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Zhuhai boosted in Shanghai
WORLD-famous enterprises£¬ including Siemens£¬ Bayer£¬ Abbott£¬ HP£¬ Daikin £¨China£©£¬ KPMG£¬ JP Morgan Chase £¦ Co£¬ Paramount and Parkway Health China took part in The New Trend of Industrial Layout in China -- International Forum on Investment Prospects of Zhuhai sponsored by Zhuhai Municipal People¡®s Government and supported by the municipal Foreign Trade £¦ Economic Cooperation Department and AT Kearney £¦ Co in Shanghai on Wednesday¡£
¡¡¡¡The 200 participating businesses covered petrochemical£¬ electronic manufacturing£¬ biopharmaceutical£¬ software£¬ tourism£¬ recreation and other service sectors¡£ They showed great interest in investing in Zhuhai¡£
¡¡¡¡Vice Mayor Chen Honghui£¬ on behalf of the municipal CPC Party Committee and government£¬ discussed Zhuhai¡®s strengths and fascination as a special economic zone¡£ Li Ying£¬ vice secretary general of the municipal government£¬ briefed the audience on Zhuhai¡®s competitive edge in status£¬ location£¬ ecological environment and development space¡£ He also elaborated on the industrial structure featuring petrochemical£¬ precision machinery manufacturing£¬ home and electric appliances£¬ integrated circuit and biopharmaceutical industries with advanced manufacturing industry taking the lead£¬ foundation industries as support and service sector in full swing¡£
Island tours promoted
TOURS to Dong¡®ao£¬ Hebao£¬ Wailingding£¬ Guishan£¬ Baili and other islands are being promoted at local travel services¡£ The 1st Fishing Family Folk Customs Festival between April 26 and May 26 on Wanshan Island£¬ the Seafood Gourmet Festival from April 12 to May 12 on Guishan Island£¬ the 1st Island Carnival covering photography£¬ rock fishing and sailing competition on Wanshan Island have readied for participation¡£
¡¡¡¡The one-day tour to Dong¡®ao and Hebao islands costs 118 yuan £¨£¤17£© and two-day tour to Dong¡®ao£¬ Hebao and Wailingding islands around 200 yuan £¨£¤28¡£50£© including boat fare and hotel¡£
¡¡¡¡Miaowan Island will be added to the travel routes this year¡£ Electric carts have been purchased for Dong¡®ao Island and road facilities renovated on Hebao Island¡£
Gree Vietnam producing
THE first Gree brand air conditioner came off the assembly line in mid-April at Gree Air Conditioner Vietnam Manufacturing Base¡£ Gree also has plants in Brazil and Pakistan¡£
¡¡¡¡Since entering the Vietnamese market in 1999£¬ Gree air conditioners have established a high reputation among local dealers and consumers¡£ Zhuhai- headquartered Gree has become one of the mainstream brands in the country¡£
¡¡¡¡Covering 11£¬000sqm at the Singapore Industrial Garden in Ho Chi Minh City£¬ the plant has a capacity of 100£¬000 household units£¬ and is one of the largest air conditioning system manufacturing bases in Vietnam¡£
Canton Fair I ends
THE 103rd China Import £¦ Export Fair£¬ also known as 2008 Canton Fair£¬ Phase I closed on April 18 after recording export agreements worth £¤347 million for the Zhuhai Business Delegation£¬ a rise of 27 per cent from the same period last year¡£ Of the exports£¬ 32 per cent worth £¤113 million went to Europe£¬ 31¡£8 per cent exceeding £¤110 million to Asia£¬ 18¡£4 per cent hitting £¤64 million to America and 15¡£2 per cent reaching £¤53 million to the Middle East¡£
¡¡¡¡Home and electric appliances£¬ consumer electronic products and electrical products dominated in exports exceeding 80 per cent¡£ For example£¬ Gree air conditioner series accounted for 23 per cent of total exports reaching £¤80¡£1 million£¬ Jinpin TV set series accounted for 19¡£6 per cent at £¤68 million£¬ and Satow electronic monitor series accounted for 7 per cent at £¤24 million¡£
¡¡¡¡A number of self-developed copyright products such as a high-performance solar energy emergency lamp developed by Vigex International Ltd£¬ red porcelain electric rice cookers produced by Double Happiness Group£¬ seawater reverse-osmosis desalination system by Geling Industrial Co Ltd and others were best sellers even with prices 10 per cent higher¡£ The Gree household multi-connected air conditioning unit with cooling and heating functions that provides daily hot water out of the steam in the cooling process was most popular with European and American dealers¡£
¡¡¡¡However£¬ exports of textiles£¬ garments and shoes and hats dropped by 25 per cent£¬ the delegation head noted¡£
Outpatient policyeyed
SOME 165£¬000 urban and rural dwellers had been covered by basic medical insurance by March 2008£¬ and coverage rate in some villages exceeded 90 per cent£¬ according to recently released statistics¡£ The coverage rate reached 99 per cent in Denglong Village of Baijiao Town£¬ Doumen District£¬ and in Sanban Village of Hongqi Town£¬ Jinwan District¡£
¡¡¡¡Outpatient consultation fees for the insured is an increasing concern though£¬ as the medical insurance system only covers hospitalization and outpatient catastrophic diseases¡£ To solve the problem£¬ a medical insurance unified payment system for average outpatient services will be established¡£ In addition£¬ a domestic sickbed management regulation under the basic medical insurance system will be worked out¡£ |
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