China's second-largest auto group Dongfeng Motor Corp has made plans to acquire Fujian Motor Industry Group Co Ltd as it moves to set up a southeastern production base, according to recent local media reports.
Last month, the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers predicted that more than half of Chinese domestic passenger vehicle brands would cease to exist in the next three to five years.
US truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc founded a new engine joint venture with Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd last week, which will initially make diesel engines for light-duty trucks.
The 12th China International Ceramics Exposition will open on Sept 6 in Zibo, a city in Shandong province long renowned as the "capital of ceramics" because of its close association with the porcelain and ceramics industry.
Located in the center of East China's Shandong province, Zibo is an important business hub in Shandong because the city is included in the Shandong Peninsula Economic Zone as well as the Yellow River High-Efficieny Economic Zone, two zones approved by the State Council as national strategies for regional development.
As the capital of the Qi state for more than 800 years during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100BC-770BC) and Warring States Period (475BC-221BC), Zibo has long been an important silk and textile production center in northern China.
Zibo, a city famous for ceramic products, is now setting its sights on developing another time-honored resource, colored glass, to diversify its local industries.
Henan province is known for its large population and long history, but today the government is on a quest to develop the talent of the future.
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