Aero engine service company vows to continue investing in China

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION (CN)

(240328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited Guy Bradley speaks at a panel discussion themed on "Asia: Building an Epicentrum of Growth" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-SWIRE PACIFIC LIMITED-CHAIRMAN-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-SWIRE PACIFIC LIMITED-CHAIRMAN-MEETING (CN)

(240325) -- BEIJING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Swire Pacific Limited chairman Merlin Swire attending the China Development Forum 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-JOHN SWIRE & SONS-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-JOHN SWIRE & SONS-MEETING (CN)

(230329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with John Swire & Sons Limited Chief Executive Officer Merlin Swire, who attends the China Development Forum 2023, in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-JOHN SWIRE & SONS-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-JOHN SWIRE & SONS-MEETING (CN)

(230329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with John Swire & Sons Limited Chief Executive Officer Merlin Swire, who attends the China Development Forum 2023, in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Aero engine service company confident in China's economic outlook

STORY: Aero engine service company confident in China's economic outlook DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Manager of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 3. various of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Manager of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 5. various of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) STORYLINE: HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) (HES), an engineering branch of the multinational company Swire Group, is eyeing to further tap into the potential of the Chinese market. Simon Smith, director and general manager of HES, says that despite the pandemic, the company generated a revenue of nearly 4.7 billion yuan (about 685 million U.S. dollars) in 2022, equivalent to pre-COVID record high. He expects this year's profits will continue to increase. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Mana

Foreign enterprises show confidence as China moves to unleash market demand

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Chinese market "vital engine" driving growth: manager of Swire Coca-Cola

STORY: Chinese market "vital engine" driving growth: manager of Swire Coca-Cola DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG XINGBO, Director and General Manager, Swire Coca-Cola Xiamen Ltd. STORYLINE: A manager of Swire Coca-Cola in China's Xiamen said the Chinese market is "a vital engine" driving the company's business growth. Swire Coca-Cola is one of the largest Coca-Cola bottling groups in the world. The Xiamen plant is one of 18 branches the company maintains on the Chinese mainland. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG XINGBO, Director and General Manager, Swire Coca-Cola Xiamen Ltd. "Swire Coca-Cola Xiamen's roots in Fujian Province go back 27 years. When the company first came here, it had three production lines. But now we have seven fully-modern production lines in both Xiamen and Fuzhou. And our sales volume and revenue grow more than 10 times against the initial period." The non-alcoholic

Xinhua Headlines: Five decades on, Shanghai Communique still resonates among Chinese, Americans

Xinhua Headlines: Five decades on, Shanghai Communique still resonates among Chinese, Americans

(220226) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker transfers goods at the Swire Coca-Cola Beverages Hubei Limited in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Black Death (2010)

Black Death (2010)

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