22 мая 2010 г.

I had listened a podcast:"Companies in China trade mission"

Invest Northern Ireland is leading a week-long trade mission to China.
Delegations from 14 businesses, as well as the University of Ulster and Foyle Language School, are taking part and will visit three Chinese cities. 
This will include a first time visit to Chongqing, one of China's fastest growing business centres. 
All of the delegations have pre-arranged meetings with executives from existing and potential customers. 
Dr Vicky Kell, trade director for Invest NI, said they have put structures in place to help the companies establish business in the country. 
"As a direct result of our programme of business activities in China over more than 10 years, many Northern Ireland companies now have very strong and rapidly developing trade and investment links across this huge and vibrant nation. 

"China is currently one of Northern Ireland's most important export markets," she said. 
"We all expect good business contacts to result from this mission and that most of the participating companies will return soon to follow these up and to develop worthwhile business here." 


I had listened a podcast:"Chinese shares drop to one-year low on property curbs"

Chinese shares have fallen to their lowest point in a year after plans to tighten up on property price inflation worried investors.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying the government would curb excessive rises in property prices. 
The Shanghai Composite index dropped by 5.07% to close at 2,559.93 points. 
Dealers were also worried about falls in other world markets, caused by continuing fears about the eurozone. 
Property price inflation rose 12.8% in the year to April to a five-year high in China. 
The authorities have announced a series of measures designed to take the heat out of the market over the past month, including increasing the size of the deposit needed to buy a second property and introducing new restrictions on loans for those buying a third property. State media reported on Monday that China's National Development and Reform Commission was now drafting tighter rules for the property market. 
The government has already introduced restrictions on bank lending, also designed to cool economic growth.

I had listened a podcast:"Pepsi to invest $2.5bn in China over three years"

PepsiCo Inc has announced it will invest $2.5bn (£1.72bn) in China over the next three years.
The world's second biggest drinks maker said it would open 19 new plants and install new production lines at existing facilities. 
"China is a vibrant market and has decades of growth ahead of it," Chief Executive Indra Nooyi said. 
Pepsi currently lags behind Coke in China, with less than half of its rival's market share. 
China is seen as a critical emerging market for soft drink makers, which have experienced sluggish sales in recent years in the saturated US market. 
In 2008, Coke held a 15.7% market share, with Pepsi having 7.2%, Consumer Edge Research chief Bill Pecoriello was quoted by Reuters as saying. 
PepsiCo, based in Purchase, New York, plans to open plants in Fujian, Gansu, Henan, and Yunnan provinces. 
The company said it also planned to create new products aimed specifically at the Asian market