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2011 Qingdao Special

2011--Qingdao 120th Anniversary


Qingdao National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone

 
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Zhang Ruimin, CEO of Haier, became the winner of the first “Permanent Achievement Award for China’s Elite Executive,” issued by the Organizing Committee of the Journal of Talents Forum.

The city has made an effort to build an innovation system and it has become a pilot city for national technical innovation projects.

The East coast city of Qingdao, in Shandong province, has seen a period of "extraordinary growth" and "unprecedented challenges and opportunities" over the past five years, according to its mayor.

South Korea and Japan are the top two trade partners for the city of Qingdao, its mayor told the Organization for East Asia Economic Development (OEAED) during a meeting on Nov 24 in Qingdao.

Qingdao, the new economic powerhouse on the southeast coast of Shandong province, saw its first South Korean investor in 1989, and now South Korea is one of its most significant partners, according to Qingdao's mayor.

Taiwan-based EVA Airways Corp Saturday launched a weekly direct flight service linking southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung city and Qingdao city in eastern Shandong province.

Exports of agricultural products from Shandong, the largest agriculture-exporting province in the country, are expected to reach $16 billion this year, up by 20 percent over the previous year, thanks to the country's constant efforts to ensure food safety.

The Fourth Conference of the OEAED (the Organization for East Asia Economic Development) will be held Nov 24 to Nov 26 in Qingdao, a coastal city in Eastern China’s Shandong province, local officials said Thursday.

Qingdao is a pioneer among Chinese cities in proposing a "brand boosts economy" and carrying out the strategy.