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IV. V. 1 China s economic development in 2003 The year of 2003 was important yet unusual for China in its development, in which China achieved a great deal in the reform and opening up drives. China overcame all the difficulties caused by the outbreak of SARS epidemic and other severe natural disasters, and maintained a high economic growth of 9.1 per cent averaged for the year. GNP readings in that year rose over USD 1,400 billion, ranking the 6th of the world s largest economies, and its per capita GDP was past the milestone of USD 1,000. The national financial institutes registered a remarkable growth. Export and import increased substantially with a combined total of more than USD 850 billion, up by 37.1% over the same period of the previous year. And the same figure eased China into the 4th largest trader in the world, with a growth of 34.6 per cent in export and 39.9 per cent in import. China s import from the rest of the Asian region increased by 42.2 per cent, including Japan (38.7 %), India (51.0%), South Korea (87%) and the ASEAN countries and regions (51.7 %), respectively. China is now a main trade partner with other Asian countries and regions. An accumulated total of USD 53.5 billion in foreign direct investment was channeled for actual use in the year of 2003. By the end of that same year the outstanding balance of foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 403.3 billion and Renminbi remained stable. These achievements point to the all-time high in the national strength and capability. 2. Far East Economic Review 2 11
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3. China s biggest brands by Forbes (10.20.03) Many Chinese manufacturers have little choice but to go global. Fierce competition at home means future profits lie in selling branded goods in rich countries, just as Japanese and South Korean firms found. It will require a combination of attractive products, good service and first-rate technology. Top Chinese companies are now getting into the branding game. The following are China s top 15 brands to watch: 1. Haier: Home appliances 2. CIMC (China International Marine Containers-Shenzhen): Freight containers 3. Tsingtao: Beer 4. Tong Ren Tang: Traditional medicines 5. Yanjing: Beer 6. Pearl River: Pianos 7. Legend/Lenovo: PCs 8. Ancai (Anyang, Henan): TV tubes 9. Shanghai Zhenhua: Container cranes and port machinery 10. Erdos: Cashmere 11. Wanxiang Qianchao (Hanzhou, Zhejiang): Automotive parts 12. NCPC (North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp. Shijiazhuang, Hebei): Pharmaceuticals 13. FAW (First Automotive Works Changchun, Jielin): cars 14. Broad (Beijing): Air-conditioning 15. COSCO (China Ocean Shipping--Beijing): Shipping 4. Grey China 4 11
Grey China Advertising Ltd., located in Beijing. It is a partner company of Grey Worldwide, a subsidiary of Grey Global Group. Grey Worldwide: Grey Worldwide, our global advertising agency, is one of the ten largest advertising agencies in the world, with offices in over 90 countries. It has one overriding focus: to produce truly great creative work, to produce work that soars, makes us proud and fosters the brand relationship with consumers work that helps our clients prosper. GreyWorldwide provides highly creative services including brand ideas and strategies, brand planning, creative development and production. Our agency is organized into four geographical units: North America; Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific and Latin America. In 2000, when Grey Global Group (formerly Grey Advertising) became a holding company of many partner companies, each focused in a different marketing communications business discipline, we separated our largest business advertising into a single new agency: Grey Worldwide. Worldwide Headquarters: 777 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 546-2000 Ed Meyer, CEO Grey Global Group Grey Global Group: Grey Global Group has a celebrated history of excellence and innovation. Our success story began more than 85 years ago In 1917, Grey was a one-man, one-room shop. The one man was Larry Valenstein, who borrowed $100 from his mother to start a direct mail company, which he called Grey Studios. By 1925, he had already hired an ambitious assistant named Arthur Fatt and had acquired enough consumer accounts to necessitate a name change to Grey Advertising. They had no money, no 5 11
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EDS EDS provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help its clients worldwide improve their business performance. EDS' core portfolio comprises information-technology, applications and business process services, as well as information-technology transformation services. EDS' A.T. Kearney subsidiary is one of the world's leading high-value management consultancies. We support the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries. Employees: more than 120,000 2003 revenues: more than $20 billion Ranked 87th on the Fortune 500 VI. 1 which is image-driven (p. 1) image driven image-driven, adj., 2 joint venture (p.2) venture a business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain, joint venture 3. distribution channels (p.2) distribution channel the set of firms and individuals that take title, or assist in transferring title, to the particular product or service as it moves from the producer to the consumer middlemen (wholesaler) (retailer) 4. premium brands (p. 2) 9 11
products regarded as superior in quality and sold at a higher price 5. status-conscious domestic consumers (p.2) 6 Meidi (p. 2) Midea 7. white goods (p. 3) gray goods VCR VCD VC 8. ABN Amro Securities (p. 4) 9. Unilever (p. 4) 11 1 holding company 2 fully owned company 4 Ponds Vaseline Pears Maxam Signal 10. Laocai (p. 5) 11. Coty (p. 5) 10 11
12. believes the brand----overhauled, repackaged and resold at a premium---- can give Tsingtao a run for its money in overseas markets (p. 5) overhauled, repackaged and resold at a premium (if ) give Tsingtao a run for / 13. Yue-Sai Kan Cosmetics (p. 5) 11 11