China Economic ReviewChina set to lead filtration market A report by McIlvane Co of the US has predicted that China will play an increasingly important role in the market for macro liquid filtration equipment. By 2006, it is set to become the world's leading purchaser of granular media filters, which are used to purify drinking water. While […]
Veolia Environement, headquartered in France and one of the world's largest water and waste management companies, has increased its presence in the Chinese market. It has signed contracts valued at more than US$150m over their lifetimes to build a waste treatment plant in Beijing and a wasteto- energy plant in Shanghai. The contracts follow the […]
The Ministry of Commerce used September's China International Fair for Investment and Trade held in Xiamen to launch its new policy of encouraging Chinese firms to invest overseas. In previous years, the thrust of the fair was to persuade foreign companies to invest in China. However, this year there were also representatives of foreign countries […]
As China’s industries become more open to foreign investment, Peter A Kenevan and Xi Pei argue that alliances with local companies represent an attractive and profitable option for many global corporations.
Five years from the start of the 2008 Olympics, Games organisers have a lot to be concerned about apart from building the stadiums.