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The Belt and Road Brings New Opportunities to Lighting Industry
Feb 28, 2019Chongzuo, Guangxi is a China border city. It’s a young and new thriving regional booming city opening to Association of Southeast Asian Nations for cooperation. This city is not famous in the lighting industry. However, its special ...
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China Builds ´Blue Engine´ with Belt and Road Countries
Jun 28, 2017The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, and the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) jointly issued a document entitled "The Vision for Maritime Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative" on June 20, ...
Tags: OBOR, ocean cooperation
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More FTA Deals in 2017
Jan 1, 2017China plans to seal free trade agreements with 40 percent of the countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative in 2017, officials said on Tuesday. The nation had already established FTAs or is in talks with 25 countries and ...
Tags: FTA, Belt and Road
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Foton Asia-Pacific Industrial Center Set up in Thailand
Dec 16, 2016On December 6, Foton 2017 Global Partners Conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand. At the conference, it officially released the company’s global development strategies. Having been maintaining a fast growing momentum in Thailand, ...
Tags: Foton, Industrial Center
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Foreign Trade Falls 0.6% in October
Nov 9, 2016As both exports and imports failed to meet early forecasts, China foreign trade decreased to 2.05 trillion yuan (US$307.2 billion) in October, down 0.6 percent from the same period last year, Customs data showed on Tuesday. China's ...
Tags: foreign trade, trade surplus
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Taiwan's Wooden Furniture Sector Struggling, But Undaunted
Oct 12, 2016Persistent makers in Taiwan’s wooden furniture sector adopt different strategies to survive a severe recession caused by insiders continuously migrating. Taiwan's wooden furniture manufacturers experienced a golden age back in the ...
Tags: wooden furniture
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China's Outbound Direct Investment up 12.6 Pct
Dec 18, 2015China made 8.92 billion U.S. dollars in non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) in November this year, up 12.6 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday. In the first 11 months of 2015, China made 104.13 ...
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China, ASEAN Seals Deal to Upgrade Bilateral FTA
Nov 25, 2015KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sealed a deal here Sunday to upgrade their free trade area (FTA), injecting fresh impetus into regional economic cooperation. A protocol that ...
Tags: China-ASEAN FTA, trade in goods, investment
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LED Demand in ASEAN Estimated at $1.5 Billion
Oct 19, 2015Demand for LED lighting in six main member countries of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in 2015 is estimated at US$1.5 billion, accounting for 31.3% of total market value of US$4.8 billion for all types of lighting, according ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED products
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Japanese Beverage Firm Kirin to Acquire Myanmar Brewery Stake for $560m, Say Sources
Aug 20, 2015Japan's integrated beverages company Kirin is reportedly planning to acquire 55% stake in Myanmar Brewery from Singapore-based beverage producer Fraser and Neave (F&N) for $560m. Reuters cited sources familiar with the matter as saying ...
Tags: beverage, beverage manufacture, Kirin, company acquisition
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Hyundai Boosting Commercial Vehicle Wing
Aug 14, 2015Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), which incorporates Hyundai and Kia brands, is injecting manpower and resources to boost its commercial vehicle (CV) wing for the low-volume, high-margin truck and bus sector. The carmaker is also bolstering its ...
Tags: Hyundai Motor, Commercial Vehicle
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Taiwan's Export Orders Received in June Increased by 2.2%
Aug 5, 2015Affected by a variety of factors, including fallout from the Greek debt crisis, slowing growth in China coupled with its recent stock market slump, steady displacement of Taiwanese suppliers by mainland Chinese counterparts, sagging ...
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Kwaithong to Pump in $0.14m to Set up an Assembly Unit for Electric Vehicles in Thailand
Jul 27, 2015Kwaithong Motor will pump in $0.14m to set up an assembly unit for electric vehicles in Thailand with a view to catering to the domestic and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) markets. Set to come up in Greater Bangkok, the ...
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China, Korea and Taiwan Seems Immune to TPP
Apr 17, 2015The impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on China and non-TPP major Asian manufacturers South Korea and Taiwan will be minimal. However, other non-TPP Asian nations (particularly textile manufacturers) and small domestic ...
Tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, textile
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Canton Fair
Apr 15, 2015Orders at famed event seen as signal of the outlook for nation's export-oriented firms Organizers of the latest China Import and Export Fair said transactions at the fair are expected to be stable even though China's foreign trade ...