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Jiangdong District started "300 Talents Project"

An innovative team might be granted subsidies as much as 20 million yuan. An agency or individual that introduces a high-level talent to Jiangdong might be awarded as much as 600,000 yuan. …On December 13, Jiangdong District officially started the "300 Talents Project" and on the same day, it released the list of high-level innovative projects offered to high-level talents home and abroad.

The "300 Talents Project" specifies that in about three years, Jiangdong District should introduce 100 talents of the service industry, 100 talents of returned scholars and 100 talents of science and technology so as a form a complete system of talents in various fields

Beilun released series of industrial promotion policies

This year, Beilun District has released a series of industrial and technological policiees and accordingly the website of policies of enterprises opened in September this year. The policies are of great help for the enterprises to learn about the policies of the government and make the decisions for their development.

From January to November this year, Beilun District approved 63 technological renovation projects, involving investment of 1.05 billion yuan. Compared with the last year, the number of projects increased by 34% and the investment increased by 6%. This indicates that led by the industrial policies of the district, the enterprises are more active in investment in capital and technological renovation so as to be competitive in the world. In the meanwhile, the enterprises are guided to transform the development mould and take a new road of clean production. This is of great significance to the improvement of the regional ecological environment of the district.

China's Peace Ark hospital ship returns home

NINGBO, Dec. 15 -- China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark returned to a navy port on Zhoushan island in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, concluding a humanitarian medical aid mission in typhoon-hit areas in the Philippines.

 

During the mission, the ship treated 2,208 patients, conducted 44 operations, and offered medical treatment and medicine to more than 450 households, according to the authorities of the Peace Ark.

The ship also launched surveys on epidemiology among over 7,000 people and delivered 12 reports based on relevant results to the World Health Organization.

On Nov. 21, the ship departed for the disaster areas hit by typhoon Haiyan, also known as Yolanda locally, the first time China has sent a naval vessel to overseas disaster-hit are as for a humanitarian medical mission.

The mission received positive comment and praise from the Philippine government and people as well as the international community.

As the most powerful typhoon in decades, Haiyan wreaked havoc in central Philippine provinces on Nov. 8, leaving nearly 6,000 dead, 27,022 injured and 1,779 missing.

Innovation institute opened in Zhenhai

International Innovation Institute of Applied Technology of New Energies, under the leadership of Professor Yan Jinyue, President of the International Conference on Applied Energy, opened on December 14 in Zhenhai Innovative E-Valley. Cheng Dong, Vice Chairman of China Association of Science and Technology and Chen Zhongchao, Vice Mayor of Ningbo Municipality, attended the opening ceremony.

The institute is the first demonstrative project headed by a returned expert. It is an innovative team engaged in the innovation, R&D, technological transfer and technology innovation, and commercialization of new energy technologies. In April this year, Zhenhai District and Yan Jinyue officially signed a framework agreement and a memo on the establishment of the innovation institute. With the resources of the experts team of the International Association of Applied Energy, the institute the institute aims to make breakthroughs in the fields of clean energies, renewable energy resources and technologies for the global climate change and to become an important drive for Ningbo in the construction of the technological city of new materials.

Read more: Innovation institute opened in Zhenhai

Cargo crew rescued

Thirteen crew members were rescued after two vessels collided Sunday morning, according to the China News Service. 

A Chinese cargo ship collided with a Greek container ship at 6:20 am. The Chinese vessel was en route to Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The Chinese cargo ship began taking on water after the collision. All 13 of its crew members were rescued by a vessel dispatched by the Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport at around 7:30 am. 

Global Times

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