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Category: Tourist Ningbo
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Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2017 05:50
The “Beautiful Eastern Zhejiang” report delegation was greeted by Zhouzhou and Shanshan, the mascots of the 2017 International Island Tourism Conference when they arrived in Zhoushan on July 23. This has been the second consecutive year for Zhoushan to host the conference, which has played an important role in building the tourism brand and attracting tourists for the city. The conference will be held from September 21 to 23 at the Zhujiajian Island, integrating 11 major activities and four supporting activities. Meanwhile, over ten routes of sea island tours will be recommended to promote the island tourism and the all-for-one tourism in Zhoushan.
As Ningbo is a close neighbor of Zhoushan, Ningbo citizens have taken the lead in enjoying the favorable conditions for tourism to Zhoushan and experiencing the island tours. As is known, from December 1 last year to January 25 this year, Ningbo citizens enjoyed the 50% discount or even free access to 32 scenic areas in Zhoushan with their ID cards. Statistics show that over 45,000 Ningbo citizens have got the preferential tourist treatment
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Category: Ningbo District
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Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2017 05:49
Thanks to the signing of the free trade agreement between China and Chile, Ningbo’s export trade to Chile has grown rapidly. According to the statistics from Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the first half of this year, the bureau issued 9392 copies of Sino-Chile FTZ certificate of origin, with a total volume of US$280 million, up by 23.01% and 11.4% respectively. Estimated with the 5% reduction of tariff, the exporters of Ningbo received a total tariff reduction of about US$14 million.
Chile is the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with China, and it’s also the first country in the world to give diplomatic recognition to China’s market-oriented economy. Since the signing of the Sino-Chile FTA in October 2006, Ningbo’s Sino-Chile FTZ certificate of origin has witnessed steady increase. In the first half of this year, the amount of the Sino-Chile FTZ certificate of origin of Ningbo ranked No.3 among those of all the free trade zones with China. In terms of the export product structure, the major exports to Chile are in the traditionally strong industries, including textiles, electrical appliances, machinery, plastic products and furniture, with a total of 7024 copies of certificate of origin, accounting for 74.79% of the total
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2017 05:48
At the 2017 Shenzhen-Ningbo Week Promotion Meeting for the Cultural and Creative Industrial Projects, the C-Park project, the first all-age-level and all-hour urban education complex in China, to be jointly built by Ningbo Daily Group and Wanke Group, attracted a lot of attention.
The park is a one-stop urban quality education base, where a series of educational industries will settle down, as well as various kinds of high-quality training agencies and the cultural and creative business that will become a special lifestyle. Meanwhile, the creative art shows and outdoor creative space project will be introduced to the park to provide the public with more colorful cultural and leisure life, making it an education-themed park integrating indoor and outdoor spaces.
“C-park aims to be built as the most influential quality education platform in Ningbo.” said a person in charge of the project. To cater to the people of different ages, the park will introduce the best quality education brands and all kinds of training industries. “As long as you are interested in learning, you can find something proper for you, including children, white-collar people, new parents and even the senior citizens.”
So far, the project has been started, and the business attraction work is well under way. The park is projected to open officially to public in the spring of 2018
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2017 05:48
The opening ceremony of the 2017 “Petrel Action”, jointly sponsored by the Organization Department of Ningbo Party Committee, Ningbo Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and Ningbo Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, was held in Ningbo Entrepreneurship and Innovation College on July 22, attracting over 30 distinctive overseas students of Ningbo origin from the prominent universities of such countries and regions as the US, Germany, the UK, France, Canada, Holland, Australia, South Korea and Japan.
As is reported, the sponsors intend to integrate such resources of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation College, the WE+ Space, Oulin Group, Junsheng Group and the returnee entrepreneurs and familiarize the participants with the talent policy and investment environment of Ningbo, through such activities as the tea exchange meeting, the maker-space visiting and idea competition, the artistic life exchange and painting appreciation, and the career planning and theme salon
