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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Monday, 06 February 2012 09:58
The 22nd meeting of the East Asia Business Council and the 4th East Asia Business Form is to open in Ningbo from February 29 to March 3. The forum is jointly hosted by CCPIT and Ningbo Municipal Government. The theme of the forum is "New Opportunities for the Cooperation in Business of Ningbo's Private Enterprises with East Asian Countries."
It aims to be a platform for the exchanges of the business people of ASEAN and China, Japan and South Korea on the issues of common interest. At the forum, the trade environment and projects of ASEAN, Japan, South Korea and Zhejiang will be introduced.
The attendants to the forum will be the commercial chambers and delegation of entrepreneurs of the ASEAN countries. It will be a good opportunity for companies of Ningbo to explore the market in ASEAN
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Monday, 06 February 2012 09:56
In 2011, Ningbo had its GDP reaching 601.048 billion yuan, increased by 10.0% above the previous year calculated by comparable price. This figure doubles figure (287.44 billion) of 2006. In 2007, Ningbo's GDP broke through 300 billion; in 2009, 400 billion; in 2010, 500 billion. In short, Ningbo's GDP has broken through the 100 billion yuan make for successively four years.
In the five years after the 11th Ningbo Municipal Congress of Party Representatives, in face of the global financial crisis, Ningbo deepened the practice of the scientific development outlook, accelerated adjusting the modes of economic growth, and made steady progress toward the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and a modern international port city.
In the past 5 years, with steady increase of economic aggregate, Ningbo has made great positive results in industrial upgrading and structural adjustment. In particular, the development of advanced manufacturing industries and modern service industries has become great dynamic power for the economic development of Ningbo. In 2006, the proportion of the three industries is 4.8:55.1:40.1. After adjustment, in 2011, the proportion becomes 4.2:55.5:40.3. In 2011, the added value of industrial output reached 238.13 billion yuan, accounting for 21.9% of the total of Zhejiang, ranking No.1 of the province. In 2011, the added value of the service industry reached 241.94 billion yuan, increased by 10.7% above the previous year, 0.7 points higher than the growth rate of GDP. Of the service industry, the contribution by productive service industries further increased, reaching 54.8%.
In the past 5 years, Ningbo has steadily strengthened its ability of scientific and technological innovation, making it a guarantee for the sustainable development of the city. It has made several breakthroughs in the number of patent rights granted. In 2006, the total was 6,056, in 2009, more than 10,000, and in 2011, 37,342. Of the 15 the quasi-provincial cities of the country, Ningbo is only next to Shenzhen in terms of the granted patent rights. Quite a number of high-end creative institutions settled in Ningbo. The 10 public Technological Service Platforms were built and put into operation. For years Ningbo has been winner of the National Prizes for Progress in Science and Technology. Of the quasi provincial cities, Ningbo ranks the 4th for its comprehensive creativity. In 2011, the proportion of expenditures on R&D to the GDP rose to 1.8%.
In the past 5 years, the strengthened hard economic power has resulted in the steady growth of the soft power of the city and the significant improvement of people's lives. Ningbo won the title of National Wenming City for a third time. It has further improved the public cultural service system and basically formed the 15-minute cultural circles.
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Monday, 06 February 2012 09:54
Statistics from the state authoritative source show that in 2011 Ningbo filed 45,000 patent applications, of which 35,000 were granted, outnumbering the other 14 quasi provincial cities except Shenzhen, however, in the previous year, Ningbo ranked the fourth position.
In 2011, the number of patent applications in Ningbo totaled 47,582, up by 80.2% over the previous year while the number of patent grants amounted to 37,342, up by 43.8% over the previous year, both ranking the first in Zhejiang Province. In 2011, 1625 patents were granted, up by 34.4% year on year.
Reportedly, with the further implementation of the intellectual property strategy in recent years, both patent applications and patent grants keep rising in Ningbo. Since 2006, the average annual growth rates of patents grants and invention patents in Ningbo maintained 45.2% and 47.6% respectively. From 2006 to 2011, the total number of patents grants hit 103,120, accounting for 81.6% of the total amount since the implementation of China's Patent Law in 1985. By the end of 2011, the total number of patent grants had reached 126,379