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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:24
Ningbo has recently imported its first batch of 5 kg tariff-free Taiwan-grown oolong tea, which was sold out immediately. Manager of the importer, Ningbo Wenbao Trading Co., Ltd., said that his company will soon import more Taiwan tea to meet the market needs. Early this year, as China lifted all tariffs on the Taiwan products under the terms of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with Taiwan, many tariff-free goods entered local market, offering more choices to local consumers.
Customs statistics show, Ningbo Port has imported under ECFA 658,200 tons or $ 1.036 billion worth of Taiwan-made products in the first half of this year, saving 281 million yuan in tariff. The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 41.95 percent, 37.22 percent, and 1.4 times, respectively. Ningbo's ECFA imports accounted for 38.42 percent of the national total, making Ningbo a leader of the country in ECFA imports.
Wang Huihui, an customs official, said, "As Chinese mainland further implements ECFA tariff reductions, many Taiwan specialties are expected to enter the mainland market. Ningbo will continue to see growth in ECFA imports in the second half year."
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:23
Ningbo International Design Week will be held from September 21 to 25 in Ningbo's International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event will bring together more than 400 domestic and international companies.
Along with the event, a number of relevant activities will be organized. They are the 7th China (Ningbo) International Industrial Design Fair, the 1st Ningbo Interior Design&Home Decoration Products Fair, Ningbo Brand-name Products Exhibition, the 7th International Industrial Design Competition, 2012 Ningbo Creative Design Workshop, 2012 Ningbo Design and Industry Matchmaking Conference, and 2012 Ningbo-Taiwan Industrial Design Exchange&Cooperation Conference.
More than 400 companies will participate in the event and display artworks on interior design, furnishings, and art and household items. Meanwhile, the conference provides designers and researchers with the opportunity to share their insights and experiences. Besides, the winner of this year's "My Ningbo Brand" award will be unveiled in the event. The event aims to offer an extraordinary program of events that celebrate design excellence and promotes the value of design driven innovation
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:23
According to a recent statement issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planer, it has formally approved the China Phoenix Plaza Project in Dubai, officially kicking off the construction.
On September 28, 2011, Ningbo Phoenix Century Plaza Investment Co., Ltd invested $ 400 million in the project in collaboration with the UAE Dubai Milas Holding Group. The signing ceremony was held in the Zaabeel Palace in Dubai. The project is so far the largest international commercial project in Dubai invested and managed by private Chinese enterprise.
As the preparatory work for project has been completed, the plaza is expected to be completed and opened in 2014. The plaza covers an area of 856 mu (57 hectares), with a building area of 700,000 square meters. The finished plaza plans to invite 4,000 to 6,000 Chinese companies. Covering 30 industries and more than 200,000 products, the plaza will attract 100 million buyers and 20 million consumers from North Africa, South Asia, southern Europe, the Middle East and Arabian region. The plaza is positioned as a Chinese commodity overseas trade center. As a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project, Chinese side, as the designer and builder, shall manage and operate the plaza for 35 years and will hand it over to the Dubai side in due time .
Yang Wenjun, head of the project, said the plaza has attracted the attention of many companies in Zhejiang Province and Ningbo, and some are submitting applications to open stores in the plaza
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Category: On The Campus
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Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:22
The annual "Taiwan & Ningbo College Students Summer Camp" officially kicked off on Monday. Hu Jianyue, Vice Chairman of Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference, and Zhang Dongmei, chairman of the Taipei Clansmen Society of Ningbo, participated in the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
The exchange program is jointly organized by Ningbo and Taipei. As the longest organized student exchange program across the Strait, the summer camp has been held 18 times since 1993.
The organizers said the summer camp this year has attracted more than 50 college students from 20 colleges and universities in Taiwan.
The camp will last to the end of this month. In the upcoming week, the visiting Taiwan students will tour the Hemudu ruins in Yuyao, the former residence of Wang Yangming(one of the most influential philosophers in the Confucian tradition), Xikou Town(the hometown of Chiang Kai-shek), and Hangzhou Bay Bridge. Besides, they will attend a series of exchange activities with students from local universities like Ningbo University, Ningbo City College of Vocational Technology, and Zhejiang Wanli College.
According to the organizers, more than 100 college students across the straits participated in the opening ceremony.