Italian-style project settles in Beilun

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:47

News from the press conference held in Ningbo Binhai New Town, Italy-funded Oriental Blue Bay project was settled in Beilun, which would build up areas both for business and entertainment along Meishan Bay.  
   Senator Palani, Consul General De Luca of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai as well as Pascal Popovich, the chief representative of Italian Trade Commission - I.C.E. Shanghai Office and the president of Italy Blue Bay Co. Ltd toured around Ningbo several days ago, accompanied by Liu Qi, the party secretary of Ningbo and Chen Lixing, the party secretary of Beilun as well as some other high officials.
    It is introduced that the project, based on the Italian tourism harbor style, will build Binhai New Town into an Italian city integrating such functions as tourism, leisure and vacation. The phase-I project, the Italian brand street, with an building area of 350,000 square meters and an investment of 3.5 billion yuan, will house 260 brands (which are mainly Italian brands) and other industries such as catering industry and handicrafts industry etc, supported by such facilities as opera houses, cinemas, libraries and other entertaining facilities. The project is planned to be started this year and completed at the end of 2015.
In addition, the project will also include a landmark hotel with a height of no less than 150 meters, affiliated with a yacht dock with 300-400 berths, an aquarium, a yacht industrial park and other entertaining facilities.
On the press conference, the agent of Luciano Pavarotti’s wife, who is also in charge of the project, and Beilun government signed the contract and named the opera house after the name of Pavarotti. Later, the branch of China Construction Bank in Ningbo and the administrative committee of Meishan Free Trade Zone also held the signing ceremony to promote marine economy together.

Norfolk signs friendship agreement with Ningbo-Beilun District in China

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Friday, 26 April 2013 11:47

Norfolk City Manager Marcus Jones was in Ningbo China to participate in the signing of the Friendship City Agreement between the City of Norfolk and the Norfolk Sister City Association with the Ningbo-Beilun District and Ningbo Economic and Technical Development Zone of China.

The agreement builds sustainable educational, cultural and economic development relationships. Ningbo-Beilun and Norfolk are both home to active ports. The agreement is the first with a strong emphasis on economic development. It is one step in the process to become a Sister City.

Jone’s five day trip included meetings with Gov. Bob McDonnell who was also in Ningbo as part of the Governor’s economic development and job creation trip to California and Asia.

In May 2012, a delegation from Ningbo visited Norfolk. NSCA presented their mission and the relationships with Norfolk’s nine sister cities, which evolved into a budding friendship sister city relationship, according to a press release from the city. The Norfolk mattress company, Paramount Sleep,  exports its product directly to Ningbo. The Virginia Port Authority supports the desire to further this relationship.

International applied energy research institute established in Zhenhai

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:45

A world-class international applied energy research institute is officially established in Zhenhai. On the morning of April 23, Dr. Yan Jinyue, President of International Conference on Applied Energy, China National Distinguished Expert and Professor of KTH and Zhenhai District Government signed an cooperation framework agreement.

The institute in Zhenhai, with the resources of the experts team of the International Association of Applied Energy, aims to make breakthroughs in the fields of clean energies, renewable energy resources and technologies for the global climate change. The institute is expected to be an important drive for Ningbo in its studies of new materials.

Tengtou Village in China's Ningbo

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Friday, 26 April 2013 11:45

Tengtou Village, arguably the best village of China, is worth a visit to discover its rustic and environmentally friendly atmosphere and to get a taste of the bucolic life. Near Ningbo City, it has been recognized by the United Nations for its ecological care and was on display at the Expo 2010 Shanghai, the largest international world fair.Tengtou's charm lies in what makes it a modern village without industrialization. The tourism and environmental protection is mutually beneficial. Power is clean and recyclable and the cultural relics are well-preserved.

Summer, when the fruits are fresh and ripe, is a good time to visit the village. The experience of seeing and taking part in rural production methods is another highlight for Tengtou visitors. The well-preserved stone windows, furniture and local relics dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are the main draws to the village.[Chinatengtou]

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