China to Hold International Port Cities Meeting

The Chinese government will hold a meeting of mayors of 120 Chinese and 20 overseas port cities in Tianjin in April.The China Port City Mayors International Summit will be held April 19-20 under the sponsorship of the Communications Ministry, the port city of Tianjin and the State Council Research and Development Center. The mayors and other port operators will listen to government leaders and experts talk about the development of the nation＇s relatively well-developed port cities, the organizers said in a statement.     

2007 China Port Comprehensive Ability Index Report

China Port Comprehensive Abil- ity Index Report is released to the public twice in the middle and the end of every year,sub- jecting on the research of ports in the Mainland.During the Report,the com- prehensive ability is defined as:the abil- ity to provide qualified and cheap service for enterprises and sectors in the fierce competing market,so as to maximize the port enterprise value. According to Competitive Advantage     

China＇s Economy Enters Key Period of Softlanding

China＇ s economy is now at a key period for softlanding in light of growing investment, the driving force of its fast economic expansion, according to a report by a task force for the State Development and Reform Commission（SDRC）.     

Zeebrugge Port,New But Modern Comer in China Biz

Port is playing an important role in logistics supply chain and directly related to shipping line＇s benefits, shipper＇s benefits and freight forwarder＇s benefits. Since the downturn of worldwide financial crisis last year, with the decline of the import and export turnover through the world, especially, many American and European ports, the whole industry has suffered remarkable decrease in throughput. However, some of the proactive ports won＇t limit their eye- sight on EU and American markets, rather than transfer to looking for the business opportunities from the emerging market. Due to China is one of the important emerging powers to accelerate recovery the world economy, many foreign ports want to take an occupy here, and Zeebrugge Port is one of them.     

The Foreign Trade of China Surpasses US$1.4 Trillion

Since 2002, China foreign trade development has been keeping a20% growth for 4 consecutive years, listed the 3rd in the world. General Administration of Customs of P. R. China has promulgated the 2005 for eign trade situation of China.The statistics show that the foreign trade of China surmounted US$1 trillion in 2004, and reached up to US$1.42 trillion in 2005, with a growth rate of 23.2%,which was 2.8 times the number of 2001,the beginning of the period of the tenth five-year plan. The export was US$762billion, with a growth rate of 28.4%; the import was US$660.12 billion, with a growth rate of 17.6%.     

Foreign Establishments Lead China＇s Business-Launching-Purposed Investment Market

Zero2ipo,the domestic famous company offering research and consulting service relates to capital investment for establishing business(for reading convenience hereinafter referred to as CIEB),officially released the middle-term report on China‘s CIEB for 2003 today.The report pointed out that the total amount of CIEB of the second quarter in China reached US$133 million that sharply dropped 45%     

Guangzhou Port Leaps to Be World's Fifth Largest

Guangzhou Port had leapt from the 12th place to the fifth in terms of cargo volume among the world's harbors last year. The south China port handled 300 million tons of goods and 6.6 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in 2006. The port is China's third-largest cargo port after Shanghai Port and Shenzhen Port.     

China Becomes Growth Pole of Global Milk Industry

It was recently learnt from China Association of Milk Industry, the developing trend of the global milk industry indicates that, China has become the growth pole of the future development of the global milk industry. The statistical data of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations indicates, in recent ten years, the global milk production has always been in a growth rate of 1 % each year; at present, the total milk output is 594 million tons,     

Trade Performance： Highlights in the Crisis

On January 13, China Customs issued the annual profile of China＇s foreign trade, including import and export, in 2008. According to the Customs statistics, trade volume last year amounted to US$2.562 trillion, a year-on-year growth of 17.8%. In the total amount, value of US$1.42 trillion goes for China＇s export growth, 17.2% up, while the import takes up US$1.13 trillion, 18.5% up. The trade surplus stood at US$295.47 billion in 2008, increased by 12.5% year-on-year, with the net increase value ofUS$32.83 billion.     

Tough ＆ Long＂Going-Out＂ Road -- Review on the Internationalization of China＇s Auto Industry

In 2008, the momentum of the outward investment of Chinese enterprises was strong. The amount of outward investment continued to grow rapidly, and has for the first .time exceeded USS50 billion, reaching USS55.91 billion. China＇s automobile industry has undergone decades of development and has formed a huge production capacity, with part of its pioneering enterprises having conducted a number of useful attempts in internationalization. The once-in-a-century financial crisis influenced various industries in every country. Nevertheless, China＇s auto enterprises are facing a rare opportunity in outward investing. Enterprises need to achieve their own technological upgrading with the ＂going global＂ strategy in order to maintain long-term stability and sustainable development.     

China’s Home Appliance Exports Have Achieved A “Counterattack”

According to the latest data released by the China Household Electrical Appliances Association,in 2020,China’s home appliance industry recovered steadily,and the primary business income of the whole industry reached 1.48 trillion,down by only 1.06%yearon-year.The annual cumulative export value was USD 83.7 billion,an increase of 18%.The scale of the export value remained at the best level in this period of time,and the growth rate was the highest in the last 10 years.     

＂Dragon＂ Brings Business Opportunity for China and South Africa

The direct flight was opened At 12:20 pm by South Africa time on Tuesday January 31,2012,a "dragon"jumped into the twilight sky of Johannesburg and fled to the east.After 15 hours,at 8:50 pm by China time on February 1,2012,the flight SA288 landed at Beijing Capital Airport with all sectors of government,businesspeople and internationd media.When interviewing Mr.Miller Matola he vividly described how meaningful the flight is to South Africa and China.He also compared the different concepts of dragons as they are evil in the west but in China the dragon is the symbol of wealth,prosperity,luck and power.The dragon also represents success,perfection,bright and an indomitable spirit.He expressed that this special time of the start of the Year of the Dragon was selected by South Africa Airways after elaborate consideration.     

China＇s Consumer Prices up 1.3% in August

China＇s consumer prices were up 1.3% in August over a year ago, said the National Bureau of Statistics（NBS） on September 11. The growth rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than in July, said an NBS report. Food prices rose year on year by 1.4%, and service prices increased by 2.3%. In August, prices of grain and medical services were up 3.1% each from August 2005. Meanwhile, prices of medicines were down 1.7%, transport vehicles down 2.6% and communication equipment down 17.6%.     

Shanghai:China''''s Finance and Logistics Hub to Be

With funds and resources amassing on the mainland at record rates,a few gravitational centers have been emerging asthe country's financial and logisical hubs.But none has been shining as brightly as Shanghai.The latest statisticsare in,showing that the city once dubbed Paris of the East has surpassed Taiwans's Kaoshiung as the 4th largestcontainer port on the globe,with 8.61 million TEU(twenty-foot equivalent unit)containers having been processed in the city'sport in 2002.This,boosted by last year's $5 billion in actual foreign direct investment,has helped beef up foreign trade to $73billion-12% of the total for the entire Middle Kingdom. According to the Peoyles Daily,container handling in Shanghai's port shot up 35.8％ year on year,and growth is due to rise inthe future as many more port projects in Shanghai and the city's immediate vicinity are completed.As shanghai's own ports on     

China predicts $2.1 tin of foreign trade in 2007

China＇s imports and exports of goods will likely amount to US $2.1 trillion for the whole year, a growth of 20% over the year- earlier level, according to a report released by the Ministry of Commerce.     

Review on China＇s Textile and Apparel Trade of 2007

1. Trends and Features of China＇s International Trade in Textile and Apparel in 2007.
The year 2007 has seen the total value of export and import of Chinese textile and apparel at US$190.0 billion, up 17.1%, accounting for 8.7% of the country＇s total trade of goods. Respectively, export and import stood at US$171.3 billion and US$18.6 billion, up 18.8% and 3.0%, accounting for 14.1% and 2.0% of the country＇s total export and import of goods. （Table 1）     

China Franchise Expo

After seven years＇ development, China Franchise Expo has seen ,tremendous growth as the Chinese market has opened up to franchising. The organisers report that there are now over 2,100 franchise systems operating in China, with over 1210,000 franchisees which have generated 2.4 million jobs and made an investment of RMB60 billion （approximately C6.25 billion or US$7.4 billion）.     

China Has Two More Key Harbors

The annual throughput of Yantai and Yingkou ports surpassed 100 million tons in 2007, bringing the number of such big harbors in China to 14, according to Communications Minister Li Shenglin.     

Sino-Japanese Economic Relations： A Chinese Perspective

The bilateral trade between China and Japan amounted to US$236 billion in 2007, reflecting an increase of 20.6 percent compared with the previous year, 33 times over the trade volume at the beginning of the reform and opening up. This vast volume and fast growth took place amid China＇s accession into the World Trade Organization at the end of 2001 and increased trade disputes between the two countries, not to mention recurrent foreign exchange rate fluctuations in international currency markets and somehow intensified fears in Japan of China＇s enhanced competitiveness.     

The First Joint Economic Zone of China Opens in Pakistan

China has opened the first over-seas joint economic zone in Pakistan in a bid to accelerate domestic enterprises' overseas investment. The joint economic zone, covering 1.03 square kilometers at Manga Mandi and 40 kilometers south of Lahore, was established by Haier, China's leading home appliance maker, and Ruba. a Pakistani firm.