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Exhibition of Ningbo treasures opened

An exhibition of the treasures of Haishu District, Beilun District and Fenghua City opened in the art gallery of Tianyi Pavilion Museum the other day. The exhibition has 160 treasures ranging from the Warring States to the modern times. They are in two categories, 115 porcelain works and 45 painting and calligraphic works.

Ningbo increased cargo handling capacity

In the first three quarters this year, Ningbo invested 4.711 billion yuan in water transport infrastructural facilities. The construction of the key water transport projects including Meishan Container Wharf and the fifth Beilun Container Wharf are going on smoothly, with the cargo handling capacity increased by 56 million tons. This effectively relieved the structural imbalance of port and shipping infrastructure. According to a meeting on port and shipping,

in the first three quarters this year, the cargo-handling capacity and the throughput of containers the port of Ningbo amounted to 336 million tons and 11,972,000 TEUs, both being new highs in the history. The port has 706 container ships, whose DWT reaches 5,639,000 tons, ranking No.1 of the province. The ships inspected total 972, 1,408,700 in tonnage. The infrastructure of the port and transport is further improved.

Scientific and technological innovation in the past 10 years

In August 2002, the core product of Ningbo Lubao Science and Technology Company adopted in the year in Hang-Ningbo Expressway. This product, result of the painstaking work of several years of the company, won the gold prize of a patent of China, the first one of its kind that Ningbo got.

In the past 10 years, this hi-tech company has been on the rise in its technological innovation. A related person of the company said that this year the company has obtained 2 patents, including 1 invention patent. So far, the patents the company has obtained has exceeded 50, including 22 patents for invention, 3 patents of the USA, and 2 of Japan and Europe.

This private enterprise may be a mirror of Ningbo for its industrial economic development. As the core of technologic innovation, intellectual properties are given more and more attention by enterprises of Ningbo. According an authority of Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, currently, 90% of expenditures on R&D is from enterprises. Over 80% of the national science projects are undertaken by enterprises. Over 60% patents are applied for and obtained by enterprises. Above 80% of the introduced talents are in enteprises. Of the state and provincial science and technology prizes, 80% are won by enterprises. Over two thirds of the listed companies are hi-tech enterprises.

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Exports by Ningbo private enterprises

Ningbo private enterprises export their products to 167 countries. According to statistics from Ningbo Customs, in the first three quarters this year, the exports by private enterprises of Ningbo value 25.7 billion US dollars, increased by 4.9% year on year, covering 55.5% of the total of exports of Ningbo, 2 points higher year on year. The exports to go 167 countries.

The statistics show that European Union is the biggest trade partner of Ningbo private enterprise. Owing to impact by the European debt crisis, in the first 9 months, the import and export trade to the EU values only 7.11 billion US dollars, reduced by 4.5% year on year. However, the export of Ningbo private enterprises to USA and ASEAN countries is on the rise, reaching 4.63 billion and 1.66 billion US dollars, increased by 17% and 23% respectively. The exported commodities are mainly electromechanical products, clothes, knitting wear, home appliances and Ningbo featured products

Port of Ningbo handled 11.97 million TEUs this year

In the first three quarters this year, The cargo and the containers that the Port of Ningbo has handled amounts to 11,972,000 standard containers, both being new highs in the history. The port has 706 container ships, whose DWT reaches 5,639,000 tons, ranking No.1 in Zhejiang. The construction of 21 key water transport projects including Meishan Container Wharf are going on smoothly, with the cargo handling capacity increased by 56 million tons.

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