Business · Companies · 11 hrs ago
Ningbo business event draws 600-plus representatives and secures 20 projects
More than 600 business, government and research representatives from 22 countries and regions gathered in Ningbo, China for the 2026 World Ningbo Entrepreneurs Hometown Visit.
The event aims to connect Ningbo businesspeople around the world and support development in their hometown.
Organizers said 20 projects worth 37.79 billion yuan were signed, covering areas including semiconductors, commercial space, electric vehicles and health.
Ningbo’s districts and development zones also presented platforms and plans to support business innovation during the city’s 15th Five-Year Plan period.
The event highlighted closer cooperation between Ningbo and Hong Kong, including links between Ningbo manufacturing and Hong Kong’s research and international business networks.
One example was a 503-tonne green methanol ship-to-ship refuelling operation at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in April, described as a first for Zhejiang.
The program also includes three dedicated events and 19 related activities, while a planned Hong Kong mediation centre in Ningbo is intended to help local companies resolve cross-border disputes as they expand overseas.
More than 600 representatives from 22 countries and regions attended the 2026 World Ningbo Merchants Homecoming event in Ningbo on October 13.
The event signed 20 projects with a combined investment of 37.79 billion yuan.
The projects cover integrated circuits, commercial aerospace, new energy vehicles, life sciences and health, and equipment manufacturing.
The event included a main gathering, three special events and 19 supporting activities.
Organizers and participants highlighted cooperation between Ningbo and Hong Kong in areas including manufacturing, finance, shipping and trade.
- Who
- More than 600 representatives, including Ningbo businesspeople, company leaders, officials, financial institutions, researchers and experts.
- What
- The 2026 World Ningbo Merchants Homecoming event opened and signed 20 projects.
- When
- October 13, 2026. The main event was held that evening.
- Where
- Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China.
- Why
- To bring Ningbo businesspeople together to discuss opportunities and development and support entrepreneurship and innovation.
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A preparatory Hong Kong International Mediation Centre branch in Ningbo was unveiled to provide cross-border dispute resolution services for Ningbo companies.
The vessel Daqing 268 supplied 503 tonnes of green methanol to a methanol dual-fuel container ship at Meishan port area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port.
The World Ningbo Merchants Homecoming event opened in Ningbo and signed 20 projects.
- Attendees
- More than 600 representatives
- Countries and regions
- 22
- Signed projects
- 20
- Combined project investment
- 37.79 billion yuan
- Event programme
- One main event, three special events and 19 supporting activities
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What people are saying
We will draw on our unique advantages of being based in Hong Kong, backed by the motherland and facing the world, unite the broadest strength of Ningbo businesspeople, and make new contributions to the country's development, Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, and the comprehensive development of our hometown.
The transformation and upgrading of manufacturing cannot be separated from scientific and technological innovation, and breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation need the support of global resources.