Innovation strengthening strategy launched in Jiangdong District

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Wednesday, 07 August 2013 08:42

On July 30th, the “proposal on promoting innovation to strengthen transformation” was passed by the 6th session of 8th plenary of Jiangdong District Party Committee. With the industrial innovation as the central task, it will take the lead in building upgraded urban economy.
“We strive to build the regional innovative system with central urban characteristics after three years’ efforts. We hope to actually improve the innovative economic development and basically form the innovation-driven development pattern, to provide strong impetus for the acceleration of the modern core urban construction.” said Hu Jun, Secretary of Jiangdong District Party Committee.
Modern service industry is the supporting point of urban economy. With the improvement of knowledge content, technological content and value content as the starting point, Jiangdong District will develop the five modern service industrial clusters including financial service, modern trade, port and shipping service, cultural creative industry and professional service. The industrial structure will continue to be optimized, to realize the goal of the added value of modern service industry accounting for over 72% of the whole service industry, and the revenue of service industry accounting for over 85% of the total. 
In the first half of this year, the transformation of professional markets in Jiangdong District were well under way, such as the completion of the underground part of the main work of the Tianlun Time Square and the excavation and reconstruction of the Haitian Fruit Market block. With the reconstruction of the Ningchuan Road as the key part, the professional markets in the three-river area will be improved on an overall scale. Building economy contributes to a half of the revenue in the district, with such high-profit buildings as the Finance Building and the Hengfu Building. In the new round of development of headquarter economy and building economy, the district will introduce and cultivate a batch of comprehensive headquarters buildings, with such carriers as A-level buildings, technological buildings and intelligent buildings. It strives to increase the comprehensive headquarters enterprises from 33 to 50 within the following three years.

Extreme weather China Hot Enough to Cook Bacon Outside, But Then Really Cold

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Thursday, 01 August 2013 08:24

Mainland Chinese were shocked to see snow falling from the sky in Ningbo, a coastal city in Zhejiang Province, in the afternoon of July 30. The snow lasted for only 10 minutes, and was then followed by short lived lightning and hail. But the Internet was quickly filled with commentary on the rapid switch between heat wave and snow.

At one point during the day, a People’s Daily reporter in Shanghai placed a piece of bacon on a frying pan and left it outside – within 80 minutes, according to pictures posted online, it had been cooked. The temperature on the thermometer read 67 degrees celsius.

iWei commented: “It was a 45 degrees celsius (113 Fahrenheit) hot day just now. Now it’s hailing. Ningbo people are having a sauna and hiding from hail and lightning.”

Many Chinese also wondered whether that snow out of the blue like that was some kind of portent. “Falling snow in July is against nature. There must be an injustice somewhere!” commented Duanmuyu. Shengdiya1 also said: “The end of the world!! Ningbo is snowing?”

By July 29, 43 cities in China, and about a third of the country, were experiencing heat over 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The China Meteorological Administration declared a level two emergency heat wave on July 30; at least 10 people have died from heat stroke in Shanghai this summer, according to state media China.com.

As well as bacon, some Chinese, using only the natural heat, have successfully cooked fish and eggs.

Artificial rainfall for the 3rd consecutive day

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Wednesday, 07 August 2013 08:41

On July 31, Ningbo implemented a third artificial rainfall operation after the two operations the previous two days.
In the afternoon, with the favorable weather opportunity, the Weather Modification Office assigned five teams in Fenghua Couny, Yuyao County, Cixi County, Yinzhou County and Xiangshan County to get ready. By 4 pm, with the strong support from the airspace control departments, the artificial operation teams successfully launched 18 rainfall bombs in 6 batches of artificial rainfall operations in places such as Shangwanggang Village of Yuyao County, Xikou Town of Fenghua County and Zhougongzhai Village, leading to significant rainfalls.
 

Initial success of Ningbo Shopping Festival

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Tuesday, 23 July 2013 08:20

Ningbo Shopping Festival 2013, a shopping festival jointly hosted by all the six districts of Ningbo, has made a great success. According to statistics of Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Trade, in the weekends from July 12 to 14, the turnover of the big shops and supermarkets in the six districts has reached 430 million yuan, increased by 13.14 year on year, 5 points higher than the average growth rate of the retail business of Ningbo in the first six months this year. Of the districts, Haishu turns over 70.56 million yuan, increased by 14.9% year on year; Yinzhou, 232 million yuan, up by 16.79% year on year; Beilun, 35 million yuan, up by 18.64% year on year. 
In the first three days, the three big events of Exhibition of Zhejiang Old Famous Brands, Exhibition of International Custom Made Products and Exhibition of Hong Kong Jewelry attracted lots of people. The Exhibition of Zhejiang Old Famous Brands in Gulou resulted in the increase of visitors by 50%. The Exhibition of International Custom Made Products turns over orders valuing 28 million yuan, and the most favored custom made products are racing cars, yachts and western suits. 
In the past three days, the turnover of Ningbo No.2 Department Store increased by 66.7% year on year. In Yinzhou District, Wanda Plaza, Shanjing Outlets Plaza and Ningbo Century Oriental Plaza also have radically increased daily turnovers.