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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:52
The latest statistics from Ningbo Customs show that in the first five months of 2013, the import and export volume via Ningbo Port amounted to $82.9 billion, an increase of 2.9%, ranking No.7 among all the ports in China.
The EU and the United States remain the main trading partners of Ningbo Port, with the trade volumes standing at $13.48 billion and $9.72 billion, respectively. Other countries and regions with a trade volume above $4 billion include the ASEAN, Iran and Taiwan region. Major commodities for import include crude oil, liquid chemicals and scrap metals, with their volume standing respectively at $15.39 billion, $4.2 billion and $1.87 billion. Major commodities for export are mechanical and electrical products, textiles & garments and footwear, with export volumes of $24.2 billion, $10.5 billion and $2.19 billion respectively.
As the prospect of the market recovery is still uncertain, the monthly import and export via Ningbo Port still saw a decline year on year. In May, Ningbo Port realized a total volume for imports and exports of $17.86 billion, down by 5.1%, of which $11.21 billion for export and $6.65 billion for import, down by 7.8% and 0.1% respectively, indicating that the current foreign trade is still in a downturn.
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:52
It is learned from Yuyao Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that the city’s export of dyeing cotton is popular in Africa, In the first five months this year, a total of 286 batches of dyeing cotton was exported, with a total value of $ 34.858 million, an increase of 33.6% and 79.1% respectively, a record high over the same period.
According to analysis from insiders, the robust growth of the export of dyeing cotton to Africa is mainly due to the consumers’ preference. Compared with synthetic fabrics such as polyester, consumers prefer cotton products. With the development of African economy, there is an ever-increasing market demand for cotton. Another important reason is that the native dyeing industry in Africa is currently unable to meet the market demand, while the products from Europe and North America have relatively high prices. Exporters in Yuyao County specifically improve their techniques and develop new products for African customers. With their reasonable prices and fine products, they have much competitive advantage over exporters from other places.
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:52
Accelerating the water ecological civilization city construction, as well as reversing the deterioration of ecological environment of water from the source, is the important foundation and support to building beautiful Ningbo. Recently, it is learned from Ningbo Water Conservancy Bureau that, from 2013 on, Ningbo will speed up the construction of the water ecological civilization city through such projects as the linkage project of water source with rivers and lakes, protection and repair project of water ecological system, water ecological landscape project and cultivation of water culture. It strives to become a national pilot area and a demonstration area for water ecological civilization construction.
The construction in Ningbo will demonstrate outstanding characteristics of the water area in South China. Based on the existing water conservancy facilities, the construction will combine with the flood control and drainage project, and will realize a systematic water environment treatment with restored water ecology, improved water environment, enhanced water landscapes and publicized water culture. By 2016, the water use per ten thousand yuan GDP will be controlled below 30 cubic meters, with the success rate of the water quality in major water functional areas surpassing 71%, that of the water quality in the central water sources above the county level reaching 100%, and the water supply rate reaching over 90% for living and production of urban and rural people.
According to the plan, to demonstrate the ecological functions and characteristics of Yaojiang River, Fenghuajiang River and Yongjiang River, Ningbo will build the water ecological system and the supporting ecological landscape facilities around some of the major sections of the three-river area, with such features as complete functions, coordinated development and healthy harmony. Specifically,
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:51
Facing with the pressure of high cost for running business and tight competition from the Internet, traditional businesses and enterprises in Haishu District speed up their pace for transformation and upgrade. In addition to strategies of giving high discounts and lower down the price to online prices, those traditional businesses take advantage of physical stores, make great efforts on consuming experiences and service appreciation so as to win more online consumers.
One household appliance enterprise Suning continues its advantage on prices and also emphasizes experience. To do so, Suning will not only open Ningbo first Expo super store in Haishu, but also start activities of making the same price online and in stores as well as price competition on June 8th. Therefore, the myth of low online price will be broken and consumers will fully experience functions of exhibition, experience and service in physical stores. Department stores, on the basis of constantly promoting service experience for consumers, have newly added a lot of convenient service items for consumers. Macrolink will transplant the good online practices to provide service of free delivery in areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Intime has installed diversified leisure facilities inside the mall and ice-cream and dessert stores outside, which effectively prolongs consumers’ shopping time. In the second quarter, the transformation of retailers in Haishu has shown its effect. From January to May, six department stores in Haishu reached the turnover of 1.79 billion, up 2.4 percent from the
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