Japanese enterprise eyes business expansion in China

STORY: Japanese enterprise eyes business expansion in China DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 3. various of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A Japanese enterprise in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, has voiced confidence in China's economic outlook and continued to expand business investment in the country. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. "Our company is currently stepping up the Phase V project, which is planned to start operation next year. We will invest about 500 million yuan (68.5 million U.S. dollars), and after completion, the output value will increase accordingly. Now, about 70 percent of display devices are manufactured in China. In the future, China's market will continue to expand, so we are also optimistic about the Chinese

Japanese enterprise upbeat about China's market potential

STORY: Japanese enterprise upbeat about China's market potential DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General Manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 3. various of production of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General Manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A Japanese enterprise in east China's coastal city of Xiamen has voiced confidence in the Chinese economy and continued to expand businesses in the country. Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of liquid crystal glass blocks. In the past eight years, the company's total investment in Xiamen has reached more than 7 billion yuan (about 1 billion U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General Manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. "China is the global development cen

Foreign business leaders upbeat on China's economic outlook in 2023

STORY: Foreign business leaders upbeat on China's economic outlook in 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen and Shenzhen 2. various of BMW's factory in Shenyang 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANZ DECKER, President and CEO, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAJ OSWAL, CEO & founder, O'Interface 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEFAN METZ, Head of trinamiX Asia 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JAN LAEGAARD BRONI, Executive Vice President of Meyra Group and general manager of Alu Rehab Xiamen Ltd 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): RAJ OSWAL, CEO & founder, O'Interface 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): RAJ OSWAL, CEO & founder, O'Interface 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): STEFAN METZ, Head of trinamiX Asia STORYLINE: A survey by China's top trade-facilitating body shows that the majority of foreign firms in China are upbeat abo

Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. said Sept. 4 Nobuo Ohashi (top L), a vice president, will become the new chairman to replace Shigeji Ueshima (bottom L) and Shoei Utsuda (top R), a senior managing director, will succeed Shinjiro Shimizu (bottom R) as president. The reshuffles, which will take effect Sept. 30, were decided at the firm's extraordinary board meeting.

Foreign enterprises eye business expansion in China despite pandemic

STORY: Foreign enterprises eye business expansion in China despite pandemic DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN LAEGAARD BRONI, Executive Vice President of Meyra Group and general manager of Alu Rehab Xiamen Ltd. 3. various of factories 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): OHASHI NOBUO, General manager of Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Many foreign companies in the city of Xiamen, a coastal business hub in east China's Fujian Province have voiced confidence in the Chinese economy and continued to expand businesses in the country despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meyra, headquartered in Germany, is one of the world's best-known brands of wheelchairs and rehabilitation aids. As one of its subsidiaries, Alu Rehab Xiamen Ltd. said the company has benefited a lot from the preferential policies delivered by the local government. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN LAEGAARD BRONI, Executive Vice Pr

Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. said Sept. 4 Nobuo Ohashi (top L), a vice president, will become the new chairman to replace Shigeji Ueshima (bottom L) and Shoei Utsuda (top R), a senior managing director, will succeed Shinjiro Shimizu (bottom R) as president. The reshuffles, which will take effect Sept. 30, were decided at the firm's extraordinary board meeting. (Kyodo)