Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.=November 29,2024,Kumamoto

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.=November 29,2024,Kumamoto

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.

Appearance and logo of Air Liquide Japan G.K. Kumamoto Gas Center.=November 29,2024,Kumamoto

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Illustration of a care machine in hospitals with all the vital constants of a person from the company Air Liquide Health Care at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Illustration of a care machine in hospitals with all the vital constants of a person from the company Air Liquide Health Care at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Illustration of a care machine in hospitals with all the vital constants of a person from the company Air Liquide Health Care at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Made In France Exhibition At Elysee Palace - Paris

Illustration of a care machine in hospitals with all the vital constants of a person from the company Air Liquide Health Care at the "Fabrique en France" (Made in France) exhibition at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 25, 2024. The exhibition gathers companies, craftspeople, associations, producers and manufacturers fully committed to French manufacturing on October 26 and 27, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Viva Technology Exhibition - Paris

Viva Technology Exhibition - Paris

Viva technology exhibition (VIVATECH) .This year, artificial intelligence ( AI ) is one of the four major themes along with energy and climate tech , sport and cybersecurity in Paris, France on June 15, 2023. Air Liquide. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

Air Liquide logo on a rack of oxygen cylinders for scuba diving at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

Air Liquide logo on a rack of oxygen cylinders for scuba diving at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Foreign enterprises confident in investing in China

STORY: Foreign enterprises have confidence in investing in China DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of manufacturing industry in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JON PENRICE, President of Dow for Asia Pacific 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA QINGHAI, General Manager, SMC Investment Management China Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NICOLAS POIROT, President and CEO for China unit of Air Liquide STORYLINE: Despite rising deglobalization and protectionism, in 2021, China's actual use of foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 1.15 trillion yuan (about 170 billion U.S. dollars), ranking second in the world, up 62.9 percent from 2012. The strong increase serves as an answer to worries that China would lose its appeal to foreign investors after it abolished preferential policies for foreign firms over a decade ago. Instead of tax breaks and cheap labor, steady development and

China's foreign trade surges despite COVID-19 jitters, trade outlook still resilient

STORY: China's foreign trade surges despite COVID-19 jitters, trade outlook still resilient DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English interpretation): LI KUIWEN, Spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JON PENRICE, President of Dow for Asia Pacific 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NICOLAS POIROT, President and CEO for China unit of Air Liquide STORYLINE: China's foreign trade of goods jumped 9.4 percent year on year to 19.8 trillion yuan (about 2.94 trillion U.S. dollars) during the first half of the year. According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), exports rose 13.2 percent year on year, while imports increased 4.8 percent from a year ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English interpretation): LI KUIWEN, Spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs "In the first half of this ye

Multinationals full of confidence in China's economy

STORY: Multinationals full of confidence in China's economy DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JON PENRICE, President of Dow for Asia Pacific 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICOLAS POIROT, President and CEO for China unit of Air Liquide 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (CHINESE): CAO YANG, Vice President, Baker Hughes China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (CHINESE): LIU GUOPING, President, ORIX (China) Investment Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: At the third Qingdao Multinationals Summit held on Monday and Tuesday in east China's Shandong Province, many multinationals have expressed confidence in China's economy, saying that China is still a major investment destination for them. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JON PENRICE, President of Dow for Asia Pacific "Our confidence in China results from years of doing business here. We witness consistent progress in China's business environment, and with its large potential, see China continuing to attract investmen