Time Zone |
Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.
Located in the north of Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China, Shandong Beihai New Area is an important node of the Bohai Economic Circle and a provincial-level development zone. Relying on the geographical advantages of the Bohai Bay, the region focuses on the development of high-end chemical, new energy, modern logistics and marine industries, and has become the core growth pole of the Yellow Triangle High-Efficiency Ecological Economic Zone in recent years.
The new area is situated in the deep-water port resources of Binzhou Port, and the transportation network covers highways, railroads and sea routes, forming a multimodal transportation system. Its characteristic industries include petrochemical deep processing, offshore wind power equipment manufacturing and intelligent logistics park construction, and simultaneously promote ecological protection and blue economy development.
At present, the new area has introduced a number of Fortune 500 companies to move in, supporting the construction of a new coastal city and an ecological wetland park. According to the planning of Shandong Province, the future will strengthen the synergistic development with Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and create a national recycling economy demonstration zone and an important port industry base around the Bohai Sea.