Distinguished delegates, friends, ladies and gentlemen,

On behalf of our co-organizer, the Ningbo Municipal People's Government, and my colleagues at China Daily, I want to thank all of you for attending this historic summit focusing on the Yangtze River Delta (YRD).

By Zhu Ling

Dear delegates:

On behalf of our co-host, the Ningbo Municipal People's Government, and my colleagues from China Daily, I would like to welcome you to the China Daily CEO Roundtable International Summit on Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Development in the beautiful city of Ningbo. We are truly honoured to present this summit to elebrate the 25th anniversary of China Daily.

By Zhu Ling

NINGBO: Ningbo plans to establish itself as the third-largest port in the world by 2010, with a cargo handling

By Wang Zhenghua and Dai Yan

NINGBO: Being driven by its dynamic private economy, East China's Zhejiang Province boasts of signifi cantly

By Fu Jing

NINGBO: Convenient infrastructure, reservoirs of manpower and a booming economy will surely attract more

By Xiao Fu

NINGBO: The government of Zhejiang Province aims to push more of its local companies into the global market

By Wang Ying

NINGBO: Economic development or environmental protection? Senior environment offi cial Yang Chaofei

By Fu Jing

NINGBO: After almost two decades of unparalleled development in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), innovation

By Wang Ying

NINGBO: The service sector, essential in helping manufacturing industries to upgrade, has become a focus

By Wang Zhenghua

NINGBO: Insurance giant CIGNA's Chinese joint venture, CIGNA & CMC Life Insurance, is in negotiations with regulators to operate a national telesales operation.

By Mark South

NANJING: The capital city of East China's Jiangsu Province is accelerating the construction of a shipping and logistics

By Wu Jiao

NINGBO: The world's leading bourse, the NASDAQ, will intensify its efforts to broaden its appeal beyond tech

By Dai Zi

NINGBO: As China's major gateway to the world, the sustainable future of the Yangtze River Delta depends

By Dai Yan

A place that occupies less than 1 per cent of China's land, yet contributes almost 20 per cent of its GDP, is no doubt a

By Wang Ying