3月12日，国际陆海贸易新通道（果园港）暨路企直通班列正式首发。 图片/两江新区宣传部提供

3月12日，国际陆海贸易新通道（果园港）暨路企直通班列正式首发。一列满载货物的班列从果园港铁路专用线驶出，沿着国际陆海贸易新通道直通广西钦州港，随车商品陆续走进东盟各国，并运往西贡、海防、雅加达、印度钦奈等地。国际陆海贸易新通道（果园港）班列正式开通运行，将进一步助推重庆及两江新区的内陆开放高地建设。

重庆入围十大人气旅游城市

3月27日，携程发布《2019清明小长假旅游趋势预测报告》，今年清明节预计将超过1.1亿人次出游。从携程平台上数以万计的国内游订单看，北京、广州、成都、上海、西安、重庆、杭州、贵阳、珠海和南京预计成为清明期间人气最高的旅游城市。从目前预订清明国内跟团游、自由行的单次人均花费看，“消费力前十强城市”依次为北京、青岛、成都、上海、温州、南昌、重庆、昆明、南京和杭州。这些城市清明旅游单次国内游人均花费超过2500元，重庆人均消费2670元，北京人均消费超过3000元。

重庆首票保税平行进口车抵达

3月26日，重庆海关对首票保税平行进口车进行开箱查验并办理了通关手续。首票保税进口车辆型号为2019款丰田塞纳车，共4辆，由加拿大启运，经海运到广西钦州港，再搭乘国际陆海贸易新通道班列经铁路抵达重庆铁路保税物流中心（B型）。相较之前的进口汽车“落地征税”政策，保税仓储业务的正式开展大大降低了平行进口汽车的物流成本和资金压力，将进一步助推企业扩大业务规模、延伸产业链，消费者购车成本也会进一步降低。

五方签合作协议在渝建设“一带一路”信息化平台

3月25日，两江新区与市政府口岸和物流办、同方威视技术股份有限公司、清华大学“一带一路”战略研究院、渝新欧供应链管理公司签订五方战略合作框架协议。根据协议，五方将以两江新区为基地，立足重庆为“一带一路”建设信息化平台。

重庆自贸区首票保税航材落地保税港区

3月24日两江新区自贸办消息，华夏航空公司一批价值6800美元的保税航材顺利报关，进入两江新区保税港区。这是落地重庆的首票保税航材，标志着航材保税、包修业务正式落地重庆自贸试验区。接下来，重庆自贸区还将继续优化完善监管模式，进一步支持保税港区发展飞机融资租赁，航材保税、包修及航材租赁业务，促进重庆自贸试验区和航空枢纽建设。

“一带一路”国际商事调解中心重庆调解室落户两江新区

3月22日，两江新区消息，“一带一路”国际商事调解中心重庆调解室正式落户两江新区江北嘴，筹备工作正在进行。该调解室的落地将进一步完善江北嘴区域的法律配套，强化江北嘴的金融影响力，也将为重庆等地企业“走出去”、境外企业“引进来”提供国际商事纠纷的调解等法律服务。

重庆（渝中）中德双主体行业学院成立

3月15日，中德职业教育交流会暨重庆（渝中）中德双主体行业学院签约揭牌仪式在重庆市渝中职业教育中心举行，标志着重庆第一家中德合作的双主体行业学院落户渝中区。该学院由重庆市渝中职业教育中心与德国WMU教育集团、中德（重庆）智能制造研究院共同打造。双主体是指学校和企业两个主体，共同在人才培养上发挥功效。未来，中德双方将围绕人工智能、智能制造、大健康等方面开展合作。

今年前两月重庆外贸进出口839.2亿元

3月13日，重庆海关发布消息，今年前两个月，重庆外贸进出口总值839.2亿元，同比增长17.4%。其中，出口564.4亿元，增长24%；进口274.8亿元，增长5.7%。整体来看，重庆与欧盟、东盟方面贸易往来增多，重庆外贸进出口呈现加工贸易持续增长、主体市场保持活力两个特点。

重庆获得两项自由贸易试验区“特权”

3月12日，市商务委消息，国务院印发《关于支持自由贸易试验区深化改革创新若干措施的通知》提出了53条创新举措。其中，重庆获得两项“特权”：批准重庆设立“首次进口药品和生物制品口岸”及赋予重庆铁路运邮的权限。设立“首次进口药品和生物制品口岸”，将使重庆成为继北京、上海、广州后第四个可进口首次在中国境内销售的药品和生物制品（疫苗类、血液制品类及血源筛查用诊断试剂）的城市。

百家渝企将借跨境电商实现“品牌出海”

3月19日，数字化重构跨境贸易暨阿里巴巴国际站优商优品对接会在重庆举行，市商务委联合阿里巴巴国际站发布重庆优商优品培育工程，宣布在2019年重点打造100家跨境电商星级标杆企业，推动重庆跨境电商企业“品牌出海”。该工程将建立专属信用保障基金池，并针对中小外贸企业需求，围绕买卖双方精准匹配、品牌营销、信用担保、支付金融、基础物流和跨境供应链等环节，提供一系列数字化产品、工具和服务，助力其借助数字化更好地“出海”。

首届中日区域能源交流会在渝举行

3月5日，由中国国家节能中心、日本节能中心主办的首届中日区域能源交流会在重庆举行，交流会特别邀请了日本建筑节能领域相关专家来华进行授课及交流，系统介绍了日本在区域能源领域的相关技术和经验做法。会上还揭牌了国内首个“绿色发展共建试点区”。

The Launching Ceremony of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (Orchard Port of Chongqing) & the First Direct Regular Train Departure Ceremony

On March 12th, the first direct regular train departed officially from the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (Orchard Port). The fully-loaded cargo train sets sail from the special railway line of Orchard Port, and was bound directly for the Qinzhou Port of Guangxi along the new international land-sea trade route, from where the cargo carried by the vehicles will be transported to ASEAN countries and then to Saigon, Haiphong, Jakarta, Chennai, India, etc. The official launch of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (Orchard Port) will bolster the construction of Chongqing and Liangjiang New District as inland open highland.

Chongqing is among the Top 10 Tourist Cities of Popularity

On March 27th, Ctrip released the “2019 Tomb-sweeping Holidays Tourism Trend Forecast Report”. The number of Ching Ming (Tomb-sweeping) Festival tourists is estimated to exceed 110 million this year. A look at the tens of thousands of domestic travel orders on Ctrip, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu,Shanghai, Xi'an, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Guiyang, Zhuhai and Nanjing are expected to be the most popular tourist destinations during the Ching Ming period. The figures of the current per capita expenditure per trip of Ching Ming domestic group tour and independent travel tell that the “Top Ten Cities for Tourism Consumption” are Beijing, Qingdao, Chengdu, Shanghai,Wenzhou, Nanchang, Chongqing, Kunming, Nanjing and Hangzhou. These cities will have spent more than 2,500 yuan on a single trip during the imminent festival, and 2,670 yuan per capita in Chongqing. Beijing's per capita consumption exceeds 3,000 yuan.

First Bonded Parallel Imported Vehicle Arrived in Chongqing

On March 26, Chongqing Customs conducted an unpacking inspection of the first batch of bonded parallel imported cars and completed customs clearance procedures. The model of these first-arrived vehicles is 2019 Toyota Senna, with a total of 4 vehicles, which are shipped from Canada to Qinzhou Port of Guangxi by sea, and then are loaded on trains to the Chongqing Railway Bonded Logistics Center (Type B) via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Compared with the previous policy of “Tax on Landing” on imported automobiles,the official development of bonded warehousing business has greatly reduced the logistics cost and capital pressure of parallel imported vehicles, which will further boost the scale of business expansion, extend the industrial chain, and slash the cost of purchasing cars for consumers.

Five Sides Signed Cooperation Agreement in Building Belt & Road Information Platform in Chongqing

On March 25, Liangjiang New District signed a five-party strategic cooperation framework agreement with port & logistics office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, Tongfang Weishi Technology Co., Ltd., the “Belt and Road” Strategic Research Institute of Tsinghua University and Chongqing-Sinkiang-Europe International Railway Supply Chain Management Company. According to the agreement, the five parties will base on the Liangjiang New Area and build a Belt & Road information platform headquartered in Chongqing.

First Batch of Bonded Aviation Material “Landed”in Bonded Port Area within Chongqing Free Trade Zone

On March 24, according to news disclosed by the free-trade office of the Liangjiang New Area, a number of bonded aviation materials worth US$6,800 possessed by Huaxia Airlines had successfully settled and entered the bonded port area of Liangjiang New Area. This is the first bonded aviation material in Chongqing, which marks the official launch of the aviation materials bonded and repair business in the Chongqing Free Trade Zone.The next move for the Chongqing Free Trade Zone is to continue to optimize and improve the supervision mode, and further support the development of aircraft financing leasing, air material bonded, repair and aviation materials leasing business in the bonded port area in an aim to step up the construction of the Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone and the aviation hub.

The Chongqing Mediation Office of lnternational Commercial Mediation Center for the Belt & Road Initiative Settled in Liangjiang New District

On March 22, according to news released by Liangjiang New District, the Chongqing Mediation Office of the “Belt and Road”International Commercial Mediation Center officially settled in Jiangbeizui, Liangjiang New District, and preparations are underway.The establishment of the mediation office will add fresh energies in improving the legal support of the Jiangbeizui area and strengthen the financial influence of the commercial hub. It will also provide legal services like mediation of international commercial disputes for enterprises in Chongqing to “go global” and overseas enterprises to“come in”.

Hundreds of Chongqing Firms Go Global with Famous Brands by On-line Cross-border Commerce

On March 19th, the Digital Reconstruction of Cross-border Trade and Alibaba International Station Platform Matching Conference for Quality Businesses &Products was held in Chongqing. The Municipal Commercial Commission and Alibaba International Station released the Chongqing Quality Businesses&Products Cultivation Project and announced that it will focus on creating 100 cross-border e-commerce star enterprises in 2019 to propel the “going global by famous brands” of cross-border e-commerce enterprises in Chongqing. The project will establish a pool of exclusive credit protection funds. In response to the needs of small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises, it will provide a series of digital products, tools and services covering such processes as the precise matching of buyers and sellers, brand marketing, credit guarantee, payment finance, basic logistics and cross-border supply chain. In this way, the project is in a position to facilitate their “going global by famous brands” with the aid of digital tools.

The Inauguration of Chongqing (Yuzhong District) Sino-German Branch Institute for Dual Professional Training

On March 15th, the Signing Ceremony of the Sino-German Vocational Education Exchange Conference and the Inauguration of Chongqing (Yuzhong District) Sino-German Branch Institute for Dual Professional Training was held in Chongqing Yuzhong Vocational Education Center, marking the establishment of the first institute featuring Sino-German cooperation dual professional training. The institute was jointly established by Chongqing Yuzhong Vocational Education Center and German WMU Education Group and Sino-German (Chongqing) Intelligent Manufacturing Research Institute. The dual professional training refers to the joint efforts in the cultivation of talents by the two main bodies, namely the school and the enterprise.In the future, China and Germany will cooperate in the areas of artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, and comprehensive health care.

The First Two Months of this Year Saw a Total of 83.92 billion yuan of Chongqing Foreign Trade Volume for Import & Export

On March 13, Chongqing Customs announced that in the first two months of this year, the total value of Chongqing's foreign trade imports and exports amounted to 83.92 billion yuan, a year-onyear increase of 17.4%. Among them, exports were 56.44 billion yuan, an increase of 24%; imports were 27.48 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%. Overall,Chongqing’s trade with the EU and ASEAN has increased. Chongqing’s foreign trade import and export demonstrated two characteristics: continuous growth in processing trade and vitality in the main market.

Chongqing Won Two “Privileges” in the Pilot Free Trade Zone

On March 12, the Municipal Commission of Commerce released the 53 innovative measures proposed and issued by the State Council under the “Notice on Supporting Several Measures for Deepening Reform and Innovation in the Pilot Free Trade Zone”. Among them, Chongqing obtained two“privileges”: it approved the establishment of “the first port for importing drugs and biological products”in Chongqing and the authority of the Chongqing Railway for providing mail service. The first privilege will make Chongqing the fourth port where drug and biological products, including vaccine, blood products and diagnostic reagents intended for use in blood source screening, can be imported for the first time in China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

The First Sino-Japanese Regional Energy Exchange Meeting Held in Chongqing

On March 5th, the first China-Japan Regional Energy Exchange Conference hosted by China National Energy Conservation Center and its Japanese counterpart was held in Chongqing. The meeting extended special invitation to experts from Japan's Energy Conservation in Buildings to come to China for lectures and exchanges on relevant technologies and empirical practices in the area of regional energy. At the meeting, the first “Green Development Co-construction Pilot Area” was also unveiled.