Deep in the back of his mind, Liu Xiangyang keeps a story about a nurse.
New technologies are not for farmers, thought Long Zhipu, then a government researcher on desertification in 1992.
When I learned about the microfinance program of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) two years ago, I was attracted by the concept of using microfinance as a tool to reduce poverty.
As mission statements go, the Songmudao Chemical Industrial Base's strategy is about as direct as it comes - the plant, unashamedly, aspires to the best chemical processing facility in northeastern China.
Work on the Dalian Jinbo Coastal Service Industry Development Zone, one of the priority projects identified in the Liaoning Coastline Economic Development Plan, is now well under way with the ultimate aim of establishing it as Dalian's business and administrative center and the headquarters of the service sector in the area.
The Dalian Lushun Economic Development Zone was established in June 1992 and promoted to a provincial-level Economic Development Zone in January 2002. As one of Dalian city's 10 key industrial parks, it was identified as a key support area for the coastal economic belt of Liaoning province in April 2008. With a planned area of 60 sq km, the Lushun Economic Development Zone will play an important role in promoting the construction of the coastal economic belt.
Another of the key industrial development areas along the Liaoning coastal economic development belt, Dalian Piyang Industrial Zone is envisioned to spread across 170 sq km and be home to shipping and logistics, equipment manufacturing, marine biology and garment production.
Before a small fishing village, the town of Dalian Bay at the confluence of the Yellow and Bohai seas will develop into an important equipment manufacturing center of northeast China, according to local officials.
The Zhuanghe Port Economic Zone between Dalian and Dandong is set to be an important link in the Liaoning coastal economic belt through further development of petrochemicals, metallurgy, shipbuilding, equipment manufacturing, new materials, IT and bioengineering, according to provincial government plans.
The Dengshahe Port Industrial Zone will focus on the development of steel industries after it was included in the Liaoning coastal economic belt in May this year.
Authorities in Dalian have outlined a plan to develop the northeastern coastal city into one of the financial centers of Northeast Asia.
Dalian has scored top marks in its region in the first ever China Financial Center Index (CFCI), according to figures released by the Comprehensive Development Institute (CDI) earlier this year. The CDI is a State Council-authorized research and advisory body and will now produce the index on an annual basis.
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