German mechanical engineering industry expects increased cooperation with China

STORY: German mechanical engineering industry expects increased cooperation with China SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the VDMA industry conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLAUDIA BARKOWSKY, Chief Representative, VDMA Beijing Representative Office 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU XIAOPING, Vice President of Flexiv 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DANIEL YOO, Chief Representative of VDMA Shanghai STORYLINE: Representatives from the German Machinery and Equipment Association (VDMA) expressed hope for increased cooperation with China. The VDMA industry conference was recently held in Shanghai, bringing together over 400 experts, corporate executives, and technical personnel from the global manufacturing industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLAUDIA BARKOWSKY, Chief Representative, VDMA Beijing Representative Office "VDMA is a German machinery industry association located in Germany with over 3,600 member com

Hangzhou Synthetic Biological Industry Policy Conference

Hangzhou Synthetic Biological Industry Policy Conference

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Zeng Anping, member of the German National Academy of Engineering, Yang Lirong, Professor of Zhejiang University, and Li Yongquan, professor of Zhejiang University, have been appointed as chief advisers of the Hangzhou Synthetic Biology Expert Advisory Committee, December 13, 2023, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Bosch aims to accelerate growth globally, maintain long-term development in China

STORY: Bosch aims to accelerate growth globally, maintain long-term development in China DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bosch's press conference 2. various of Bosch campus STORYLINE: The leading German engineering and technology company Bosch on Thursday held its annual press conference, highlighting innovation and profitability as key factors to achieve continued growth. "We rose well to the challenges of 2022, both our sales and our margin were higher than expected. And even if the economic and social environment remains demanding, we want to grow significantly faster," said Stefan Hartung, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH. In the years ahead, given normal rates of inflation, the company set itself the goal of achieving an average annual sales growth of 6 to 8 percent and attain a margin of at least 7 percent, Hartung said. He emphasized that innovation and profitability are two crucial points fo

Bosch says Chinese market resilient, innovative

STORY: Bosch says Chinese market resilient, innovative DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Auto Shanghai 2023 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEFAN HARTUNG, Chairman of the board of management of Bosch STORYLINE: Stefan Hartung, chairman of the board of management of Bosch, a German engineering and technology company, said that the Chinese market is resilient and innovative at the ongoing Auto Shanghai 2023. He added that young talent is a factor that makes China a really great market to invest. SOUNDBITE (English): STEFAN HARTUNG, Chairman of the board of management of Bosch "The (Chinese) market is not only resilient. It's actually a market which is very innovative. And by the way, the Chinese consumer has always been a very innovative and very forefront consumer. We are continuously investing in China. We have been here for a very long time. Actually, it is important for us to continue investment and expansion, not only in factorie

Sino-German cooperation benefits all with win-win prospects

STORY: Sino-German cooperation benefits all with win-win prospects DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Germany 2. various of China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OTTHEIN HERZOG, Fellow of German National Academy of Science and Engineering 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL SCHUELLER, Professor, Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FRANK VAN MEEL, Senior vice president of Product Line Luxury Class BMW 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DR. ANDRE STOFFELS, FAW-Volkswagen first vice president (Finance) 7. various of Germany STORYLINE: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the China-Germany diplomatic ties. While Germany is China's most important trading partner in Europe, China has been Germany's top trade partner for six consecutive years. The trade volume between them has mushroomed to more than 250 billion U.S. dollars in 2021 from less than 300 million dollars at the very beginning of diplomatic relations. China's reform a

BASF's Verbund site starts production in south China

STORY: BASF's Verbund site starts production in south China DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:02 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BASF projects STORYLINE: German chemical giant BASF SE announced the first plants of its Verbund site in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, started production as scheduled on Tuesday. Dr. Martin Brudermuller, chairman of the board of executive directors of BASF, proclaimed this highly-anticipated BASF Zhanjiang Verbund site was put into operation at the plant inauguration ceremony held in Zhanjiang. As planned, the first plants can provide an annual output of 60,000 tonnes of engineering plastic compounds. Haryono Lim, senior vice president of New Verbund Site China of BASF, said that the production capacity can better meet customers' growing demand, particularly in the automotive, electronics, and new energy vehicles industries. The Verbund site marks the first wholly foreign-funded project in China's heavy chemical i

German tech fair IFA 2022 for consumer electronics opens

STORY: German tech fair IFA 2022 for consumer electronics opens DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the tech fair in Berlin STORYLINE: The German tech fair IFA 2022 opened to the public in Berlin on Friday, for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair draws 1,100 exhibitors from 46 countries and regions. It focuses on sustainability, connectivity and artificial intelligence, particularly for smart living. Exhibitors include global industry players such as Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, U.S. carmaker Tesla, South Korean tech behemoth Samsung, and German engineering and technology company Bosch. The fair will last through Tuesday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Berlin. (XHTV)