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Ningbo to deal out 140 million yuan for living allowances

According to Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, from January 1, 2013, Ningbo started the program to support the poverty-stricken families during the Spring Festival period. The standard is: 1,500 yuan to a poor family in an urban area and 1,200 yuan to a poor family in the country. The living allowances by the municipal and county government will total about 140 million yuan, benefitting about 106,000 urban and rural household with financial difficulties.

The living allowances are to be handed out to those households with the Certificate for the Minimum Living Allowance, the Certificate of Families in Extreme Poverty, the Certificate of Social Relief, the Certificate of Severely Disability, the "three-none people" in urban areas, the rural households enjoying five guarantees, the people who are entitled to special care, the "three kinds of people who made great contribution to the country, the retired party member in urban areas, the poverty-stricken families and other poor people and orphans.

Ningbo opened up 21 dead-end roads

The extension of Fuming Road that connects Jiangdong District and Yinzhou District opened up on December 31. According to Ningbo Housing Construction Committee, Ningbo opened up 22 dead-end roads in 2011 and 21 dead-end roads in 2012.

"The dead-end roads opened up in 2012 are 20.3 km long, with a land of 240,000 square meters expropriated, and the investment totaling 3.4 billion yuan, respectively 1.9, 4.5 and 2.3 times the figures in the previous year. This means larger amount of work and greater difficulty for the work in 2012," said Zheng Shihai, Director of Ningbo Municipal Commission of Construction. The completion of the task is a result of the united efforts of all the related government departments and it is indispensible with the great support of the people of the city.

The opened-up "dead-end roads" benefit the people and promote the prosperity of the areas.

2013 is the last year for the "dead-end road" opening-up program. According to the plan, in 2013, Ningbo shall open up 16 roads including South Sangtian Road, Canghai Road and Zhonghe Road. At present, five roads are under construction.

A national-level pilot innovative enterprise settled in Jiangbei

The other day, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Administrative Commission of State Assets and All China Federation of Trade Unions jointly released the fifth list of 126 pilot innovative enterprises. In the list is JDM Jingda machine(Ningbo)Co., Ltd. of Jiangbei District, the first national-level pilot innovative enterprise in Jiangbei District.

It is learned that the technological innovation program of the pilot innovative enterprises jointly implemented by the three state departments aims to cultivate the enterprises that have independent intellectual properties, famous brands with strong international competitiveness and capacity of technological innovation.

JDM Jingda machine(Ningbo)Co., Ltd. is a leading enterprise of equipment for heat exchanger of air conditioners and high velocity ram machinery. Following the innovation strategy, the company constantly improves the management, and makes great efforts in the R&D and protection of IPRs. The enterprise has established the innovation stimulating system to maintain a stable and highly efficient innovative team. At present, the company has long-term cooperative relationship with Jinan Metal Casting and Forging Institute and Zhejiang University. This ensures the sustainable development of the company in the manufacturing industry of heat exchanger of air conditioners and high velocity ram machinery.