Beijing boosts foreign investment via business environment optimization
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing boosts foreign investment via business environment optimization

China Daily  

The skyline of Beijing. "Beijing has consistently prioritized improving its business environment as a crucial strategy to transform government functions, boost the vitality of enterprises, and strengthen the internal drivers of economic growth," Beijing's Deputy Mayor Sima Hong said. Tetsuro Homma, executive vice president of Panasonic Holdings Corporation and group chief executive for China & Northeast Asia, told Xinhua that since Panasonic established its joint venture in Beijing in 1987, the company has witnessed and benefited significantly from improvements in the city's business environment. Moreover, Beijing on Friday passed the newly revised regulation on optimizing its business environment, representing the capital's latest effort to promote further opening up and boost its appeal to global investors. "The revision of the regulation demonstrates the municipal government's strong commitment to enhancing the business environment and supporting enterprise development in the city -- which reinforces our confidence in growing in Beijing," said Yu Feng, president of Honeywell China, adding that the company will expand its investment in the capital.

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More companies make beeline for Shanghai
4 days, 3 hours ago

More companies make beeline for Shanghai

China Daily  

A robot attracts delegates during the Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference 2025 held on Tuesday. Their investment commitments came during the Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference 2025 held on Tuesday, which also marked the beginning of a weeklong business soliciting activity named "Invest in Shanghai". Among the newly signed projects were a new production facility and the regional headquarters of …

China to further stabilize foreign investment in 2025: commerce ministry
1 week, 2 days ago

China to further stabilize foreign investment in 2025: commerce ministry

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China will work to further stabilize foreign investment in 2025, implementing measures to open up more fields and improve the business environment, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The ministry will also step up efforts to make China a favored destination for foreign investment, the spokesperson said, adding the country is also preparing a series of promotion …

Global firms foresee fairer biz environment
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Global firms foresee fairer biz environment

China Daily  

From left to right: Ma Jun Senior, vice-president of Volvo Group, and president of Volvo Investment Co Ltd; Yu Yongjian, TotalEnergies China country chair; Ian Shih, president of Rockwell Automation China; Hideki Ozawa, executive vice-president of Canon, and president & CEO of Canon China. MA: The recently released 2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment is a strong signal of …

Chinese Investment Slump Prompts New Effort to Woo Foreign Firms
1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese Investment Slump Prompts New Effort to Woo Foreign Firms

Live Mint  

-- China is renewing its efforts to attract foreign businesses, pledging more engagement and unveiling an action plan to ease restrictions after inbound investment tumbled last year to its lowest in over three decades. The plan released by the Commerce Ministry on Wednesday is looking to stabilize foreign investment by vowing to remove all market access restrictions in the manufacturing …

Shanghai reform program proves successful
2 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai reform program proves successful

China Daily  

By SHI JING in Shanghai | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-01-20 23:15 An aerial view of the Lin-gang Special Area of China Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. All 150 reform measures included in the business environment improvement action plan 7.0, released in February, were completed by the end of last year, Lu Aiguo, head of the business environment construction department at …

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress

China Daily  

Q4 While China is expanding opening-up, some are concerned that geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and global supply chain adjustments may weaken China's attractiveness to foreign companies. Our investments in China are in line with BASF's strategy of producing where our customers are and where there is market growth. Zheng: Illumina continues to see China as a crucial part of our …

Chinese funds help energize Global South
7 months ago

Chinese funds help energize Global South

China Daily  

An employee works on an assembly line of electric buses, whose components are imported from China, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March. Today, Chinese firms, especially those engaged in sectors like high-end manufacturing and trade-in services, are adapting their strategies to better align with the changing global market environment. Over the past five years, with the global landscape evolving rapidly, …

Execs sanguine on H2 business climate in China
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Execs sanguine on H2 business climate in China

China Daily  

Q4: While China is expanding opening-up, some are concerned that geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and global supply chain adjustments may weaken China's attractiveness to foreign companies. L. WANG: The Chinese market is of high potential and rapidly growing in the past many years with its robust manufacturing capabilities, comprehensive supply chain, and stable policy environment. These reform measures are pivotal …

Economic reforms help foreign firms better develop
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Economic reforms help foreign firms better develop

China Daily  

Photo taken on July 29, 2022, shows buildings on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. China's deepening economic reforms and faster pace of innovation will create a more vibrant market for foreign companies to grow in the country, said a top executive of a leading global consumer information company. Tracey Massey, chief operating officer of NielsenIQ, said that …

China taking steps to expand market access
7 months, 4 weeks ago

China taking steps to expand market access

China Daily  

Large ships under construction at a shipyard in Rongcheng, Shandong province. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY China is taking significant steps to expand market access and encourage foreign investment across a wide range of industries such as finance, manufacturing and services, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. China is revising and will publish the regulations for strategic investments by foreign …

China's appeal belies business exodus: China Daily editorial
8 months ago

China's appeal belies business exodus: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Given the rising geopolitical tensions between China and the United States, and the "de-risking" strategy being pushed ahead by some Western countries to reduce dependence on China in terms of technologies and trade, it is not surprising that reports about foreign businesses cutting investment or shifting production out of China should have emerged. Yet it is the foreign business communities …

Policies set to boost foreign investment
8 months, 1 week ago

Policies set to boost foreign investment

China Daily  

China's continuous reform measures and high-level opening-up will inject fresh momentum into its economic growth, creating more opportunities for multinational corporations to invest and thrive in the country, said market observers and business executives on Sunday. They added that China's accelerated cultivation of new quality productive forces, along with its industrial transformation and upgrading, will further facilitate trade and investment …

Nation vows to further deepen opening-up
9 months ago

Nation vows to further deepen opening-up

China Daily  

By Wang Keju| China Daily| Updated :2024-06-27 An aerial view of Canton Tower in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. YANG HE/FOR CHINA DAILY China will intensify efforts to further attract foreign investment, in order to drive the growth of the world's second-largest economy in the new development paradigm, according to an executive meeting of the State Council, the country's Cabinet, …

Nation vows to further deepen opening-up
9 months ago

Nation vows to further deepen opening-up

China Daily  

By Wang Keju| China Daily| Updated :2024-06-27 An aerial view of Canton Tower in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. YANG HE/FOR CHINA DAILY China will intensify efforts to further attract foreign investment, in order to drive the growth of the world's second-largest economy in the new development paradigm, according to an executive meeting of the State Council, the country's Cabinet, …

Beijing passes regulation to optimize foreign investment environment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing passes regulation to optimize foreign investment environment

China Daily  

Photo taken on Jan 14, 2024 shows a view of Beijing's Central Business District. Beijing passed its first special regulation on foreign investment on Friday, representing the Chinese capital's latest effort to promote further opening up and boost its appeal to global investors. "The introduction of the regulation is timely and has received a positive response among foreign companies," said …

China committed to letting foreign businesses flourish
10 months ago

China committed to letting foreign businesses flourish

China Daily  

By Zhong Nan| chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-24 A view of Beijing's CBD area. China remains steadfast in its commitment to maintaining high-level openness to international engagement and defending the lawful rights of all market participants, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. "Foreign entities that comply with the law have no cause for concern," said He, stressing the Chinese government continues …

China committed to letting foreign businesses flourish
10 months ago

China committed to letting foreign businesses flourish

China Daily  

By Zhong Nan| chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-24 A view of Beijing's CBD area. China remains steadfast in its commitment to maintaining high-level openness to international engagement and defending the lawful rights of all market participants, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. "Foreign entities that comply with the law have no cause for concern," said He, stressing the Chinese government continues …

Improving business environment to attract more foreign investment
11 months ago

Improving business environment to attract more foreign investment

China Daily  

A teller counts and arranges dollar notes at an Agricultural Bank of China branch in Qionghai, Hainan province. The State Council, China's Cabinet, in March issued an action plan aimed at attracting foreign investment by promoting high-level opening-up, which puts forward a practical policy framework for addressing specific problems faced by foreign-funded enterprises in China. The actual use of foreign …

Shanghai going all out to become preferred global investment place
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Shanghai going all out to become preferred global investment place

China Daily  

Visitors to the Bund in Shanghai in April pose for a photograph, with the Pudong financial district in the background. WANG GANG/FOR CHINA DAILY The 2024 Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference has once again boosted the confidence of overseas and domestic enterprises who plan to invest in Shanghai. Shanghai launched a global investment partnership program a few years ago, inviting …

Endowed with confidence
1 year ago

Endowed with confidence

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY China should enhance its appeal to foreign investment by establishing a law-based and internationalized business environment Utilizing foreign investment is a key aspect of China's opening-up drive. To build a first-class business environment, it is necessary for China to ensure fair competition and access to infrastructure and various production factors needed by foreign-invested enterprises, and fully unleash …

China pledges to increase opportunities for foreign companies as it seeks to boost its economy
1 year ago

China pledges to increase opportunities for foreign companies as it seeks to boost its economy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Investment environment has been improving, not deteriorating
1 year, 4 months ago

Investment environment has been improving, not deteriorating

China Daily  

The skyline of Beijing. Some Western media and politicians have been spreading rumors about "China's deteriorating investment environment" and "investment risks" in the Chinese market, and claiming that China's focus on safeguarding national security may "deter" foreign investment. Such sordid attempts to tarnish China's investment environment and downplay China's economic prospects appear to be part of a campaign orchestrated by …

Investment environment has been improving, not deteriorating
1 year, 4 months ago

Investment environment has been improving, not deteriorating

China Daily  

The skyline of Beijing. Some Western media and politicians have been spreading rumors about "China's deteriorating investment environment" and "investment risks" in the Chinese market, and claiming that China's focus on safeguarding national security may "deter" foreign investment. Such sordid attempts to tarnish China's investment environment and downplay China's economic prospects appear to be part of a campaign orchestrated by …

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected
1 year, 6 months ago

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected

China Daily  

China will remain a highly favored investment destination for European companies in the long run, given its latest policy measures to boost market confidence and its efforts to reinforce its position in the global industrial, innovation and capital chains, experts and business executives said on Tuesday. They made the remarks after the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said …

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected
1 year, 6 months ago

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected

China Daily  

China will remain a highly favored investment destination for European companies in the long run, given its latest policy measures to boost market confidence and its efforts to reinforce its position in the global industrial, innovation and capital chains, experts and business executives said on Tuesday. They made the remarks after the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said …

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected
1 year, 6 months ago

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected

China Daily  

China will remain a highly favored investment destination for European companies in the long run, given its latest policy measures to boost market confidence and its efforts to reinforce its position in the global industrial, innovation and capital chains, experts and business executives said on Tuesday. They made the remarks after the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said …

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected
1 year, 7 months ago

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected

China Daily  

China will remain a highly favored investment destination for European companies in the long run, given its latest policy measures to boost market confidence and its efforts to reinforce its position in the global industrial, innovation and capital chains, experts and business executives said on Aug 29. They made the remarks after the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China …

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected
1 year, 7 months ago

Extended tax policies for expats well received, more concrete steps expected

China Daily  

China will remain a highly favored investment destination for European companies in the long run, given its latest policy measures to boost market confidence and its efforts to reinforce its position in the global industrial, innovation and capital chains, experts and business executives said on Aug 29. They made the remarks after the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China …

Green foreign trade to fuel innovation-led expansion
1 year, 7 months ago

Green foreign trade to fuel innovation-led expansion

China Daily  

New energy vehicles are produced at the Guangzhou Automobile Group Co factory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Officials from the Ministry of Commerce have held roundtable meetings with foreign companies, set up task forces for key foreign-invested projects, and introduced new policy measures to shore up economic growth and push for continuous progress in deepening reforms and expanding opening-up. Guo Tingting, …

Foreign companies in China face growing scrutiny, pressure
1 year, 11 months ago

Foreign companies in China face growing scrutiny, pressure

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Foreign companies are under growing pressure in China from anti-corruption, national security and other investigations as President Xi Jinping’s government tightens control over business, clashing with efforts to lure back investors after the pandemic. “All companies in China should operate in compliance with law.” Xi, China’s most powerful leader in decades, is in the midst of multiple campaigns …

Greater effort vowed on foreign investment
2 years ago

Greater effort vowed on foreign investment

China Daily  

An employee works on the production line of a foreign-funded machinery manufacturer in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. China is a market foreign enterprises must go to, and the country will further strengthen efforts to retain and attract more high-quality foreign investment, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Thursday. Attracting and utilizing more foreign investment will be "a key task" this year, …

Greater effort vowed on foreign investment
2 years ago

Greater effort vowed on foreign investment

China Daily  

An employee works on the production line of a foreign-funded machinery manufacturer in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. China is a market foreign enterprises must go to, and the country will further strengthen efforts to retain and attract more high-quality foreign investment, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Thursday. Attracting and utilizing more foreign investment will be "a key task" this year, …

Evolution of innovative policies keep city at forefront of business
2 years, 7 months ago

Evolution of innovative policies keep city at forefront of business

China Daily  

Updated: 2022-08-30 By YUAN SHENGGAO China Daily The continuous efforts in optimizing the business environment have played a significant role in propelling economic vitality in Guangzhou. The city ranked first for two consecutive years from 2020 to 2021 in the business environment assessment organized by the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong province. It also ranked top nationwide in business …

China vows to open its door wider to world
2 years, 9 months ago

China vows to open its door wider to world

China Daily  

Efforts to propel high-quality growth underpin commitment, experts say China's latest commitment to expanding high-level opening-up is expected to reassure foreign investors of the nation's promise to relentlessly open its door wider and share development dividends with the rest of the world despite the rising tide of protectionism in some countries. In a virtual keynote speech to the opening ceremony …

Business environment ranks among top 100
3 years ago

Business environment ranks among top 100

China Daily  

Zhanjiang entered the list of China's top 100 cities in terms of business environment in 2021. "In such a business-friendly environment, we have full faith in our company's development prospects," Zhu Shiyong, deputy general manager of an environmental tech company, told Zhanjiang Daily. The city government designated 2021 as the Year of Business Environment Improvement in February last year to …

China's improving business environment widely recognized: spokesperson
3 years, 2 months ago

China's improving business environment widely recognized: spokesperson

China Daily  

People visit the 4th China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 5, 2021. BEIJING -- China's efforts to expand opening-up and improve the business environment have yielded positive results and won widespread recognition from foreign enterprises, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Noting that the global economic recovery faces challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Zhao said that China …

Measures set to improve business environment
3 years, 6 months ago

Measures set to improve business environment

China Daily  

Skyscrapers border the lush green landscaping in Shenzhen's central business district. Li calls for more effective energizing of market entities to maintain steady growth China will roll out pilot programs on the business environment in several cities, in support of local reform efforts, to better benefit companies and individuals, a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided …

Measures set to improve business environment
3 years, 6 months ago

Measures set to improve business environment

China Daily  

Li calls for more effective energizing of market entities to maintain steady growth China will roll out pilot programs on the business environment in several cities, in support of local reform efforts, to better benefit companies and individuals, a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Wednesday. "We need to further deepen the reform of government …

Shandong continues to improve business environment
3 years, 7 months ago

Shandong continues to improve business environment

China Daily  

Shandong province will further improve its business environment for foreign investment, implementing policies like reducing the number of off-limit sectors for foreign investors, providing integrated government services, as well as creating a fair and transparent legal environment, said local officials. Measures have been implemented to deepen reforms to streamline administration and delegate power, improve regulation, as well as upgrade services …

Shandong continues to improve business environment
3 years, 7 months ago

Shandong continues to improve business environment

China Daily  

Shandong province will further improve its business environment for foreign investment, implementing policies like reducing the number of off-limit sectors for foreign investors, providing integrated government services, as well as creating a fair and transparent legal environment, said local officials. Measures have been implemented to deepen reforms to streamline administration and delegate power, improve regulation, as well as upgrade services …

Business environment gaining from new rules
3 years, 11 months ago

Business environment gaining from new rules

China Daily  

A total of 12,700 new market entities, including 3,300 enterprises and 9,200 self-employed businesses, were added in Zhanjiang during the first quarter of 2021, notching a year-on-year growth of 37.5 percent, 66.2 percent and 29.5 percent respectively. On March 29, the Guangdong provincial government issued a guideline to support Zhanjiang's goal of becoming a subcentral city, encouraging Zhanjiang to deepen …

Foreigners encouraged to invest in more industries
4 years, 2 months ago

Foreigners encouraged to invest in more industries

China Daily  

By HE WEI in Shanghai and OUYANG SHIJIA in BeijingChina DailyUpdated: January 4, 2021 China is enlarging the scope of investment by foreigners with a revised catalog of industries in which such investment is encouraged, a fresh sign of opening-up and high-quality development resolve. The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on Monday released a revised …

Foreigners encouraged to invest in more industries
4 years, 2 months ago

Foreigners encouraged to invest in more industries

China Daily  

By HE WEI in Shanghai and OUYANG SHIJIA in Beijing| China Daily| Updated :2021-01-04 China is enlarging the scope of investment by foreigners with a revised catalog of industries in which such investment is encouraged, a fresh sign of opening-up and high-quality development resolve. The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on Monday released a revised …

PwC highlights Shandong business environment
4 years, 6 months ago

PwC highlights Shandong business environment

China Daily  

Zhou Xing, China managing partner of the global consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, gave a keynote speech on Shandong deepening cooperation with multinational companies at the "Connecting Shandong with Fortune Global 500" ASEAN special event, which was held on Sept 22 in Jinan, capital of Shandong. Zhou Xing, China managing partner of PwC "Over the past 16 years, PwC has witnessed the …

China improves business environment to spur economy
4 years, 7 months ago

China improves business environment to spur economy

China Daily  

The world's second-largest economy is unswervingly improving its business environment, nurturing fertile ground for the growth of various companies and injecting vitality into the domestic and global economy. "China continues to create an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment, offering more opportunities to the world, thus helping stabilize the unsettled global economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "We were happy …

China vows to further open up, improve investment environment
5 years, 7 months ago

China vows to further open up, improve investment environment

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's commerce ministry said Wednesday that the country would remain committed to opening-up, further liberalize investment and build an investment environment with international competitiveness. "China will provide more investment opportunities for multinational companies, and create an investment environment that is more stable, fair, transparent and predictable," Qian Keming, vice minister of commerce, told a press conference. Calling multinationals …

China vows to further open up, improve investment environment
5 years, 7 months ago

China vows to further open up, improve investment environment

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's commerce ministry said Wednesday that the country would remain committed to opening-up, further liberalize investment and build an investment environment with international competitiveness. "China will provide more investment opportunities for multinational companies, and create an investment environment that is more stable, fair, transparent and predictable," Qian Keming, vice minister of commerce, told a press conference. Calling multinationals …

Philippine diplomat on China, BRI and new investment law
5 years, 9 months ago

Philippine diplomat on China, BRI and new investment law

China Daily  

Glenn G. Penaranda, Commercial Counselor at the Philippine Embassy in Beijing, recently sat down with China Daily website to talk about China’s development, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the country’s business environment. Penaranda said as China opens up more to the outside world, the old impression some foreigners may still harbor feels increasingly outdated. In the past two years, …

Beijing to improve business climate
5 years, 11 months ago

Beijing to improve business climate

China Daily  

The central business district in Beijing on Sept 7, 2018. Beijing's municipal government will continue providing a series of preferential policies to improve the capital's business climate, one that has been highly acknowledged by foreign entrepreneurs. "Various levels of government in Beijing all have a strong service awareness," said Lars Eckerlein, senior vice-president of ABB Ltd. ABB is a Switzerland-headquartered …

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