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Published: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 16:28
Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Swiss Federal Council have formally signed the Sino-Swiss free trade agreement, which covers traditional areas such as trade, services, finance, and intellectual property rights. According to the agreement, the proportion of zero tariff goods between the two countries will exceed 95%, which is definitely a piece of good news for Ningbo enterprises that export textiles to Switzerland.
Since the beginning of this year, Ningbo’s export trade to Switzerland has maintained the good momentum. 1007 batches of exports to Switzerland were received by Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in the first half of this year, with a total value of $40.51 million, up by 16.42% and 128% respectively.
According to reports, the Sino-Swiss free trade agreement is a comprehensive, high-standard and mutually beneficial agreement, as its tax reduction surpasses the average 90% of the general free trade agreements. In terms of industry, the textile & clothing industry will benefit the most. Prior to the signing of the agreement, China enjoyed the Swiss generalized system of tariff preferences for developing countries, while some industries were not covered, including textiles, clothing, and certain chemical products, furniture, toys and sporting goods. After the implementation of the Sino-Swiss free trade agreement, all the Swiss exports to China receive zero tariffs.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 16:28
After signing an agreement with Jiangdong District on the 2013 ZJITs, Tianping Insurance Company Ltd. is arranging to move its national headquarters to the CBD of the East New Town. The introduction of such an important financial insurance company is closely related with Zhejiang Heyi Law Firm, a special intermediary.
“The Heyi Law Firm has been providing long-term legal services for the insurance company, so it knows well the company’s development strategy and market demand, and its suggestions will have a big impact on the company’s decisions.” said a related person from Jiangdong District Bureau of Commerce. Such kind of business attraction sometimes is more efficient and targeted than that conducted by government sectors.
Attracting businesses through different intermediaries is an innovation of the development of modern service industry in Jiangdong District. In recent years, the district has strengthened its cooperation with such intermediary service agencies as PricewaterhouseCoopers, DTZ, and Manpower Group. With their help, the district has successfully introduced a number of high-quality and high-potential projects.
By the end of June this year, there have been more than 850 intermediary service organizations in the district. The above-volume intermediary enterprises achieving a revenue of around 6 billion yuan in the first half, accounting for about 10% of the tertiary industry, in such economic fields as the accounting, audit, law, land, real estate, technology, and human resources.
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Published: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 16:27
When speaking of the strategic cooperation agreement signed with Lishui PhDs Fraternity the day before at about 8 o’clock of July 7 on his way back to Ningbo, Xu Dingbao, Secretary General of Ningbo PhDs Fraternity, said, “This has made a good start for the intelligent cooperation between the two cities.”
That same day, 40 PhDs and entrepreneurs just concluded their two-day inspection of Lishui, and Xu’s words caused a chord among them. “Lishui is a big ecological city, and Ningbo is a strong port city. The two cities can integrate their talents, science & technology, and cultural resources, which will lead to the advantage supplementary, in-depth docking and exchange cooperation.” said Wu Xiangpeng, Vice-president of Ningbo City College of Vocational Technology and a member of the team.
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Published: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 16:27
Recently, the 10th International Symposium on Advanced Molding and Material Processing Technology was held in Ninghai County, and related experts and scholars at home and abroad made in-depth exchanges and discussions on the current topics of advanced technology.
It is understood that the seminar is jointly sponsored by the Ningbo Association of Science & Technology and Ninghai Government. Experts and scholars from such countries and regions as the US, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong gathered in Ninghai to discuss on the hot topics such as molding process, molding simulation, process data collection and monitoring in the fields of automobile industry, household appliances, electronics and medicine. They expressed freely their ideas to improve the application of the advanced manufacturing technology in molds and equipments, as well as polymers and composites