The New Crown epidemic is still spreading around the world, and some companies in various countries are looking for new outlets, and have set their sights on the Chinese market.
1. Germany (Volkswagen) accelerates its deployment in China
Feng Sihan, CEO of German Volkswagen Group (China), said in an exclusive interview with CCTV News that further opening of the Chinese market will give Volkswagen more opportunities. The German Volkswagen (China) will stick to the implementation of its investment plan in China this year and will invest more than 4 billion euros in the Chinese market together with its partners.
2. The United States and India agreed to resume passenger flights
According to Russian media reports, the US Department of Transportation released news that the United States and India have agreed to resume passenger flights between the two countries. The ministry had previously accused the Indian authorities of taking unfair measures against charter flights and stipulated that every charter flight in India could only be executed with special permission. The rule will now be revoked and Air India will be allowed to fly between the two countries.
3. Germany says it will deepen trade relations with China
In an interview with the “Frankfurt Report” on the 15th, German Minister of Economy Peter Altmeyer said that Germany has refused to implement “more stringent measures” against China in view of the possible economic consequences. Earlier, he also said in an interview with “Russia Today” that Germany would not interfere with China on issues involving Hong Kong. On the 15th, in an interview with Politico, Altmeyer stated that Germany is eager to further deepen its economic and trade relations with China, which is in the interest of both countries.
7. French Danone Group will invest 100 million Euros in China
French Danone Group said on the 16th that it will invest 100 million euros in China to develop professional nutritional products such as infant milk powder. Danone Group disclosed in a press release that the investment will be used to set up a research and development center in Shanghai that focuses on breast milk and intestinal health and to acquire a baby milk powder factory in Qingdao. According to the bulletin, with the acquisition of the Qingdao plant, Danone Group has the first infant milk powder production base in China. The acquisition will also benefit the medical nutrition production base in Wuxi, Jiangsu.
9. 649,000 people in the UK have no income from March to June
Although the British government has been providing support in recent weeks to vigorously promote economic recovery, the National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom announced on the 16th local time that due to the economic stagnation caused by the new crown epidemic, from March to June, 649,000 people across the country did not income. In June, the number of registered taxpayers decreased by 74,000 compared with May.
10. Gree Electric is expected to make a profit in the first half of the year
On the evening of July 14, Gree Electric released the first half performance forecast, which is expected to make profit of 6.3 billion to 7.2 billion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year decrease of 48%-54%.
12. Thailand’s largest mobile operator: Huawei entered the company’s bidding list for 5G network construction
On July 14, Advanced Info Service Pcl (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile operator, announced that Huawei had become one of the companies bidding for its 5G network construction.