万名跑者竞速2017重庆国际半程马拉松

11月19日，巴南区巴滨路，中外跑者参加国际半程马拉松和迷你跑。 摄影：卢越

11月19日，2017重庆国际半程马拉松在巴滨路鸣枪开跑，来自19个国家和地区的1万多名跑者沿着风景优美的巴滨路完成了比赛，其中半程马拉松10000人，迷你跑5000人。本次比赛由中国田径协会、重庆市体育局、重庆市巴南区人民政府共同主办，男女半程马拉松前三名最终均被外国选手夺取。来自埃塞俄比亚的选手分获男女冠军，比赛成绩分别为1小时05分07秒和1小时14分30秒。

重庆农产品拓展美国市场

10月30日，重庆本土综合电商平台满集网与美国德成集团签约，后者通过前者遴选商品，批量采购后，再运往美国市场销售。涪陵榨菜、永川秀芽这些重庆名优特色农产品，又多了一个销往美国市场的通道。德成集团业务遍及美国45个州，每年的食品进出口总量约80亿美元。满集网是我市一家C2C平台，和淘宝不同，其入驻商家均有线下实体店。满集网的10余万户商家，80%来自重庆本地，经营范围以本地农产品为主。

重庆直飞墨尔本航线首航 累计开通国际及地区航线已达68条

10月31日，天津航空重庆运营基地揭牌仪式暨重庆直飞墨尔本航线首航仪式在重庆江北国际机场举行，标志着天津航空重庆运营基地正式成立，重庆首条直飞墨尔本航线正式启航。重庆直飞墨尔本航线是继开通悉尼、奥克兰之后，重庆开通的第三条通往大洋洲的国际定期客运航线，也是2017年继开通洛杉矶、莫斯科、纽约航线后，重庆机场开通的第四条洲际航线。至此，我市累计开通的国际及地区航线已达到68条，通往全球22个国家、52个城市。

中国持续迎来留学生归国潮 重庆等城市成为人才高地

11月5日，福布斯中国携手外联出国顾问集团在渝发布了《2018全球人才流动和资产配置趋势》报告。福布斯中国主编康健对该报告进行解析时说，目前国际人才流动的常见形式，大致可分为留学就业、技术移民、阶段性流动及人才回流几种形式，涵盖了国际人才资源生产、流通、发展的全过程。报告分析，中国目前作为最大的留学生输出国，既持续迎来留学生归国潮，又加强推进“千人计划”等高端人才战略，“北上广深”一线城市及武汉、重庆等“新一线城市”正在成为对全球人才有吸引力的人才高地。

2017中国商品与装备制造展暨重庆出口商品（非洲）巡展在尼日利亚举行

11月7日，由商务部和重庆市政府联合主办，商务部外贸发展局和市商务委承办的2017中国商品与装备制造展暨重庆出口商品（非洲）巡展，在尼日利亚拉各斯开幕。本次展会与尼日利亚拉各斯国际贸易展同期举办，为期4天，共有40家渝企参展，展品涵盖汽摩、通用机械、农机设备等出口产品。展会首日接待359名非洲客商，3家渝企与客商达成意向性合作协议，其中一家签下1.2万美元订单。展会期间，重庆经贸代表团还与尼日利亚贸促会、拉各斯工商联合会举办两场企业对接会，就重庆机电产品出口、渝企在尼日利亚投资设厂等合作进行沟通，促进“重庆造”产品开拓非洲市场。这次巡展是重庆第三次在非洲举办的自办展。

222家韩企在渝“找商机”

11月7日，韩国—重庆经贸合作圆桌会议在渝举行，围绕自由贸易试验区、国税、环保、社会保障、就业许可等方面的政策规定，重庆相关部门对参会韩国企业及相关人士进行讲解，并就其提出的有关企业投资发展等问题与建议进行回应。下一步，重庆与韩国将根据各自的比较优势，在渝共建新兴产业生态，深耕智能制造、大数据应用、无人驾驶、无人机服务等领域。韩国企业在渝能够享受外商投资“单一窗口”、财税、金融支持等多项创新试点优惠政策。

越南—重庆洽谈大米贸易合作

11月8日，越南工贸部进出口局与重庆市商务委共同举办越南—中国（重庆）大米产品企业贸易合作洽谈会。本次洽谈会是重庆与越南两地政府间首次就大米贸易合作搭建的企业合作平台，将进一步加强双方经贸交流。双方企业围绕三方面合作进行了洽谈：一是重庆粮食企业洽谈购销越南优质大米；二是越南企业与重庆双福国际农贸城洽谈设立越南大米专卖店或代理销售点；三是越南企业与重庆粮食企业洽谈转口贸易代理合作事宜，包括在重庆西部物流园、重庆巴南公路物流园设立越南大米销售和分拨中心，销往欧洲、中亚市场等。

重庆龙兴飞行服务站投入试运行 率先实现气象数据接引和转发

11月8日，重庆龙兴飞行服务站建成并投入试运行，成为全国首家获得民航局授权，拥有飞行计划申报服务的机构，可为通用航空飞行及时提供气象、情报、应急救援、飞行计划等服务，为空管单位和通航用户提供便利。空管单位不必再面对多家用户的飞行计划申请，只需通过飞行服务站统一受理飞行计划。龙兴飞行服务站在国内率先实现了地方气象数据接引和转发，通过与市气象局合作，以数据接引的形式，转发市内各气象站点数据，为通航飞行提供气象服务。

新加坡科技电子有限公司在渝建西部总部和科技研发中心

11月10日，两江新区消息，新加坡科技电子有限公司（简称“新科电子”）将在两江新区建新科电子西部总部和科技研发中心，将作为一个组装生产及硬件研发中心，面向中国乃至全球提供智能交通、轨道交通、实训模拟等业务领域的研发支持。新科电子总部在新加坡，拥有超过40年向遍布世界各地的政府和商业企业提供电子、通讯、先进电子技术和信息通讯技术解决方案的经验。

2017中德（重庆）智能制造创新交流会举行

11月16日，“2017中德（重庆）智能制造创新交流会”在永川区召开。巨浪、恒轮和SW（埃斯维）等10多家德国知名的智能制造龙头企业，与国内专家及重庆200余家机械制造企业负责人，就中德智能制造产业发展的前沿动态、先进理念和创新工艺等进行了交流探讨。会后，他们集体对永川进行了考察。SW（埃斯维）公司中国区总经理Norbert Wiest表示，保守估计，中国西部市场对卧式加工中心的年需求量在30台以上，该公司打算在永川落户。

兰州·重庆城际文化交流活动启动

11月19日，“兰渝铁路”兰州•重庆城际文化交流系列活动在渝中区日月光广场拉开帷幕。现场举行了精彩的兰州文化旅游推介表演，并宣布成立兰渝铁路沿线城市宣传媒体联盟。组织开展“兰渝铁路”兰州•重庆城际交流系列活动，共同推动兰渝铁路沿线城市在经济、文化、商贸、物流、旅游等领域的交流合作，打造区域化特色旅游名片，提高沿线城市在国内外的知名度、美誉度和传播影响力。

Chongqing Agricultural Products Seek an Expansion of Market in the US

On October 30, Manjiwang, a Chongqing local comprehensive e-commerce platform, signed an agreement with CJ CORP, an America-based company. The latter, after the selection of goods service provided by Manjiwang, would conduct bulk purchases, and then ship them back to the United States. The Chongqing famous specialty agricultural products like Fuling Pickle and Yongchuan Xiu Bud Tea would have an additional sales channel to the United States market. CI CORP’s operations have covered 45 states across the United States, with a total annual import and export of food value up to 8 billion US dollars. Manjiwang is a Chongqing local C2C platform,and different from Taobao, all of its on-line businesses are based on off-line stores. Among its 100,000 businesses, 80% are from Chongqing, whose businesses are mainly local agricultural products.

Chongqing Launched Its First Direct Flight to Melbourne, a Total of 68 International & Regional Flights Having Been Opened

On October 31, the inauguration ceremony of Tianjin Airlines’operation base in Chongqing and the inaugural ceremony of Chongqing’s direct fl ight to Melbourne route were held at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, marking the official establishment of Tianjin Airlines’ operation base in Chongqing and the first official launch of Chongqing flight to Melbourne. Chongqing’s direct-to-Melbourne service is the third scheduled international passenger service to the Oceania in Chongqing, following the opening of Sydney and Auckland. It is also the fourth intercontinental route to be opened by Chongqing Airport this year, following the opening of routes to Los Angeles, Moscow and New York this year. So far, the city has opened a total of 68 international and regional routes, fl ying off to 22 countries and 52 cities across the globe.

China Continues to Embrace the Re fl ow of Returned Overseas Chinese Students and Cities like Chongqing are Emerging as“Talents Highland”

On November 5, Forbes China and its Outreach Abroad Consulting Group jointly released the report on “2018 Global Talent Flow and Asset Allocation Trend” in Chongqing. Forbes China’s editor-in-chief Kang Jian analyzed the report and commented that at present, the international mobility of talents can be divided into several forms, such as study and employment abroad, skilled workers, temporary mobility and talents return, covering the thorough process of production,distribution and development of international human resources.According to the report, China, as the largest exporter of overseas students, has been not only continuing to welcome students returning to China, but also stepped up its strategy of high-calibre talents such as the “Thousand Talents Programme”. As such, first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and the newly-emerging first-tier cities like Wuhan and Chongqing are rising to be a talents highland for global brain gains.

2017 (Africa) China Commodities and Manufacturing Equipment Expo & Chongqing Export Commodities Expo Held in Nigeria

On November 7, the 2017 (Africa) China Commodities and Manufacturing Equipment Expo& Chongqing Export Commodities Expo, cosponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and the Chongqing Municipal Government, hosted by the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and the Municipal Commission of Commerce, unveiled in Lagos, Nigeria. Held in sync with the Lagos International Trade Show in Nigeria, it had lasted for 4 days, with a total of 40 enterprises participating in the exhibition. The exhibits cover automobile, general machinery,agricultural machinery and other export products. On the fi rst day of the Expo, 359 African businessmen had been received and 3 Chongqing enterprises reached an intentional cooperation agreement with the merchants. One of them signed an order worth$12,000. During the exhibition, Chongqing Economic and Trade Delegation, joining hands with the Nigeria Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held two business meetings to exchange views on the export of Chongqing Mechanical and Electrical Products and Chongqing enterprises’ investment and setting up factories in Nigeria so as to boost the expansion of products “Made in Chongqing” in African market.This Expo is the third Chongqing self-held exhibition in Africa.

222 Korean Enterprises are “Seeking Business Opportunities” in Chongqing

On November 7, the ROK-Chongqing Economic and Trade Cooperation Roundtable was held in Chongqing, which revolved around relevant policies and regulations on pilot free trade zones,state taxation, environmental protection, social security and employment permission. Departments concerned in Chongqing had explained the related details to the participated Korean enterprises and stakeholders, and responded to the questions and suggestions proposed on business investment and development. Next move would be that, Chongqing and South Korea will, in accordance with their respective comparative advantages, build a new industrial ecology in Chongqing and explore areas such as smart manufacturing, big data applications,driverless and unmanned aircraft services. South Korean enterprises in Chongqing can enjoy the“Single Window” privilege for foreign investment,and innovative pilot preferential policies on fiscal,taxation, and fi nancial support.

Vietnam-Chongqing Business Talk on Rice Trade &Cooperation

On November 8, the Import and Export Bureau of Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce co-hosted the Vietnam-China(Chongqing) Rice Products and Enterprises Trade Cooperation Fair. This fair is the first platform for cooperation between the governments of Chongqing and Vietnam in rice trade cooperation and will further strengthen the economic and trade exchanges between the two sides. The two sides held talks on cooperation in three aspects: First, Chongqing grain enterprises discussed the purchases and sales of high-quality rice from Vietnam; second,Vietnamese enterprises negotiated with Chongqing Shuangfu International Trade City on setting up Vietnam rice franchises or reselling stores; third, Vietnamese enterprises and their Chongqing counterparts held talks on the re-export trade agency cooperation with an aim to sell the rice to European and Central Asian markets, including setting up Vietnam rice sales and distribution centers in the Western Chongqing Logistics Park and Chongqing Ba’nan Highway Logistics Park.

Chongqing Longxing Flight Service Station Put into Trial Operation, Taking the Lead in Weather Data Access and Forwarding

On November 8, Chongqing Longxing Flight Service Station was completed and put into trial operation. It became the fi rst agency authorized by Civil Aviation Administration of China to launch flight planning declaration service, providing meteorological,intelligence, emergency rescue and flight planning for general aviation flights, being of great convenience for the Air Traffic Control units and navigation users. ATC units need to face multiple users’ fl ight plan applications no longer; as an alternative,the fl ight plan applications will be handled uniformly by the fl ight service station. Longxing flight service station took the lead in the local meteorological data access and forwarding in China.In cooperation with the Municipal Meteorological Bureau, they transfer meteorological data from weather stations in the city and provide meteorological services for the fl ights through data access and forwarding.

Singapore Science and Technology Electronics Co., Ltd.Will Build Its West Headquarters and Technological R&D Centers in Chongqing

On November 10, Liangjiang New Area released word that,Singapore Science and Technology Electronics Co., Ltd.(hereafter short-formed as “Xinke Electronics”) will build its West headquarters and technology research and development center in the area, which will be served as a production assembly and hardware R&D center for China and the globe to provide R&D support in business areas such as intelligent transportation, rail transit, and training simulation, etc. Headquartered in Singapore,Xinke Electronics has more than 40 years of experience in offering electronics, communications, advanced electronic technologies and ICT solutions to government and commercial enterprises around the world.

Over 10,000 Runners Braced for 2017 Chongqing International Half Marathon

On November 19, 2017, the Chongqing International Half Marathon kicked off at Babin Road and more than 10,000 runners from 19 countries or regions had completed the tournament along the scenically attractive avenue, among which, 10000 runners came for Half Marathon, and 5000 for the Mini Run. This year’s competition was jointly sponsored by China Athletics Association, Chongqing Sports Bureau and Ba’nan District People’s Government of Chongqing.The top three Men’s and Women’s half marathons were eventually captured by foreign players. The Men’s and Women’s championships are both from Ethiopia and won with 1 hour, 5 minutes and 7 seconds and 1 hour,14 minutes and 30 seconds respectively.

2017 China-Germany (Chongqing) Smart Manufacturing Innovation Exchange Meeting Held

On November 16, “2017 Sino-German (Chongqing)Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Exchange Conference” was held in Yongchuan District. More than 10 renown leading German smart manufacturing enterprises like Chiron, Heller, and SW, along with Chinese experts and over 200 bosses from machinery manufacturing enterprises in Chongqing, exchanged views and explored profoundly on the topic of the state-of-the-art front, advanced ideas, and innovative technology of the smart manufacturing industry in China and Germany. After the meeting, they conducted a collective inspection in Yongchuan. Norbert Wiest, general manager of SW China, said that it is conservatively estimated that the annual demand for horizontal machining centers in western China is over 30, and the company intends to settle in Yongchuan.

Lanzhou-Chongqing Intercity Cultural Exchange Activities Launched

On November 19, “Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway”Lanzhou • Chongqing Intercity Cultural Exchange Activities were revealed in the ASE Square, Yuzhong District. Wonderful Lanzhou cultural tourism promotion performances were put up on site, and the news that a publicity media alliance between cities along Lanzhou-Chongqing railway would be established was announced. A series of Lanzhou-Chongqing Intercity Exchange Activities on the theme of “Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway” were organized in an attempt to jointly propel exchanges and cooperation between the relevant cities in the economic, cultural, trade, logistics, tourism and other fields, shaping regional tourism profile and enhancing the domestic and international publicity,reputation and in fl uence of communication of the cities along the rail line.

（Tr. by He Jing）