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Foreign firms boost investment in NEV-related industries in China's Changchun

STORY: Foreign firms boost investment in NEV-related industries in China's Changchun DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of manufacture of vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General manager of Vitesco Automotive Changchun Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG CHANGMING, General Manager of Kumho Tire (Changchun) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The rise of new energy vehicles (NEV) is transforming China's automotive industry landscape. In Changchun, a city regarded as the cradle of China's auto industry, some foreign-invested companies are expanding their presence in the Chinese market, especially for NEV-related production. Vitesco Automotive Changchun is a significant production hub for Germany's Vitesco Technologies in China. In August this year, its brand-new R&D center in Changchun was officially launched, driving the company's transition towards electrification. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General manager o

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Foreign capital spurs new vitality in China's auto industry cradle

STORY: Foreign capital spurs new vitality in China's auto industry cradle DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of automotive industry projects in Jilin 2. various of production workshop at Kumho Tire 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG CHANGMING, General Manager of Kumho Tire (Changchun) Co., Ltd. 4. various of production workshop at Vitesco 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General manager of Vitesco Automotive Changchun Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin Province has been optimizing its business environment for foreign investors. Global automakers and auto parts manufacturers have benefited from the efforts. Kumho Tire is one of the largest tire makers in South Korea. It started a subsidiary in Changchun, the capital of Jilin, about two decades ago. Today, it aims to launch new products for new energy vehicles. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG CHANGMING, General Manager of Kumho Tire (Changchun) Co., Ltd. "We are striving

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(4)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Workers clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7.

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(2)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Fireworks are set off during a ceremony to mark the start of construction work on North Korea's landmark nuclear reactor in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province on Aug. 7.

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(3)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Officials from North and South Koreas, Japan, the United States and the European Union clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. Among the attendants were Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Executive Director Charles Kartman, and KEDO board members Chang Sun Dup of South Korea, Katsunari Suzuki of Japan, and Jean-Pierre Leng of the EU.

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N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Construction work on a landmark reactor project in North Korean starts in a ceremony Aug. 7. About 100 people, including officials of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), attended the ceremony in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province.

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(4)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Workers clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. (Kyodo)

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(2)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Fireworks are set off during a ceremony to mark the start of construction work on North Korea's landmark nuclear reactor in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province on Aug. 7. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Construction work on a landmark reactor project in North Korean starts in a ceremony Aug. 7. About 100 people, including officials of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), attended the ceremony in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province. (Kyodo)

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(3)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Officials from North and South Koreas, Japan, the United States and the European Union clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. Among the attendants were Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Executive Director Charles Kartman, and KEDO board members Chang Sun Dup of South Korea, Katsunari Suzuki of Japan, and Jean-Pierre Leng of the EU. (Kyodo)

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Seoul releases photos of N. Korean nuclear plant site

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean government has released recent photos of the site for the North Korean light-water nuclear power plant being built in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, in eastern North Korea, with the help of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO). This photo shows the workers' housing quarter near the construction site.

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Construction starts for N. Korean nuclear power plant

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction materials are unloaded at a pier near the site for the North Korean nuclear power plant being built in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, in the eastern part of North Korea. The plant is being built with the help of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) and the photo was released by the South Korean government.