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Ningbo taking 6 measures to promote innovation

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Monday, 15 October 2012 09:11

At the news conference of Ningbo Municipal Government, Yang Zhengping, director and spokesman of Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, said that in the past 10 years the overall science and technology of Ningbo has witnessed a leap forward development. In recent years, Ningbo has concentrated on the principle of constructing an innovative city and taken six measures in organization, nurturing innovative bodies, establishing platforms, coordinating, increasing investment and giving support to human resources and this has laid down a good foundation for the new round of innovative development of the city.

Reportedly, the "No.1 Program" of vitalizing the city with science and technology started in 1999. In 2006, Ningbo took the lead in Zhejiang to start the construction of an innovative city. In 2007, the city released "Rules of Promoting Science and Technology" and started the issue of White Book of Construction of Innovative City of Ningbo. In 2010, Ningbo was elected a National Pilot Innovative City.

Ningbo has ranked No.2 in Zhejiang for science and technology strength and takes the lead in Zhejiang in science and technology progress. The investment in R&D has increased from 0.50% in 2002 to 1.89% in 2011.The number of patents granted has increased from 2,780 in 2002 to 37,342 in 2011, increased by 33.46% annually. Since 2005, Ningbo has won 23 State Science and Technology Prizes

Wharf for largest container ships under construction in Ningbo

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Category: Ningbo Business

Published: Monday, 15 October 2012 09:09

The berths for the largest container ships in Meishan are in shape.

The first phase of the wharf for container ships has five berths and the designed annual capacity is 3 million standard containers every. The No.1 and No.2 berths were completed and put into operation in August 2010. The berths No.3, 4 and 5 are jointly ventured and managed by Ningbo Port Co., Ltd. and Maersk.

The berths No.3, 4 and 5 are 17.8 meters in harbor depth. The construction of the berths started on August 16, 2011. They are capable of the berthing of 18,000-standard-container ships. 18,000-standard-container ships are at present the largest containers ships in the world that are under construction. These ships, being built for Maersk, will be launched in 2013. At present there are few wharfs that are capable of the berthing of such large ships.

The berth facilities will be completed and put into operation in two years

Ningbo is China's largest production base of clothes

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Category: Ningbo Business

Published: Monday, 15 October 2012 09:09

According to Ningbo Municipal Economic Information Commission, Ningbo at present has over 3,000 producers of various clothes, producing about 1.5 billion clothes every year, covering over 13% of the total production of China. Ningbo is now China's largest production base of clothes, the largest base of clothes brands and the largest base for clothes export. It has 26 China Well-known Trademarks and 20 Chinese Brand Names including Youngor, Firs, Romon, TONLION, Rouse, Peacebird and Progen.

On the list of 2010-2011 Top 500 China Textile and Clothes Enterprises there are Ningbo enterprises like Shenzhou, Youngor, Veken, Beyond, Zhongxin, Bridge, Kanger, Yongnan, Aiyimei, Seduno and Sanbang.

The clothes industry is a name card of Ningbo. It is No.1 in China for its comprehensive strength. It has China's largest producers of suits and shirts and it is the most powerful and influential in China for its three industries of clothes, knitwear and household textiles.

In the last year, the total industrial output value made by the large clothes enterprises amounted to 124 billion yuan, increased by 3.3% year on year. An initial estimation shows that Ningbo has 2.4 large clothes enterprises (those whose income of the primary business is above 20 million yuan a year) and the total income reaches 19.424 billion yuan, up by 9.06% year on year. In the last year, economic returns of the clothes enterprises kept increasing, with the profit totaling 1.989 billion yuan, increased by 11.6% above the same period of the previous year.

In the circle of clothes industry, Ningbo International Fashion Festival is very influential, thanks to the powerful clothes producing groups. The 16th Ningbo International Fashion Fair is to open from 25 to 28 in October.