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Surprising Harbin - Dog Date
Did you know . . . a new kind of pet
matchmaking business has emerged at a
time when the city is enjoying a burgeoning pet
industry. Zhao Wei, owner of Harbin New Star
Pet Hospital, carefully took down a dog’s name,
age, breed, hair colour, weight, even her hobbies
and, finally, a snapshot of her cool pose. "Just
like matchmaking for people, we need
information to find her match," Zhao said.
She added that they have a database of every
dog that comes to the hospital, some 500. "We
select possible matches and contact the owners
of the male dog, then comes the time for their
blind date," she said. The owner of the female
dog usually pays a mating fee because the
owner of the "bride" will usually keep the
puppies. Zhao charges about 10 per cent of
that fee, which varies between US$6 and US$24
depending on the breed. If the female fails to
get pregnant, they will not charge.
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Dear Friends:
From last report, things are getting back to
normal in Harbin. All things considered, the
unfortunate accident in Jilin that sent benzene
into the Songhua River was more of a temporary
inconvenience than a disaster for our city. In
great measure that was due to the immediate
action of the municipal government, which
provided public information and a series of
emergency measures that prevented any
sickness and provided adequate supplies of
water from other sources. As a prospective
restaurant owner, I was very pleased to see how
this unforeseeable situation was handled.
Business continued to operate throughout the
time.
Because Jill and I are not available for the
Chicago visit, our friends at the Harbin Economic
Cooperation and Promotion Bureau (HECPB) re-
appointed us as Special Foreign Investment
Advisors at a brief ceremony in Harbin. Jill
accepted the honor for herself and on my
behalf. And the rumor that it was done in
Harbin to preclude my long acceptance speech is
unfounded. The photograph (left) shows
Jill accepting the appointment from Mr. Cui Yu
Ping, Division Chief of the HECPB. Mr. Xie Ying
Yi (Far left), President of Harbin Business
Exchange was also present at the ceremomy.
On another note, we have good news and bad
news. We recently issued formal invitations for
a Harbin delegation to come to the United
States, and make all the difficult visa
arrangements for the trip. Unfortunately, the
delegation is only spending 24 hours in Chicago –
and, of course, Jill is in China, and I will be
unavailable. We are happy to announce that the
US-China Chamber of Commerce have stepped in
the breach, and agreed to host the delegation
for this U.S. visit. The HECPB has contracted
with them to put on one of their special
seminars for visiting delegations next week.
You may recall, they recently arranged a similar
meeting for the Mayor of Dalian.
The delegation will be headed by Mr. Zhang Wei,
Vice Director of HECPB. He is a good friend and
excellent representative for Harbin.
We encourage you to contact the U.S.-China
Chamber of Commerce at 312-368-9911 to make
reservations. And should you have a chance to
speak to members of the delegation, please say
hello for me and Jill. Let them know you are a
member of the Harbin Business Exchange fan
club. Well . . . if we had one, you would surely
be
a member. Thanks to underwriting by HECPB,
there will be no charge for this event. I hope
you can attend and enjoy the program. I think
you will understand why we are so high on
Harbin. If you have any question, please feel
free to call.
Have a productive week!
Larry Horist - Chairman HBE
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| Harbin subject of special magazine feature |
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China International Business is one of China’s
leading business magazines for the English-
speaking world. Published in Beijing, the
November issues features a very positive and
informative article on Harbin. HBE President
Larry Horist was honored to have been
extensively quoted (even had a photograph),
along with Stephen Burrows, President of
Anheuser-Bush International. Reprints are
available by contacting the HBE office, or you
can read the online version here, entitled “HARBIN COMES IN FROM THE COLD.” The
online version does not contain the impressive
graphics and photos.
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| Harbin Electric Announces New Executive Appointment |
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Harbin Electric, Inc. a U.S. company, with
operations based in Harbin, China, announced
that Barry L. Raeburn has agreed to join
the company as Executive Vice President of
Finance and Corporate Development. Mr.
Raeburn will focus on extending Harbin Electric's
presence in North America by establishing
customer communications and investor relations
programs.
''This is a very exciting time to be joining the
Harbin team. Yang Tian Fu has built an
impressive organization with the expertise,
capacity, and technology to service the needs of
the global industrial marketplace,'' Mr. Raeburn
commented. ''I am confident that we will
continue to deliver on our goals of producing the
highest quality products and greatest levels of
customer service at the best price. We are
focused on growing share within China and in
the export market for our products.''
''The market for our linear motors and other
electric motor products in China alone represents
a substantial opportunity for growth. Our
corporate development initiatives, which are
already underway, will broaden the customer
base and enhance Harbin Electric's overall
exposure in the global marketplace,'' Raeburn
stated.
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| Green Heilongjiang |
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College students from China and Russia have
taken part in a program sponsored by the World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) to protect the ecological
system of the Heilongjiang RiverBasin, which is
shared by the two neighboring countries. The
program, known as the "Heilongjiang Green Belt
Protection Forum", was launched to improve
people's awareness of the importance of the
system.
The Heilongjiang/Amur valley has been listed by
the WWF as one of its five top global ecological
priority areas. With rich biodiversity, the valley
is 710,000 square miles in size and its Chinese
part is 363,00 square miles.
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| Struck Coal |
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Heilongjiang-based Longmei Mining (Group) Co
Ltd has chosen South Korean steel giant Posco
and Japan-based trading company Itochu
Corporation as the strategic investors for its
planned Hong Kong IPO (initial public offering) in
the first half of next year. The group aims to
raise more than US$256 million in a Hong Kong
IPO in the first half of 2006. Li Bixin, vice-
director of Heilongjiang State-owned Assets
Regulatory and Administration Commission, said
more than 10 large companies from both home
and abroad had expressed an interest in
acquiring shares in the coal group at that time.
With proven coal reserves of 22.4 billion tons,
Heilongjiang is one of China's coal-rich
provinces. The province's annual coal output
exceeds 80 million tons, with the four coal
producers accounting for more than 60 per cent.
China last year produced 1.96 billion tons of
coal, and used 1.89 billion tons.
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