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,     

Foreign Purchases and Investment in China

Foreign capital first entered China's real estate market in the late 1980s. Right now, under the ex- pectations of a rise in the value of RMB, this sector has seen increasing interest from foreign purchasers and investors. Current Picture The PRC's Ministry of Commerce     

Coal Production and Consumption in China

China has rich coal deposits. According to statistics, the calculated deposits of coal in China are 4.4927 trillion tons, including 2.6704 trillion tons within the shallow depth of 1,000m under ground. Up to the end of 1991, the proven deposits were 1.0033 trillion tons and the guaranteed deposits were 983.3 billion tons. The coal formed in China covers many periods. It spreads widely with complicated types,     

Business and Travel Guide in Lebanon

Business GuideThe Lebanese International BusinessCouncil (LIBC) aims at putting togetherthe Lebanese businessmen from in allcountries where Lebanese businessmenare present. Gathered in the heart of thesame entity, united under the same or-ganization, these businessmen can bepowerful enough to protect their inter-ests as well as those of Lebanon world-wide.In establishing a common commu-nication network for all businessmen,whatever their place of residence andlanguages are, the LIBC offer…     

Electronic and Information Industry in China

According to the statistics of the Customs, China's electrical machinery export and import volume was US$312.68 billion in 2002, about 30.7% increasing, accounting for 50.4% of China's total import and export volume. Among which, electronic and information products achieved an annual export of US$92.04 billion, breaking a historic record.     

Economic and Trade Arbitration in China

It is well known that arbitration is oneof the good ways businessmencommonly choose when they havedisputes arising from their businessactivities.Chinese businessmen have begun toadopt arbitration to make settlement oftheir disputes. They, however, prefer toseek arbitration in China. It is becausearbitration in China is cost-effective,and more importantly, they have trustin the permanent arbitration institutionsin China, preferable to the risks involvedin arbitration by foreign arbitrationinst…     

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.     

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Concern

A common concern The outer environment At present,small and medium-sized enterprises are faced with many serious challenges.Since most of the large-sized enterprises in China are state-owned ones, small and medium-sized enterprises in this article are referred mainly to those in the private sector. The challenge comes first from the     

Multi-Media Technology and Products in China

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Huge Business Potential in China and Brazil

Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America,and the world's tenth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity.In recent years,Brazil has become a well developed nation and its exports are in- creasing,with major export industries that include aircraft,coffee,automobiles, soybean,steel,textiles,and electronics. Its biggest investment boom in history is still under way as it continues to focus on attracting investment from foreign countries.     

Machine Tool and Tool Industry in China

China's machine tool industry was formed into a manufacturing and scientific research system of complete varieties during the past eight five-year-plan construction periods. There are eight comprehensive technological research institutes and 1,000 factories for producing major machines, functional components, tools, grinding tools, measuring tools and     

Advertising in China—Problems and Prospects

Economic reform in China has revived the importance of the market forces and of advertising. Although advertising has a less important role in the Chinese market than in Western countries, it is the fastest growing industry in China. Foreign participation in advertising is limited and contributes about 10 per cent of Chinese advertising revenues. This paper argues that there is ample opportunity for foreign advertisers. Nevertheless, because the Chinese market is different, foreign advertisers need to be patient when attempting to enter the market. The problems and prospects of advertising in China are pinpointed in this paper. Some precautionary measures for the advertisers are also discussed.     

Facing Risks and Investing in Emerging Markets

The art of investing is evolving into the science of investing. As new generations of increasingly scientific investment mangers come to the task, they wi11 rely more on analysis, process and structure than on intuition, advice and whim. This does not mean heroic investment insights are a thing of the past. It means that investors will increasingly capture and apply those insights in a     

China's Imports and Export of Textiles and Apparel in the Q1

China's textile and apparel indus try suffered an unprecedented cold market for exports in the first quarter this year,the result of a few factors including:the appreciat- ing RMB,decreasing export rebate rate, expanding influence of the U.S.subprime crisis,increasing costs of production and rising labor cost.The latest statistics, however,show that the textile and apparel     

Changes in China''''s Regional Development Strategy and FDI Policy in Western Region

Chinahaswitnessedremarkableeconomicachievementssinceinitiatingitsreformandopening-uppolicyin1979.However,thewesternregion,coveringsome56percentofChina'sterritoryandaccountingfor50percentofveritieddepositsofmineralresources,hasnotenjoyedthesamedegreeo...     

Development of Private and Individual Economy in China

Thehigh-speedeconomicgrowthofthe1990shasproducedthedevelopmenttrendforChina'sprivateandindividualeconomyinurbanandruralareas,regionaldifferences,scaleofmanagementandorganizationalforms.SpecificFeaturesintheDistributionofUrbanandRuralAreasIntheearly1990s,theprivateenterprisesandindividualindustrialandcommercialhouseholdsofChinawereconcentratedmainlyinruralareas.In1991,therewere63,000privateenterprisesand9.978millionindividualindustrialandcommercialhouseholdsinthecountryside,accountingfor58.3…