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Category: Ningbo District
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Published: Monday, 28 November 2011 14:29
The other day, a Taiwan merchant ship "Hepeng 1", loaded with about 15 tons of cargo, entered Shipu Fishing Port, and it was the 34th batch of imports from Taiwan to Xiangshan Port. According to the latest statistics from Ningbo Customs, in the first ten months of this year, the total imports and exports value of petty trade with Taiwan by Xiangshan Port reached $4.427 million, up 170% over the same period last year.
As one of the first five pilot ports for petty trade with Taiwan (the other four being Shenjiamen Port of Putuo District, Mawei Port in Fujian Province, Shijing Port in Quanzhou and Huizhou Port in Guangzhou), Xiangshan Port has begun to import more food products, farm products and light industry products since last year. To provide support for the petty trade with Taiwan, Xiangshan Customs cooperates with such port organizations as State Inspection and Border Inspection to open a special window for the trade. It also greatly promoted the development of the petty trade with Taiwan by introducing some measures like 24-hour reservation for clearance.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Monday, 28 November 2011 14:28
From the preparatory meeting of 2011 China Food Expo held by Ningbo Municipal Government on the afternoon of November 22, it is learnt that a variety of activities closely connected to the theme of "creating customer value and guiding industrial development" have been arranged and ready for visitors.
In this year's Expo, a theme forum titled "core competitiveness enhancement and industrial development of food enterprises" will be held. In addition, some selections, such as top 50 influential food enterprises, top 30 customers' favorite food brands in Zhejiang Province and top 30 gold prizes of 2011 China Food Expo, will be carried out.
There will be a range of negotiation and promotional activities in this year's Expo, those that have been determined are the purchasing fair for the national top 100 trading companies, Auchan food safety and purchase fair, imported wine tasting meeting and Ningbo soy products release conference. Besides, the organizing committee also set up several special zones for trade negotiations to provide the negotiating platform for the present exhibitors and purchasers
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Monday, 28 November 2011 14:24
The latest statistics from Ningbo Customs show that in the first ten months of this year Ningbo imported a total of 8.075 million liters of wine, up 78.4% over the same period last year, with a total value of $37.59 million, up 150%. Ningbo has become the largest distribution center of imported wine in Zhejiang Province.
The imports from the three main source countries, France, Italy and Spain, take up 67.3% of the total quantity, with imports of 2.752 million liters, 1.935 million liters and 745,000 liters respectively
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Category: Tourist Ningbo
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Published: Monday, 28 November 2011 14:23
In the past decade, what fancy ideas have sparked the heat of tourism in China and attracted tourists' attention? The answer was revealed on the evening of November 21. The closing ceremony of 2011 Ningbo Tourist Festival as well as the awarding ceremony for the most influential tourist marketing events selection (2010 – 2011) was held in Ningbo Grand Opera House. Ten marketing cases, such as China Tourist Day (May 19) advocated by Ninghai County, hospitality brand marketing of Shangdong Province and Expo-themed tour of Yangtze River Delta, are selected as the most influential "top ten tourist marketing events".
It is reported that this selection is the first of its kind in China for tourist marketing activities, and its aim is to encourage and support the development and innovations in China's tourist marketing field.
Since the beginning of the selection, the organizing committee has received over 220 distinctive marketing cases from more than 60 cities. In the awarding ceremony, the top ten most influential tourist marketing events in China and the most influential outstanding tourist marketing event were selected, and this leads to a successful conclusion for Ningbo Tourist Festival as well. It is said that this kind of selection will be continued on a biennial basis.
Present at the ceremony are Du Jiang, Vice-director of China Tourism Administration, Wang Jianman, Vice-governor of Zhejiang Province, Zhao Jinyong, Secretary of Zhejiang Tourism Bureau, Chen Xin, Deputy-secretary of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee, Ji Junmin, member of the standing committee of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of Ningbo Discipline Inspection Commission, Shi Xiaoguo, Vice-director of the Standing Committee of Ningbo People's Congress, Vice-mayor Xu Mingfu, and Chang Minyi, Vice Chairman of Ningbo Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference
