 13th China Plastic Expo in Yuyao is a great event for the plastics industry of China, and that it is sure to promote the plastics industry of China and the world. He believes that the expo, themed on “opening, integration, upgrading and win-win”, is sure to play an positive role in promoting the plastics industry of China.

Mao Guanglie announced the opening of the 13th China Plastics Expo.

On behalf of Ningbo Municipal Government, Xu Mingfu made a speech at the opening ceremony.

It is reported that since 1999, the expo has been run in Yuyao for successively 12 years. Statistics show that in the past 12 years, 1,565,000 merchants from 5,980 enterprises have participated in the expo. The total turnover amounts to 33.75 billion yuan. 391 joint venture projects were signed, and the investment totals 3.709 billion yuan. In recent years, China Plastics Expo has been honored as Best Exhibition of Brand Promotion of China, Most Influential Professional Expo of China, and it is a winner of the Golden Finger Prize for Famous Brand Exhibition of China

On the morning of November 5, the 3rd Ningbo Contests of Science and Technology opened in Ningbo No.7 High School. Over 700 contestants from 24 elementary school and 15 middle schools participated in the 10 contesting items. The contest ended on November 6.

The contest was hosted by Ningbo Administration of Sports, Ningbo Education Commission, Yinzhou Committee for the Care of the Next Generation, Ningbo Association of Sciences, Ningbo Municipal Committee of the Youth League, and Ningbo Women's Federation. It is undertaken by Jiangdong District Education and Sports Bureau, Ningbo Model and Wireless Association, Ningbo No.7 High School and XIAMEN 3-CIRCLES BATTERY CO., LTD. The contesting events range from aviation, space shipping, navigation, car model, to wireless products making