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Ningbo Newsletter 1st January, 2013

Details: Category: What's Happening In Ningbo Newsletter; Published: Tuesday, 01 January 2013 10:05

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Welcome in 2013

Wishing you happiness success and health in this new year Your NingboExpat / Ningbolife Team

By Kim H Chong, David wu

Dear coic members and friends,

The time has come to end the year 2012 and to begin with a new charter for 2013 ,we wish all our members and friends a wonderful past 2012 BUT an excellent jump to 2013 with all the luck,hapiness and good health wealth to be with you all.

For the 1st day of 2013 ,we shall continue with our Tuesday Dinner at shangrilla Hotel at 6.30 pm onward,Ningbo with style and fashion and mark a new and good beginning for a remarkable year of 2013 .

Although it is a special festive season, the price per person still remain at 180.00 rmb.Special food could be arrange for us from their fantastic cook all the way from Argentina to Ningbo,shangrilla Hotel if we could confirm by tomorrow before 13.30 am other the other good food as usual is always there. It would be much appreciated if those who wish to come ,just sent us a sms to the following:

1. Kim H Chong Tel:0086 15869303637

2.David wu Tel: 0086 15990520230

Ningbo has 4 technical platforms upgraded to national level ones

According to Ningbo Municipal Economic Information Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released the second group of national-level demonstrative public service platforms and in the group are Ningbo On-line Information Service Company for Middle and Small Enterprises, Ninghai Shengyuan Laser Science Company, Zhejiang Zhongyi Testing Institute and Ningbo Beifa. Accounting the 2 companies listed in the first group in 2011, Ningbo now has 6 national-level demonstrative public service platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises.

January 3: Lecture on World Economy and Development of China

As a part of the special lectures in Ningbo Library during the New Year holidays, at 2 in the afternoon of January 3, Zhang Yuyan, Director of the World Politic and Economic Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is going to make a lecture entitled "World Economy and Development of China".

Zhang Yuyan's research fields are international political economy, institutional economics and public choice theories. She is chief investigator of several national and provincial-level social science projects and author of dozens of academic articles.

Fiscal revenue of Ningbo in 2012: 153.65 billion yuan

ccording to Ningbo Municipal Financial Bureau, in 2021, the financial income of Ningbo amounts to 153.65 billion yuan, increased by 7.3% over the precious year. Of the total, the local finance amounts to 72.55 billion yuan, increased by 10.3%; the state revenue amounts to 81.1 billion yuan, increased by 4.8%. The public budget expenditure of Ningbo reaches 82.84 billion yuan, increased by 10.4%.

Since the last year, in face of the complicated economic situation, the taxation departments of all levels have enforced a proactive fiscal policy and in helping the enterprises, they abide by law in tax administration and make great efforts to collect various incomes and as a result they have done a good work in the task of the general budget. In 2012, the national revenue reaches 91.73 billion yuan, increased by 3.2% over the precious year, making anew record in the history. The local tax income collected reaches 59.57 billion yuan, increased by 96% year on year.

Commercial Chamber of Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Area founded

On the afternoon of December 28, Commercial Chamber of Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Area was founded. 97 enterprises including Shanghai Volkswagen, Fotile and Qinyuan became its members.

The Chamber aims to be a platform to promote the communication of the enterprises so as to promote the co-sharing of resources and mutual development. Zhou Jiangyong, Member of the Standing Committee of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Administrative Committee of Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Area, said that all the members of the Chamber should make joint efforts to promote the construction of the international new urban area.

Ningbo started building an international health port

Ningbo has started a program to build an international health port. aiming to pass the acceptance examination by the WHO for all the sea ports and airport in Ningbo by 2017. The other day, Ningbo held a mobilizing meeting for the program. Liu Pingjun, Vice Director of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and Liu Qi, Vice Secretary of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Ningbo attended and spoke at the meeting. Zhang Jiwen, Director of the Health Department of State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine made an announcement of the opinions of State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine about the program of the building of international health ports. Vice mayors of Ningbo Hong Jiaxiang and Wang Jianshe attended the meeting.

Parachute glider festival opened in Cixi

"2012 National-wide Parachute Glider Festival and the 7th Carnival" opened in Fulongshan Mountain Parachute Glider Base in Fulong Town, Cixi on the morning of December 29. Over 80 parachute glider lovers attended the festival.

Wang Yongli, Director of the Aviation Department of Wireless Aviation Model Sports of General Administration of Sport of China said that he was very much delighted to participate in this first parachute glider festival. The parachute gliding sport is one of the sports that are most popular for the public and it has witnessed a rapid development in recent years. At present, About 5,000 people have got certificates for parachute gliders and over 1,000 of them are regular practitioners. Over 100 people have the certificate for trainers of parachute gliding by China Aviation Sport Association.

Ningbo Bonded Zone granted national innovative demonstration area for trade promotion

Word came from the national experience exchange meeting for the foreign trade transformation and upgrading base and the foreign trade platform, held on December 26, that Ningbo Bonded Zone was granted by China Ministry of Commerce as a national innovative demonstration area for trade promotion.

The other two zones granted at the same time are Dongjiang Bonded Port Zone in Tianjin and Suzhou Industrial Park. Before this, the Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone in Shanghai was the only bonded zone in China to be granted.

Ningbo Bonded Zone will focus on the innovative development of such five aspects as developing pattern for foreign trade, trade convenience, E-commerce application, integrated development of trade and logistics and financial services.

Yuyao having eight more provincial famous trademarks

Recently, 361 trademarks have been identified as "2012 Famous Trademarks in Zhejiang Province" by Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Industry and Commerce. Eight trademarks from Yuyao County, including "Lengjiang" from Yuyao Lenjiang Turtle Corporation, were listed. So far, there are 69 provincial famous trademarks in Ningbo, ranking among the top cities in Zhejiang Province.

In the meanwhile, the list of the municipal famous trademarks has also been released. 13 trademarks, including "Hongxuan" from Yuyao Traffic Symbol Facilities Co. Ltd., are listed. So far, there have been 101 Ningbo famous trademarks.

New Year's Goods Fair to be held

It is learned from Ningbo Trade Bureau that this year's New Year's Goods Fair, including 3000 exhibition booths, will be held in Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center. The online fair will be open in the meanwhile.

The coming fair will be held from January 30 to February 5, and the online fair will be open on January 15. On January 30 and 31, the organizing commission of the fair will distribute New Year’s goods to the extremely poor families for free.

Different from the traditional goods fair held in Fubang Stadium, the new fair will be held in No.2 and No.3 halls and the internal square of Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center, with a total exhibition area of 15,000 square meters, 700 booths and up to 400 exhibitors. The new venue will be less affected by the bad weather and the citizens can have a more comfortable and safe environment for purchasing the New Year's goods.

The exhibits of the coming fair will include nearly 3000 kinds of goods falling into 20 categories, such as vegetables, meat, eggs, aquatic products and soybean products, as well as spices, grain and oil products, beverages, fruit, milk products, roasted seeds and nuts, preserved fruit and nuts. The non-food products and health food will not be included.

To attract the citizens' attention, the online fair (www.86shibo.com) will be held 15 days earlier before the on-site fair.