China's Guangxi beefs up regional integration with ASEAN countries

STORY: China's Guangxi beefs up regional integration with ASEAN countries DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the China-ASEAN Expovarious of NanningSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI SONGLI, General manager of Guangxi State Farms Mingyang Starch Development Co. Ltd.various of companiesSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO HUI, General manager assistant of Guangxi Tus-Innovation Cross Border E-Commerce Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG JIANGNAN, Official with Qinzhou Port East Station of Guangxi Yanhai Railway Company Limitedvarious of container ports and trains STORYLINE: The 19th China-ASEAN Expo concluded on Monday in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with a record number of deals made. A total of 267 domestic and international deals have been signed, with an investment of over 400 billion yuan (about 57 billion U.S. dollars), up 37 percent compared to last year. Guangxi has become an important window for e

Chinese market ideal for challenge lovers: Italian businessman

STORY: Chinese market ideal for challenge lovers: Italian businessman DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Matteo TerigiSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MATTEO TERIGI, Sales Director, Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.various of people working in Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MATTEO TERIGI, Sales Director, Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Italian businessman Matteo Terigi never expected that his career would prosper in China. He came to China in 2014 when the Italian company he worked for decided to set up a joint venture in China. As a fluent Chinese speaker, Terigi soon helped his company expand in the Chinese market. He was also amazed by the potential of the Chinese market which he said has provided him with many unbelievable opportunities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MATTEO TERIGI, Sales Director, Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. "In the beginnin

Silk Road Shipping promotes connectivity, facilitates trade

STORY: Silk Road Shipping promotes connectivity, facilitates trade DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of vesselsvarious of XiamenSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN LILI, Deputy General Manager of Xiamen Port Logistics Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAN HUA, Head of representative office Shanghai, Port of Hamburgvarious of containersSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN HONGJUN, Site manager of DB Schenker Xiamen STORYLINE: Corporate executives attending a forum in China's Xiamen say that Silk Road Shipping has been playing an important role in promoting maritime connectivity and deepening opening-up and cooperation. Silk Road Shipping is an alliance jointly initiated in late 2018 by dozens of ports, carriers, and logistics service providers in countries along the Belt and Road. Xiamen launched Silk Road shipping services in 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN LILI, Deputy General Manager of Xiamen Port Logistics Co., Ltd. "We are committed to providing cr

Green development highlighted on China int'l services trade fair

STORY: Green development highlighted on China int'l services trade fair DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): PENG YING, Xinhua correspondentvarious of the fairSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QI YIFENG, General manager, Beijing Energy and Envision Linking Tech Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DU BIAO, General manager, Beijing Yixingyuan Petrochemical Technology Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU ZIHUI, Senior supervisor of publicity department, State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): PENG YING, Xinhua correspondent "The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is currently underway here in Beijing. This year, for the first time, there's an environmental services section. It's focusing on green development amid China's efforts to achieve its carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. Let's check it out." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QI YIFENG, General manager, Beijing Energy and Envision Linking Tech Co

Chinese edible fungi supplier eyes bigger role in foreign customers' recipes

STORY: Chinese edible fungi supplier eyes bigger role in foreign customers' recipes DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: ZIBO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of mushroom production in Shandong Qihe Biological TechnologySOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DING LIJUAN, International Business Manager, Shandong Qihe Biological Technology Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU JIANCHANG, General manager, Shandong Qihe Biological Technology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A Chinese mushroom supplier in Shandong Province is aiming to expand its presence in the international market. Based in Zibo City, Shandong Qihe Biological Technology makes mushroom spawn logs out of recycled twigs and branches from apple orchards. Its products are sold to nearly 50 countries and regions, including South Korea, Japan, the U.S., and Poland. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): DING LIJUAN, International Business Manager, Shandong Qihe Biological Technology Co., Ltd. "Now the European market is a growing market for us. And the demand for our pr

Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

STORY: Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinavarious of Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO TAO, Yihai Kerry (Lanzhou) Oils and Grains industries Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Chinavarious of ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, agricultural and food products processing enterprise Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd. is constructing its first factory. Yihai Kerry Arawana is a subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness group in A