Leading Chinese Companies to Seek Opportunities in Overseas Markets

On April 14,a flight from China landed at ingsford Smith Airport in Sydney,marking the beginning of the journey for Chinese companies entering the Australian and New Zealand markets.The"Thousands of Entrepreneur Delegations Going Overseas"activity is an important measure taken by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade(CCPIT) to help companies develop in foreign markets and promote practical cooperation between Chinese and foreign businesses.Since the beginning of the year.

Influence of Energy Policies on Development Path of US Oil Companies

Focused on“energy security”,US energy policies have undergone a multi-stage evolution.The main line has shifted from ensuring the oil and gas supply to achieving energy independence,and then to diversified development under a broader concept of energy security.The development path of US oil and gas companies is guided and influenced by series of policies.Represented by ExxonMobil and Chevron,US oil companies are maintaining a long commitment to the oil and gas business,especially unconventional resources such as shale gas and shale oil.Different from their European counterparts,US oil companies have chosen CCS/CCUS as their primary method for achieving carbon neutrality.As for the new energy business,the US oil giants are showing more interest in raw materials such as lithium resources rather than the power generation business.

HAS THE PEARL RIVER DELTA BEEN AN EXPORT-ORIENTED ECONOMY?

Ever since the introduction of the Open Door Policy, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) has enjoyed very phenomenal export and economic growth. As a result, many scholars have tried to associate the two phenomena and described the region as an,'export-oriented economy'.However, these studies, mostly based on the rapid export growth of the PRD and its status as the most important exporting area of the country,have not paid any heed to the actual export-orientation of the regional economy and, hence, cannot prove that the PRD has been a 'truly'export-oriented economy. in view of these shortcomings. the present paper attempts to re-examine the issue from the viewpoint of the PRD's local economy, at both the regional and county levels. The study period is from 1981 to 1990. Judging from the export-dependency indices and the relative importance of exports in accounting for the economic growth and industrialization of the PRD, this paper concludes that the region, though having signs of increasing export-orientation, cannot be categorized as a 'truly' export-oriented economy. In addition, it also shows that most of the 'evidences' or 'common beliefs' behind the notion of an export-oriented economy in the RD are illusionary, if not erroneous. Finally, the paper explores into the reasons behind the low export-orientation of the PRD and tries to sugyst some ways for boosting the export-orientation of the PRD and tries to suggest some ways for boosting the export-orientation of the region.

Current Situation and Problems of Export-oriented Tilapia Processing in Guangxi and Countermeasures

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is an excellent area for tilapia breeding in China,and the development of tilapia industry has received high attention of both the state and Guangxi government. The foreign exchange earning is an essential industrial form of tilapia industry in Guangxi. Thus,enhancing the competitiveness of export-oriented tilapia processing is of great significance to the development of tilapia industry. On the basis of field survey,this paper analyzed current situation of export-oriented tilapia processing in Guangxi. At present,tilapia processing industry in Guangxi has realized preliminary standardization,large-scale and grouping,but it is still faced with some problems and challenges,such as low industrialization level,no balanced marketing,and imperfect product quality safety monitoring measures. Therefore,it is required to create favorable environment for export-oriented tilapia processing industry in Guangxi through enhancing policy support,increasing financial input and supporting tilapia processing leading enterprises.

Export-Oriented Economy in Shenzhen

In the past 15 years Shenzhen has made great achievements in its export-oriented economy. According to customs’ statistics, the city’s export value stood at US $ 14.3 billion in 1993 and US $ 12.1 billion in the first three quarters of 1994. The total import and export value was US $ 23.8 billion in the first three quarters of 1994, a 1, 500-fold increase over 1979 and an average annual growth rate of 70%. Export trade held a small part in Shenzhen’s economy

Impetus for Export-Oriented Economy——Review of foreign capital utilization in Hunan during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period

Since its implementation of the openingpolicy,China has witnessed greatsuccess in foreign fund utilization.Hunan,situated in the hinterland,beganto introduce foreign capital a little later thanthe coastal areas.In 1979,Hunan began toconduct processing and assembling businessand compensation trade,but gained only afew million US dollars.A vast change wastook place in the Eighth Five-Year Planperiod,achieving a great quantitative andqualitative rise in foreign capital utilizationas compared with the sixth and seventh Five-Year Plan periods.In the past five years,Hunan has approved 4,001 foreign-fundedprojects,a 5,5-fold increase over the total forthe previous 12 years(1979-1990),including3,584 projects directly financed by

An Approach of Reducing Overall Level of Export Fluctuations of the Export-oriented Countries

Overall level of export fluctuations of the export-oriented countries with rising export volume partly stem from the market failure caused by free choice of export enterprises,some government intervention thus may be necessary.To reduce the level of fluctuations of the export growth rates in these countries,this paper,taking the significant differences of the exports among various markets into account and thus using a new index named relative variance to measure the export volatility risks,proposes a model of merchandise market portfolio,a modified version of Markowitz model,available to provide explicit guidelines for the firms,the industries and even the whole country to optimize the structure of their export markets.An application of this model to the case of China’s apple is then discussed.The results show that the market share of China’s apple in 7 sub-markets should be redistributed drastically.

The Chinese- English Translation of Company Profiles——A Case Study Based on Foreign Trade Companies in Ningbo

As Chinese enterprises are seeking various ways to develop foreign cooperation abroad, the Chinese-English translation of company profiles plays an ever greater role in communication with the whole world. However, a number of the translation versions fail to achieve a satisfactory effect, neglecting target readers' cultural background and their mode of thinking. This thesis intends to make an exploration of differences between Chinese and English company profiles and discuss the pragmatic, cultural and linguistic translation errors appeared in some company profiles of foreign trade enterprises in the city of Ningbo.

Zhangjiagang's Strategies for the Export-oriented Economy

Following its fast development over the past dozen years, especially the past three years, Zhangjiagang, a coastal city in Jiangsu Province has established conditions for the further advance of its export-oriented economy. An official of the city announced to the press in Beijing recently that with the aim of building Zhangjiagang into a modern port city by the end of the century, the following three strategies have been adopted:

Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction: Experiences from Three Provincial Power Companies and One Regional Power Grid Company

Power industry is one of the key fields for energy conservation and emissions reduction (ECER) in China. In order to achieve the nation's overall energy consumption target and pollutant emission target set by the 11th Five-Year Plan, to build the resource-conservation and environment-friendly society during the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010), it is crucial to implement the policy of "Large (units) In and Small (units) Out (LISO)" (i.e., replacing small units with large ones) and accelerate the retirement of small thermal units. According to the statistics, the power industry has made a significant progress in SO2 emission reduction during the first half of 2007. Specifically, with 18.3% growth in power generation, the SO2 emission was reduced by 5.2% compared with the same period in 2006. By the end of July 2007, the retired small units have totaled 6950 MW, 85% of which belongs to the five major power generation groups such as Guodian and Huadian. In this article, the achievements and remaining issues in Henan, Jiangsu, Sichuan Power Companies and East China Grid Company were presented and discussed thoroughly.

Discussion on Local Asset Management Companies’ Approach to Revitalizing Uncompleted Real Estate Projects: Taking ZS Asset Management Company as an Example

In recent years,with the vigorous development of the real estate market,the price and scale of real estate have been growing explosively year by year.At the same time,the continuous macro-control of the state and the debt of real estate enterprises are both thundering.The high turnover and leverage operation mode is challenged,and uncompleted real estate projects are constantly emerging.Uncompleted residential buildings are considered scars to developers or cities where these projects are located.If this issue can be solved,uncompleted residential building projects can be revitalized,and the parties involved will also benefit from it.Asset management companies play a key role in the revitalization of uncompleted real estate projects by injecting new vitality into these projects and obtaining relevant policy support from the local government for the pain points and difficulties in these projects,thus promoting the revitalization of uncompleted projects.In order to discuss the approach taken by local asset management companies to revitalize uncompleted real estate projects,this paper takes ZS Asset Management Company as an example.

Current Situation and Prospects of Chinese Oil Companies’Overseas Oil and Gas Cooperation

In 2022,with the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts,the world faced major changes unseen in a century.Chinese oil companies worked hard to overcome many unfavorable factors and insisted on focusing on efficiency and promoting the high-quality joint construction of the“Belt and Road”.Further breakthroughs were achieved in asset optimization,and simultaneous increases in quantity and efficiency were secured in overseas oil and gas cooperation.

Energy Companies’Green Finance Strategies in the Context of Carbon Neutrality

In September 2020,Chinese President Xi Jinping solemnly announced the goal of“carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”.Carbon neutrality and green transition requires not only political promotion and fiscal support,but also social capital investment in green industries.Green financing is also an effective way to promote the low-carbon development of China’s energy companies.In this paper,on the basis of defining green finance,we reviewed the policies of green finance in China,described various tools of green finance,summarized green finance business of energy companies,and made case studies.This research combined macro policy and market,and micro industry and enterprise.

Sustainable Marketing at the Heart of Cosmetics Companies:Myth or Reality?

Cosmetic companies are trying to include more sustainability in their strategies. But, showing commitment is always a challenge for them. This work consists in showing the degree of commitment of cosmetic companies in their marketing practices. The qualitative study carried out aims to determine the level of their commitment in terms of sustainability, based on 10 websites of “sustainable” cosmetics companies that sell their products online, and on defining sustainability criteria for each variable of the marketing mix. The results indicate that the majority of the companies analyzed are aware of the importance of sustainability and have taken measures to have a positive impact on the economy, society and the environment. The companies have made considerable efforts in “product” and “communication” strategies, but additional improvements can be envisaged for “price” and “distribution” strategies.

Setting the Arena Chinese companies play active roles in promoting sports in Africa

Enthusiastic football fans filled the 20,000 seats of the Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pédro,C魌e d’Ivoire on 9 September,as the newly built stadium hosted its first official match,between C魌e d’Ivoire and Lesotho.Among the audience was Wang Neng,staff member of China Civil Engineering Construction Corp.,the builder of the venue.As a football lover,he was thrilled to watch his idol Sébastien Haller playing in the game and even took a photo with him after the match.As deputy manager for the company’s Laurent Pokou Stadium project,he came with 30 of his colleagues to see how people would find the modern facility they had built.“Everybody likes the stadium.Haller said it is very good in an interview after the match,”Wang told Beijing Daily.

The huge innovation strength makes Swiss companies have great competitiveness--Interview with Ms.Cornelia Buchwalder,Secretary General of Swissmem,Swiss Textile Machinery

Despite the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 were good years for the Swiss textile machinery industry. In 2022 Swiss textile machinery exports were 2.8% higher than in 2021. The main export markets were China, India, Germany, Türkiye and the USA. However, this should not hide the fact that the markets are slowing down and that this growth was mainly due to the good first half of 2022.

The Impact of Leadership on the Growth of ICT Companies

Nowadays,one of the major purposes of any company is to survive in the competitive business markets.This purpose would be achievable through improving and developing growth in most cases.Prior studies suggest that leadership is a vitally important factor in achieving growth in any company.Some researchers studied leadership topics as one of the significant motivations for developing and improving the growth of a company and agreed that understanding the role of leadership and its effect on the growth of the company is influential.In all countries,Information Communication Technology(ICT)companies are recognized as significant growth drivers by leaving considerable impacts on that.According to the literature,growth is a determining factor for the productivity of any company.Based on the literature of the ICTs,weak and insufficient leadership skills are considered as the main factors that cause failure in achieving the planned growth and development of ICT.Consequently,the goal of this study is to clarify how leadership affects the development of ICT enterprises.