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Category: On The Campus
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Published: Tuesday, 23 July 2013 08:21
The other day, Ningbo signed agreement with Sichuan University on strategic cooperation.
At the ceremony, the two parties signed agreements on seven projects, involving over 8 million yuan. The projects are: joint training of professionals of management, cooperative project of human recourses, project of the institute in Ningbo National Hi-tech Zone, joint establishment of the research center of new polymer materials, cooperation in education of medicine, joint establishment of technology center of packing materials for food and medicine and development of 600DPI digital printer.
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Category: Ningbo News
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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.
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Tuesday, 23 July 2013 08:20
The Plan of Cicheng New Town was drawn out. On July 15, Ningbo Municipal Planning Bureau announced the first draft of the detailed plan of the new town. According to the draft, the town should be an emerging central ecological town with unique features of the regions in the south of the Changjiang River. With the old Town and advantageous position new the Hangzhou Bay, the town should be the northwest portal of Ningbo to Shanghai.
The new town will be at the foot of Shizi Mountain and surrounded by rivers. At the joint of the rivers is a central lake of 280,000 square meters.
With the geographic conditions, the new town is planned to be a unique emerging waterside town, and an ecological town with sustainable development potentials. With the principal function of quality living, the new town should have functions in cultural industries, business, recreation, entertainment, shopping, and so on.
For this new town, the planned population is 53,000. six living quarters are planned, with each for 6500 to 11500. In the draft, the details of facilities of shopping, financing, culture, sports, recreation and entertainment have not decided yet.
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 23 July 2013 08:19
Despite the complicated situation home and abroad, in the first half this year the tourism industry in Ningbo has still made new progress. According to Ningbo Municipal Tourist Administration, in the first half this year, the income from tourism totals 39.95 billion yuan, and the city received 28,108,000 domestic tourists, increased by 7.32% and 8.09% year on year.
In this period, the tourism industry in Ningbo weathered the severe tests like the bird flu. Overseas tourism maintained its rapid growth. The tourist agencies in the city organized 274,700 tourists to foreign countries, up by 51.4% year on year. Compared with the previous year, the growth rate of overseas tourism is the highest, with its year-on-year growth amounting to 60.11%, more than the figure to Hong Kong and Macao. Tourists to Hong Kong and Macao numbered 89,400, increased by 39.39% above the same period of the previous year. In the first five months this year, the most favored destinations are Hong Kong, Macao, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
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