 Merck begins work on new unit
Drugmaker Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) started work on a new manufacturing site in Hangzhou on Monday as part of its expansion plans in China. |
Foxconn to invest another 200 million in Hangzhou
Foxconn, the largest manufacturer of electronics and computer components worldwide and most well known for OEM for Mac mini, iPod and iPhone for Apple Inc, recently announced a plan to invest a total of 200 million dollars in new programs in Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone over the next five years. |
New West Lake International Expo turns international
The Hangzhou Municipal Government is raising the international profile of the West Lake Expo, which showcases the city’s efforts to build itself into a destination for international conferences and the capital of festivals and celebrations in China. |
East River New Town development plan unveiled
Hangzhou municipal government is trying to develop the East River New Town into a sort of Pudong for Hangzhou. |
International Outsourcing Business Development Summit
Since 2008, the International Outsourcing Business Development Summit (IOBD) has been held in Hangzhou once a year. |
Introduction to Hangzhou
Hangzhou works as the center of politics, economy, science, education, and culture of the province. |
Hangzhou City Honors
Awarded Best Residential Prize by the UN |
Hangzhou Foreign Trade
In 2008, the scale of foreign capital utilization continued to expand in Hangzhou. |
Industrial Structure
Added value in tertiary industry was 221.314 billion Yuan, up 13.8% over the previous year. |
Infrastructure Facilities
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Investment Structure
Fixed-asset investment in Hangzhou from the non government organizations reached 196.172 billion yuan. |
Industrial Features
Industry is the backbone of Hangzhou's economy and the city has constructed a complete manufacturing system. |
Foreign-invested enterprises service month begins in Hangzhou
Hangzhou began a “Foreign-invested enterprises service month” with an investment policy consultant conference in the Zhejiang Narada Grand Hotel on August 14. |
Selling the family silver
Zhang Yu, owner of a consignment store for luxury goods, hopes business stays as strong as it has been in the past two months amid the global economic downturn. |
Hot hotels
As the travel and hotel industries worldwide face the squeeze from the global economic recession, China has turned out to be a hotspot for hotel owners and management companies to seek continued growth and expansion. |
Crisis has a silver lining for Hangzhou
While many businesses are worried about the impact of the global financial crisis, the local government in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, sees an opportunity to boost its financial outsourcing industry. |
Meeting the challenge
With only 1.1 percent of the land area and 6.5 percent of the population in China, the Yangtze River Delta is responsible for 20 percent of the nation's GDP and more than 20 percent of its total export volume. |
New bay bridge planned to power Yangtze River Delta
China has planned to build a new bay bridge to incorporate more burgeoning cities and towns into the economic power house of the Yangtze River Delta, an official said. |
