Beilun District

Ningbo rapidly catching up with first-tier cities

3 Sep 2007

If global luxury brands are the hallmark of an international city, then maybe Louis Vuitton and Gucci can help Ningbo.

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31 Jul 2002

Zhoushan, the outlying island city of Zhejiang province, is trying to tap foreign capital in Hong Kong to build a 7.4 billion yuan (about HK$6.93 billion) bridge linking it to the mainland so it...

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Shanghai vows flexibility in expansion plan

29 Mar 1996

Shanghai Port wants to fund its ambitious development programme with local and overseas capital, a Shanghai Port official says.

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Negotiations with potential partners under way but in early stages, says

18 Jul 1995

NINGBO is eager to develop into an international container port but - after years of negotiation - it cannot find a foreign partner.

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Oil refinery's berth to be the biggest

20 Jun 1994

ZHENHAI General Petrochemical Works is planning to expand a Zhejiang oil berth by the end of the year, making it the largest in China.

The facility in Beilun, Ningbo, will have a...

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Zhejiang lifts exports

22 Dec 1993

ZHEJIANG province has reported substantial growth in foreign trade this year, with total exports valued at US$4.18 billion.

The structure of Zhejiang's export industry has changed...

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Ningbo aims to be major world port

THE role of Ningbo port in Zhejiang province will grow in importance within the next 10 years as the province continues to intensify its efforts to attract foreign investment.

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