The Kunming Economic and Technology Development Zone (KETDZ), is a state-level economic development zone established on February 13, 2000 in East Kunming,

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, China. It is administratively under

Kunming Prefecture Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...

. It has a developed area of 6 square kilometers.

Industrial structure

The KETDZ has formed the industrial chain with the following major industries as its pillar industries: *

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and related industries * IT and

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manufacturing *

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food processing Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain to make raw flour to home cooking to complex industr ...

*new materials development industry

Investment priorities

;Established industries: *integrated optical-electric-mechanical industry * biofood industry *bio-pharmaceutical industry ;Commercialization and marketing: *information electronics *high-

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agriculture *new materials *new

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s * environment-friendly technologies ;Investment and modernization: *

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;Economic spin-offs: *

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*Intermediary services *Cultural programs *Educational programs

Communication and transportation

Road

The KETDZ is 4 kilometers from the downtown Kunming, where the highways lead straight to the China-Laos border town of Mohan, the China-Vietnam border town of Hekou, and the China-Myanmar (Burma) border town of Ruili. All three border towns are rated as Grade A border ports of China. All the highways within a radius of 200 kilometers from Kunming are of high-grade standards.

Railway

A railroad network has been built around Kunming, consisting of the

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-Kunming, Chengdu-Kunming, Nanning-Kunming, Guangtong-Dali, and Yunnan-Vietnam Railways. The KETDZ is 2 kilometers away from the Kunming East Railway Station, and 4 kilometers from the Kunming South Railway Station, both are rail centers for both cargo and passenger transportation.

Air transportation

The

Kunming International Airport Kunming Changshui International Airport is the primary airport serving Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China. The airport is located northeast of the city center in a graded mountainous area about above sea level. The airport opene ...

, 1.8 kilometers from the KETDZ, is Yunnan's most important gateway to international destinations. It operates eight air routes to overseas airports such as Singapore, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Osaka, and more than 70 domestic routes to Hong Kong, Macao, and other cities.

Harbor

The KETDZ has access to ocean shipping at the

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and Fangcheng Ports in

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province via the Nanning-Kunming Railway, at Zhanjiang Port of Guangdong province via the Guiyang-Kunming Railway, at

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, and at Haiphong of Vietnam via the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway.

References

*http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-04/19/content_571682.htm

External links

Kunming Economic and Technology Development Zone (KETDZ) Official Website
{{coord missing, Yunnan Kunming Economy of Yunnan Special Economic Zones of China