On January 16, Jilin Province's commerce work conference was held. In face of the serious economic situation at home and abroad, the province's commerce system innovated in ideas and made concerted efforts. In 2013, the province's total retail sales of social consumer goods are expected to hit RMB 541 billion, growing 13.5% over a year earlier; import and export value hit USD 25.85 billion, growing 5.2% over a year earlier; turnover of foreign contract labor cooperation hit USD 930 million, growing 10% over a year earlier.

Activate circulation, promote consumption and highlight one word "real" in domestic trade development. Achieve new breakthroughs in urban joint distribution and Changchun City is included into the country's logistics demonstration pilot cities; through the "10,000-village and 1,000-town market project", reconstruct four distribution centers, six town-level trade centers and complete 15 integrated pilot projects on modern circulation of agricultural products; promote agricultural products circulation companies to set up direct distribution and sale companies of vegetables; vigorously support the development of e-commerce; the market monitoring and regulatory capacity is further enhanced.

Transfer modes, stabilize foreign demands and highlight one word "new" in foreign trade development. Fully develop overseas marketing network and start construction of 13 overseas marketing and exhibition centers in the EU, the United States, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East and the province's major trading areas. Solidly push forward the construction of export bases and Baicheng City beans base and Baishan City Changbai Mountain ginseng base have been approved to be national foreign trade transformation and upgrade demonstration bases. Focus on promoting opening up border areas and strive to obtain national commodity border export quotas of USD 50 million, the first place in the country; accelerate the construction of ports and channels and promote Ji'an Road Port and Antu Shuangmu Peak Port to upgrade to national ports.

Grasp projects, expand the scope and highlight one word "import" in foreign economic cooperation. Steadily push forward two major projects, Jien Nickel Industry's Indonesia nickel metal smelting and Sinosteel Jilin Electro-Mechanical Equipment's Malaysia ferroalloy furnaces, actively promote the Estonian forestry biomass particles comprehensive development project and support Jinhai Wood, Jilin Overseas Agriculture and other companies to deeply develop North Korea, Russia, Mongolian and other surrounding resources and energy markets. Organize enterprises to explore the UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and other emerging labor markets; organize the "labor policy into the countryside" activity and cultivate a "Jilin labor service" brand.

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