Sales of Watermelon Exceeds 350 Tons Per Day on Average in Ningbo

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2017 05:45

Due to the high temperature Ningbo has suffered for several days, watermelons, the fruit with heat-dispersing function, has sold quite well since the height of summer. According to relevant statistics, the sales of watermelons in Ningbo fruit wholesale market exceeded 350 tons per day on average, increasing by 30% compared with weeks ago, with its average price plunging to a new low in the past three years.

Experts analyzed that the main watermelon target markets in the south were caught in continuous rainstorms, causing a slump in demand and price while watermelons in major producing areas had turning ripe. Up to July 17^th, the average price in the main producing areas has dropped to 0.88 yuan per kilogram by 50% compared with last month. The price would remain low for the next month and wouldn’t grow until the end of August. In this case, citizens could still enjoy yummy watermelons for a favorable price.

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Ningbo Sino-German Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing Forum on the 18th of May at 14:00 PM

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Tuesday, 16 May 2017 06:40

initiated by Ningbo Pylon Co Ltd and following organisations.. 

We cordially invite you to participate in our Ningbo Sino-German Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing Forum on the 18th of May at 14:00 PM. 

Ningbo Sino-German Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing Forum 2017

Date:         18th May, 2017, 2 PM

Venue Forum:  Shangri-La Hotel, 88 Yuyuan Street, Jiangdong District, Ningbo 

(宁波香格里拉大酒店 江东区豫源街88号)

Language:     English

The German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai and the Ningbo International Investment Promotion Bureau will organize the special event “Ningbo Sino-German Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing Forum” on 18th May 2017.

The Forum aims to give German companies the extraordinary opportunity to showcase their innovative technology regarding Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing as well as give German innovative technology suppliers and solution consultants a platform to position their products in the Chinese market.

In the form of case studies, companies will have the opportunity to show how efficiency and added value can be increased to the next industrial level and how industrial upgrading can be implemented in production and business processes.

During the afternoon networking sessions, German companies will be given the opportunity to connect with Chinese companies such as auto parts suppliers, electronic suppliers, discrete manufacturing and component manufacturing to further increase the Sino-German collaboration. 

Agenda (Preliminary)

Journey (companies from Shanghai) 

08:00 am

Departure in Shanghai (Zhongshan Park)

08:00 am – 10:30 am

Travel from Shanghai to Ningbo 

Company Visit (the company visit is optional: companies from Ningbo can arrive at GEELY by 10 am)

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Company Visit of GEELY

11:30 am – 01:00 pm

Travel to Hotel Venue Ningbo Shangri La Hotel

01:00 pm – 02:00 pm

Lunch Break at Hotel 

Forum (companies from Ningbo should arrive at 01:45 for registration)

02:00 pm – 02:05 pm

Speech by Ningbo International Investment Promotion Bureau

02:05 pm – 02:10 pm

Speech by Ningbo Smart Manufacturing Association 

02:10 pm – 02:15 pm

Speech by German Chamber of Commerce

02:15 pm – 02:35 pm

Case-Study: “Smart Manufacturing - Industrie 4.0 NOW”

Mr. Bernd (Sunny) Michel, FORCAM

02:35 pm – 02:55 pm

Case-Study: “How to Get More Profits Under “Small Batch Size” Manufacturing” 

Qi Yu, TRUMPF

02:55 pm – 03:15 pm

Case Study: “GESAT MES Legato System Introduction and Practice solutions of Automobile Factories and Engine Plants”

Mr. Zolor Wang, GESAT

03:15 pm – 03:45 pm

Q & A Session

03:45 pm – 04:00 pm

Break

Simultaneously

04:00 pm – 05:00 pm

Open-Door Networking with Afternoon Snack

04:00 pm – 05:00 pm

Closed-Door Networking with Afternoon Snack*

Ca. 05:30 pm 

End of the Event and Trip Back to Shanghai

Ca. 08:00 pm

Arrival in Shanghai

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Ningbo Pylon Co Ltd

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Two cultural cooperation projects to be conducted in Ningbo

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Wednesday, 17 May 2017 08:05

The 13th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Expo will be held on May 11. On May 10, the cooperation promotion activity themed on "cooperation between Zhejiang and Guangdong in promoting development of cultural industries" was held in Shenzhen, when ten cooperation projects were signed, including two that will settle down in Ningbo. 

The two projects are the OCT ecological and cultural tourist project at Siming Mountain and the HKCTS cultural town project at Hangzhou Bay. The former project will be located at the Jishigang Town of Haishu District, a 15-kilo distance from the city center. With a total floor area of 130,000 square meters and a total construction area of about 50,000 square meters, the project will consist of culture-themed hotels and low-density residential buildings. The tourist resort will provide 4000 job vacancies and will have an annual reception capacity of 700,000 tourists. As is known, the second phase of the project will be launched in 2018. 

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Chinese Chess Open Held in Ningbo

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Tuesday, 09 May 2017 01:55

(Picture of the competition)

The 2017 7th “Baixue Cup” Chinese Chess Open is being held in Ningbo. Over 460 chess players from all over China took part in different classes of the tournament. Among them, the oldest was 71 years old while the youngest was 8.

It is reported that the open class this year is the first open held in Ningbo that will take international rating into consideration