Chinese in, Japanese out

Nippon Yusen Kaisha Logistics and Megacarrier (NYK), the world’s largest shipping company, has been running liner, tramper, global logistics and cruise services for 120 years. TheJapan-based company has established 25 branches and offices around China, said Mr. Aoki Koichi, NYK’s chief representative for China.

On the wings of China’s aviation boom

China’s emergence over the past decade as one of the world’s production centers and home to an increasing number of global brands such as Lenovo and Haiehas led to explosive growth in the number of international business commuters and made China a key market for air carriers, Gregor Wende, chief representative for China of Germany’s Lufthansa Group toldBeijing Today.

Tapping local talent, resources pools

Stora Enso, a Finnish maker of publications and fine papers, packaging board and wood products with integrated paper, packaging and forestry operations, holds localization of raw material procurement as key to staying a strong player in the global market.

Beijing is “brain city” of BASF

“BASF has not invested in Beijing, but the city is one of our most important research and development centers in the global range. BASF people have always called Beijing our brain city’ since the company officially opened an office here in October 2000,” Joerg Wuttke,hief representative of BASF (China) Co., Ltd. told Beijing Today.

Hilton Beijing getting Chinese facelift

The Hilton Beijing hotel has started a major renovation and its new look will be more Chinese, said general manager Vlad Reyes.

Local government needs to focus on efficiency

“The Beijing government does things pretty slowly. It might be because the organization is too complicated,” commented Kazuhisa Kokune, chief representative and neral manager of the Beijing office of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).

Suggestion for capital’s development

Atsushi Kawasaki, manager of the Beijing office of Japan Energy, had many recommendations for how this city could develop into a greater economic power when he talked to Beijing Today on January 27.

Alston’s localization strategy

Alstom is a global leader in infrastructure for power generation and rail transport. The company’s strategy in China is to be a presence in the country’s market and industrfor the long term.

Hitachi hot to hire

In 2005, Hitachi is planning to hire a total of 250 domestic employees, specifically 210 technical engineers and 40 office clerks, for its 16 group companies in China. The recruitment drive will include holding joint job fairs at major universities and opening a Chinese-language website for job seekers.

Intel’s steps to go local

US-based Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, has actively cultivated cooperative relationships with the Chinese government and domestic industries since it entered the Chna market in 1985, said Jennifer Liu, public relations manager for Intel (China) in Beijing.