Results of State Quality Checks of Ningbo products

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Published: Monday, 05 March 2012 09:53

The other day, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine released the result of the 6th products quality check 2011. In 2011, Ningbo had 6 batches of products checked by the state. Of the 457 batches of products of 70 kinds checked, 421 batches passed, with the acceptance rate reaching 92.1%, 5 points higher than the previous year. This indicates that the quality of Ningbo products is in general good.

Of the products checked, 52 kinds are 100% qualified, including bed necessities, electric processing lathes, home gas stoves, glasses and pressure cookers.

12th Ningbo Congress of Party Representatives closed

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Published: Monday, 05 March 2012 09:51

After completing its agenda of the election of the members and alternate members of the Standing Committee of Ningbo Party Committee and adopting the reports by the 11th Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and the Discipline Department of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee, the 12th Ningbo Congress of Party Representatives successfully closed in Ningbo Grand Theatre.

The truth-seeking and pioneering spirit has always been the core of the whole process of the congress and it is a successful meeting with innovative spirit, inspiring result and well defined targets for the future development of Ningbo City.

Attendants to the closing ceremony included representatives of the democratic parties, major authorities of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of the government departments, representatives of Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference and representatives with no political affiliation.

The executive chairmen of the closing ceremony are: Wang Huizhong, Liu Qi, Tang Yijun, Wang Yong, Shou Yongnian, Yu Hongyi, Wang Jianbo, Song Wei, Wang Huimin, Zhu Wei, Chen Lixin, Ji Junmin, Zhao Kai, Liu Haiquan, Wang Zhuohui, Li Jianjun, Xiang Bingyan, Ye Chenghuan and Chen Yong.

Wang Huizhong presided over the closing ceremony

Ningbo to take 11 special actions for the "6 accelerates" strategy

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Published: Monday, 05 March 2012 09:53

According to Ningbo Municipal Office of the Campaign of the "Three Thinks and Three Pursues", the working plan for the campaign this year was recently released. In the plan are 11 special actions for the solution of the social and economic difficulties and the problems of greatest concern to the people. These actions aim to further accelerate the implement of the "6 accelerates" strategy.

To promote the industrial transformation and upgrading, Ningbo will take special actions to support the rapidly growing enterprises, eliminate backward productivities and promote energy saving and discharge reduction. According to the plan, this year Ningbo will complete the approval and implement of 100 key preliminary works of new projects and start the construction of 100 key projects. It will eliminate a number of backward productivities in 14 key industries, improve 31 massive economic areas of highly polluting and high energy consuming enterprises and save 300,000 tons of standard coal every year.

To speed up improving the quality of the people's lives, the city will take special actions to renovate 60 villages and towns in those underdeveloped areas. It will take special actions to improve the main roads and renovate 35 back streets in the central urban areas.

In addition, the city will go on the actions of "No-dead-end Roads" and "No Highly Polluting Fuel Areas. In this year, the city will break through 21 dead-end roads and eliminate 150 coal fueled boilers in the No Highly Polluting Fuel Areas

Ningbo's trade to LAS slightly fell

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Published: Tuesday, 28 February 2012 11:20

Statistics of Ningbo Customs show that in January this year, Ningbo's trade to LAS slightly reaches 2.11 billion US dollars, reduced by 1.6% against the same period in the previous year, and covering 11.8% of the total amount of foreign trade via Ningbo Customs. Of the total, the import from LAS is 860 million dollars, reduced by 18.4% against the same period in the previous year; the export 1.25 billion US dollars, increased by 14.8% above the same period of the previous year.

Reportedly, in the month, the imported goods from LAS are mainly oil, liquid chemicals and plastic materials, valuing 680 million, 130 million and 40 million US dollars, dropping by 15.1%, 31.4% and 31.4% respectively against the same period in the previous year. The exported goods are mainly clothes, mechanical and electrical products and shoes, valuing 520 million, 470 million and 50 million US dollars, with the first two rising by 31.2% and 1.06 respectively and the last falling by 3.2%.