TIANJIN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Goubuli, one of China's longest established food brands from the northern city of Tianjin, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Australian health product company Blooms Bluesky Holding.
Goubuli, has adopted the English name "Go Believe," will acquire 78 percent of the latter, said Zhang Yansen, president of the Tianjin Goubuli Group Corporation.
Zhang told Xinhua that through the cooperation, Goubuli will introduce technology and products from Blooms Bluesky to China, while promoting its own stuffed buns overseas.
This is not Goubuli's first cooperation with an Australian enterprise.
In 2014, it joined with Australia's coffee shop franchise Gloria Jean's Coffees and now owns more than 100 Gloria Jean's Coffee shops and Goubuli restaurants in China.
File photo of a Volkswagen plant in Shanghai
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) Comprar Nike Air Max 1 Mujer , Europe's biggest carmaker, plans to launch more than 20 models of battery-driven cars in China by the end of 2018, as it capitalizes on Beijing's support for low-emission vehicles in the country's campaign against pollution.
By 2020 there could be "some hundred thousand" pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in China under Volkswagen Group, most of which would be locally made, Jochem Heizmann Comprar Nike Air Max Thea Mujer , head of Volkswagen Group China, said on Tuesday.
"In the near future, Volkswagen will be offering Chinese drivers over 20 new energy vehicles, from small cars to large-sized SUVs, from plug-in hybrids to pure electric cars Comprar Nike Air Max 90 Mujer ," Heizmann said in Shanghai.
China has set a target of putting 5 million green vehicles on roads by 2020 and carmakers such as Volkswagen, BMW, Tesla Motors Inc and Nissan Motor Co are vying for a share of that.
Beijing, enveloped by thick smog over the past few days, has announced various long-term schemes over recent years to end the problem but there is little sign of improvement.
"I spend a big portion of my time in Beijing Comprar Nike Air Max 97 Mujer , and everyone is suffering there...," Heizmann told reporters.
Beijing is subsidizing purchases of low-emission vehicles and has published rules that require foreign and Chinese carmakers to meet stringent fuel consumption targets. Heizmann said the targets would be difficult to meet without the help of electric vehicles.
Volkswagen will launch its pure-electric car, the e-up! in China this year, and plans to launch its e-Golf and the plug-in hybrid model Golf GTE next year.
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"With this modular strategy, we don't need a different car factory. The e-Golf can be produced in the same body shop and assembly line as a normal Golf," he said. "This is an advantage."
ADDIS ABABA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Long-serving president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon will face challenge from Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar at the 39th General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) kicked off on Wednesday.
In its two-day event, CAF are expected to hold election for its presidency when about 500 participants including CAF member countries and famous soccer players are taking part in the event.
Upon his arrival on Tuesday here in Addis Ababa, Hayatou said efforts are underway to boost number of African countries at the World Cup tournament.
The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) quoted Hayatou as saying, "We are striving to increase the number of countries representing Africa in the World Cup whereby there are bright sides of it that efforts are still underway to let Africa have ten representative countries in the World Cup."
The 39th ordinary session of CAF is coincided with the 60th anniversary of the continental football governing body here in Addis Ababa, capital of the East African country.
The CAF General Assembly is expected to discuss various issues concerning ways of developing football across the African continent.
The Forum on evolution of African football was conducted Wednesday on the premises of the African Union (AU), with focus on political & historical, economic, social, and sporting dimensions.
NEW YORK, March 18 (Xinhua) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Comprar Nike Air Max TN Hombre , along with tourism officials, announced Wednesday that the city is projected to attract 67 million annual visitors by the end of 2021.
The mayor said the Big Apple achieved its goal of 55 million visitors a year ahead of its 2015 schedule by welcoming an all-time record 56.4 million visitors last year.
"This year, we're committing to attract a record 67-million annual visitors by the end of 2021 and we look forward to working alongside businesses, large and small, to showcase all that our five boroughs have to offer Comprar Nike Air Max 95 Hombre ," he said.
Data shows that each additional million visitors would result in significant economic gains, including generating more tourism-related jobs and visitor spending, which solidifies the tourism industry as a major engine for the city.
Of the predicted 67 million visitors expected by the end of 2021, 16 million are forecasted to come from international markets while 51 million would come from domestic market.
Last year, visitor spending resulted in some 61.3 billion U.S. dollars in economic impact and 3.7 billion dollars in City tax revenues Comprar Nike Air Max Thea Hombre , as well as supporting 359,000 tourism related jobs. Total visitor arrivals for 2015 are projected to rise 3 percent overall to 58.1 million.
The city's strategy to inspire visitation and prepare for 10 million more visitors also includes focusing on emerging markets such as China, attracting major sports events to the city, and tourism-Ready seminars.