Pursue A New Horizon China Skies——Lufthansa, the 80th Anniversary in China Accompanied by Ample Market Opportunities

Lufthansa German Airline, one of the leading international airlines in the world, is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its business in China. In October, China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed Mr. Gregor Wende, Chief Representative of Lufthansa China. He stressed that Lufthansa China is making full preparations to meet the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The follows are his answers.     

Pursue A New Horizon in the China Skies——Lufthansa, the 80th Anniversary in China Accompanied by Ample Market Opportunities

Lufthansa German Airline, one of the leading international airlines in the world, is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its business in China. In October, China's Foreign Trade interviewed Mr. Gregor Wende, Chief Representative of Lufthansa China. He stressed that Lufthansa China is making full preparations to meet the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The follows are his answers.     

Lufthansa Alliances in China and Asia-PacificAlliance strategies in China and Asia

One of the pillars of Lufthansa's corporate strategy is to build on its leadership position in the rapidly growing aviation market between Europe and Asia-Pacific in cooperation with its strong partners.Lufthansa is proud to be a founding member of Star Alliance, the leading global airline alliance, which is also by far the leading airline alliance in Asia.By joining forces with local Star Alliance members Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways,     

Lufthansa in China

Lufthansa landed in Beijing for the very first time on April 8, 1980, with a wide body DC 10 that followed the traditional southern route from Germany via Karachi and Bangkok. After a few years with this aircraft type, the summer schedule of 1985 saw the introduction of both the second weekly flight and the Boeing 747 on routes to China, followed     

Constitution of the ICC China——Adopted by the 1st Congress of the ICC China

Chapter Ⅰ General Provisions Article 1 This body bears the name of the ICC China (hereinafter referred to as the ICCC) and is the National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (the ICC) in the People's Republic of China. Article 2 The ICCC represents the Chinese business community in the International Chamber of Commerce and represents the ICC in China. It aims at promoting the exchanges     

Lufthansa Alliances in China and Asia-Pacific

One of the pillars of Lufthansa‘s corporate strategy is to build on its leadership position in the rapidly growing aviation market between Europe and AsiaPacific in cooperation with its strong partners.     

＂Made in China＂ at the Crossroads in 2009

In the short run, China＇s export is a usable weather vane for the health of the global economy and the strength of consumer demand. A slump in export to some extent means economic depression elsewhere. Besides, the development direction choices of manufacturer will be pivotal to China＇s upgrade from export-oriented economy to a more well-rounded economy. The immediate threat to this upgrade is from the global slowdown that Chinese exports declined in November last year heralds tough times in 2009.     

Portugal Sees Top Priority Market in China——Interview with H.E.Mr.Rui Quartin-Santos,Ambassador of portugal in China

In recent years, the economic and trade cooperation between China and Europe has witnessed a rapid growth and is showing a more and more remarkable tendency of market integration, this is why the Chinese market and west-em European countries are being comprehensively opened to one another. Portugal, at the western point of Europe which has a territory of 92152 sq. meters and a population of 10.54 million, is ready to accelerate its integration into the Chinese market. In 2005, according to Chinese statistics provided by the Custom's Office, the bilateral trade between China and Portugal was only US$1.236 billion. When interviewed by China's Foreign Trade in November, H.E. Mr. Rui Quartin-Santos, Ambassador of Portugal in China stressed: "Among the countries in Europe, Portugal has one of the longest historical relations with China. China is regarded as a top priority market for Portugal and the Portuguese business community." His comments are as follows: By Editor     

Austrian Airlines'Commemorates 10 Years at the Forefront of the Airline Industry in China

On April 20, 2005 in Beijing, Austrian Airlines is celebrating 10 years of steady growth in China with a special commemoration on the occasion of the visit to China of Dr. Wolfgang Schussel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Austria. This anniversary bears special significance for Dr. Schussel. He led the Austrian delegation aboard the inaugural non-stop Vienna-Beijing flight 10 years ago in his former capacity of Minister of Economic Affairs. Initially limited to twice weekly de-     

China Performs an Important Role in the World Economy

By means of mutual trade and investment, China performs, a more. and more important role in the world economy.As the weekly magazine Economist said: Although the United States stock market bubble broke in 2000 to 2001,the world economy survived from depression due to the strong development of Chinese economy. Both China and the United States are depicted by UN Conference on Trade and Development as two growth engines of the world economy. China is quite different from 20 years before.     

Sony Style in China

Since the normalization of the dip- lomatic ties between China and Japan,the bilateral economic rela- tions have deepened continually.Ac- cording to the statistic of Japan,China passed U.S.to become Japan's top trade partner as well as is the second largest export market for Japan and is the largest import resource for Japan. Japan companies such as Mitsui,Sumi- tomo,Sony and Panasonic,have set the subsidiaries in China and explored their scales.This year 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the China- Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship. From May 1 to May 11,President Hu Jintao paid the"Warm Spring"trip to Ja- pan successfully.China's Foreign Trade invited Mr.Shizuo Takashino,Executive Vice President of Sony Group,Chair- man of Sony China,to comment Presi- dent Hu's visit and the development of Japan companies in China.     

Let China Arbitration Advance towards the World Further and Let the World Understand China Better

It is a great pleasure for me, as the president of CIETAC andCMAC, to write a few words for the first issue of the Arbitration inChina, to introduce China arbitration, especially foreign related arbitration in China (or we may say international commercial arbitration) into world.Arbitration in China has developed a great deal as the same asthat of China economy since China has adopted the open and reform policy in 1979, especially in the mid of 1990th, China international Economic and T…     

Intel invests US$375 m in New Plant in China

Special Report for Trend of China‘s Metallurgy Mine recently released by Morgan Stanley stated that the key of China‘s steel industry lies in the equilibrium between supply increase and consumption demand. It is predicated by this bank that China‘s consumption for major metals will double in next five to six years, and furthermore China‘s borrowing consumption pattern is the factor to promote the increase in global demand for metal. As China‘s income per capita just reaches the critical point that caused substantial increase in metal consumption per capita in the history of other countries, China‘s metal consumption still stays at the early stage of increaseof high speed.     

Guizhou''''s Goals in the Development of West China

Guizhou is situated in the southwestof China. In 1998, the gross domesticproduct of this province reachedRMB84188 million.As its basic status of agriculture isgetting stable and strong, by 1998, percapita share of grain by rural populationreached over 350 kilograms. In themeantime, the green industry and thespecialized agriculture have developedsteadily, and the livestock husbandry hasretained a consistent increase for 20years.The industry is expanding in size,having formed some key manufact…     

Olympics Are Opening up China—— Interview with Charles Lagrange,Representative from the EUCCC

＂Recent deals are demonstrating China＇s willingness to invest in overseas markets instead of passively receiving FDI. This is potentially a winwin scenario; a great amount of Chinese companies are not satisfied with selling their products only in China So in that sense, I believe the greatest benefit of hosting the Olympics is showing that China wants to become a big player on the international scene.＂     

Heart in China, Goal in the World

Founded in December 1988, Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the joint ventures with the longest history in coach manufacturing industry. With the product policy of ＂full product category, high performance/cost ratio and fast development of new products＂, King Long has taken up a leading position among domestic coach manufacturers in the largest coach market in the world, as well as developed high technical contents passenger bus products one generation after another. In June 2004, with the brand value of RMB4.908 billion, ＂King Long Coach＂ was listed as one of China＇s 500 Most Valuable Brands released by World Brand Lab.     

Portugal Sees Top Priority Market in China

In recent years, the economic and trade cooperation between China and Europe has witnessed a rapid growth and is showing a more and more remarkable tendency of market integration, this is why the Chinese market and western European countries are being comprehensively opened to one another. Portugal, at the western point of Europe which has a territory of 92152 sq. meters and a population of 10.54 million, is ready to accelerate its integration into the Chinese market. In 2005, according to Chinese statistics provided by the Custom Office, the bilateral trade between China and Portugal was only US$1.236 billion. When interviewed by China's Foreign Trade in November, H.E. Mr. Rui Quartin-Santos, Ambassador of Portugal in China stressed: "Among the countries in Europe, Portugal has one of the longest historical relations with China. China is regarded as a top priority market for Portugal and the Portuguese business community." His comments are as follows. By Editor     

PC Telephones in China

Advanced PC digital telephone exchanger have been popularized in China since 1982, becoming the main telecommunication exchange in China. By the end of 1993, there were 1,978 urban PC exchangers in operation nationwide, accounting for 89.5 percent of the urban automatic exchange network. There are 1.19 million PC exchange terminals out of 120 longdistance automatic exchanges, accounting for 99.7 percent. This shows that China's telecommunication technology is reaching world level.     

The Protection of Registered Foreign Trademarks in China

The protection of intellectual property in China has aroused the concern of the international world for some time. Here is an interview of Liu Mingxue, Director of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, who talked about protecting intellectual property in China, especially the protection of registered foreign trademarks. Reporter: China has done much on     

On the Eve of the Enforcement of the Arbitration Law——An interview with Xu Dayou, vice-chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

The Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China will go into effect on September 1, 1995, which has become the focus of world attention. This is an important law promulgated by China for handling economic disputes. All the parties concerned are making intense preparations for the successful enforcement of the Law. As the first nongovernmental organisation engaged in arbitration affairs, the China Council for