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The Road Ahead Revolutionising Healthcare an in Depth Discussion with Dr Business Tianjin InterMediaChinaInterMediaChinaInterMediaChina wwwwwww.businesstianjin.comww.businesstianjin.com.businesstianjin.com October 2016 2016 OCT www.businesstianjin.com 16 The Road Ahead Revolutionising Healthcare An in depth discussion with Dr. Masoud Afnan, General Manager of Tianjin United Family Healthcare Room for improvement? Competition in the Tianjin Hotel Industry 12 IP Protection in China for the Cosmetics Industry 32 Airbnb Finding Its Space In China 36 Key tips to pitch your company and approach potential buyers 52 China, Football and Business, What’s Going On? 69 Business Tianjin October 2016 Dear Readers, It is October and we are back with this month’s edition of Business Tianjin focusing two important aspects of life and economy, healthcare and local hotel business. While a discussion on revolutionizing trends in the healthcare sector with General Manager of TUFH forms our cover story, our feature story highlights the effect of competition on Tianjin’s hotel industry. Our economic section packs a punch this month courtesy of bringing forth the debt problem, GDP numbers and macro-economic health not to mention the various activities organized by local Chambers of Commerce. Be prepared to be shocked as the story of foray of Chinese businessmen on the European soccer scene is outlined in detail. In this issue we help you to find out why the automobile industry in China is geared towards small cars and whether the Shenzhen-Hong www.businesstianjin.com Kong link is anything more than just another investment opportunity. HNTE forms the crux of the matter on taxes and finances and patent MANAGING DIRECTOR protection in the cosmetic industry is featured in our legal section J. Hernan along with continuation of our efforts to bring forth violation of [email protected] ethics in the field of Internet Advertising. MANAGING EDITOR Mike Ross Do check the interaction with some of the movers and shakers of [email protected] commerce in Tianjin under ‘Dialogue’. For the artistically inclined, there is the comprehensive coverage of Autumn’s Golden Week and EDITORS for bookworms, the latest work of famed author Zhang Weiwei has Elvira Cheng, Malaka Yattigala been put under the scanner. We have also brought forth tips that [email protected] would enable you to judge employee satisfaction at your workplace under HR section. CONTRIBUTORS Tracy Hall, Ben Hoskins, Chelsea Cai We round up this issue of Business Tianjin with all the latest biz from Robert Parkinson, Marwan Faddoul around the city and we wish you all the luck. Don’t forget to visit Philippe Healey, Justin Toy, Richard Cook Priscilla Nolet, Michael Dow, our website www.businesstianjin.com and follow us in our official Andrew Smith, Edmond Yang Wechat account (ID: business_tianjin) for more information. DESIGNER Yours Sincerely, Hu Yingzhe MARKETING, EVents & Promotions Zhang Danni, Jenny Wang [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHERS Mary Smith Wang Yifang, Meng Yu Managing Editor | Business Tianjin Magazine DISTRIBUTION [email protected] Lei Hongzhi [email protected] ADVERTISING AGENCY InterMediaChina [email protected] PUBLISHING DATE October 2016 Business Tianjin is FREE For Members ONLY ISSN 2076-3735 Biz Briefs Business Tianjin / October 2016 Tianjin News Tangla Hotel Tianjin Awarded by Audi inaugurated its first eLong transmission factory in Tianjin Hu Zhiqiang visited ◄ The Road Ahead 05 BIZ BRIEFS The Astor Hotel Tianjin” Revolutionising Healthcare 09 NUMBERS An in depth discussion with Dr. Masoud Afnan, General Manager 10 ECONOMY of Tianjin United Family Healthcare 12 FEATURE STORY This month we sit down with esteemed Competition in the Tianjin Hotel Industry Dr. Afnan, the General Manager of Tianjin 16 COVER STORY United Family Hospital to talk in depth about how United Family Healthcare is The Road Ahead: revolutionising the approach to health care Revolutionising Healthcare The annual network competition Audi has partnered up with Volkswagen in China one city at a time. held by eLong had finally concluded. Automatic Transmission Tianjin and 21 DIALOGUE Tangla Hotel Tianjin was awarded as inaugurated its first transmission European Business in China: Mr. Hu Zhiqiang, the Vice President See Page 16 the "Recommended Business Hotel of factory in China. It's located in Tianjin of Chinese Nationalist Party visited Business Confidence Survey Report the Year 2016". This marks the soaring and employs over 1000 people at The Astor Hotel Tianjin recently. The professional service concept of Tangla current capacity. Audi Starts Making 24 INVESTMENT Managing Director Mr. Ugur Talayhan Hotel. In 2016, through the analysis of Transmissions in China, Tianjin Will Will the New Shenzhen-Hong Kong and DGM Mr. Zhao Jie greeted the eLong travel booking options and the Supply the A4 and frankly, we're Link Provide Returns that the Investors visiting group and welcomed them to comments on data detection, regardless surprised that it took them so long, Tianjin to participate in the 8th Matsu Are Looking For? of the guests' choice or feedback, Tangla considering Audi is the first German Culture Festival. Mr. Hu Zhiqiang stayed Hotel Tianjin is popular among business automaker to build a stronghold in 26 INVESTMENT NEWS at the Sun Yat Sen suite and visited the and travel guests. Tangla Hotel Tianjin China with its A8 and A6 models. The Astor Museum. He gave a high rating ◄ European Business in China: 28 REAL ESTATE is the high-end national brand built by Tianjin factory will put together 240,000 to hotel's reception and catering service Business Confidence Survey Report Who will fill the void left by P2P tenants? HNA Hotel Group. The Hotel upholds the twin-clutch gearboxes per year but the and looked forward to visiting again. brand philosophy of "Harmony, Elegance, capacity can be doubled rapidly if needed. 32 IPR Leaders of both State Council and Tianjin This year’s Business Confidence Survey Excellence and Serenity", the eastern “Volkswagen Automatic Transmission provides a unique perspective into the real Cosmetics Industry Taiwan Affairs Office were satisfied with aesthetics and philosophy of perfect deep Tianjin creates synergies between the feelings and real concerns of companies hotel's reception and excellent catering 36 MARKETING fusion. Group brands, further strengthening them. operating in China. This developing dialogue service and said, “as Tianjin's landmark, Airbnb finding its space in China With efficient use of resources we live up is an important level of transparency from the The Astor Hotel Tianjin is an important Tianjin Airlines will fly to to our promise of sustainability at every established businesses here, but presents a 38 L EGAL ASSISTANCE window for external publicity which Auckland step along the way,” says Dr. Jochem coordinated effort to raise concerns and put plays an important role on strengthening Recommendations and countermeasures Heizmann. forth recommendations to the authorities. for solving legal issues of the Internet Cross-Strait exchanges." In order to gain further understanding of advertising under the e-commerce model these factors we recently spoke to Mr. Adam Tianjin attracts overseas Chinese World’s highest Matsu statue Dunnett, Secretary General of the European 42 HR investment erected in Tianjin Chamber of Commerce in China and Mr. 5 signs your employees are unhappy, Christoph Schrempp, Chairman of the Tianjin Chapter European Chamber of Commerce. and 5 signs your employees are happy 45 FINANCE See Page 21 New Working Guidelines for the Administration and Assessment of High and New Technology Enterprises Tianjin Airlines will launch the first Chinese flights from Auckland to ◄ An Evermore Thirsty Tianjin: (HNTEs) Opportunities and challenges Water Conservation Chongqing and Tianjin of China in December 2016. The flights will operate & Transportation 50 ON THE HORIZON The Binhai Matsu Cultural Park was between Tianjin, Chongqing and The Eighth Overseas Chinese Pioneering An Evermore Thirsty Tianjin: officially opened in Tianjin on September This month a major milestone in Tianjin’s Auckland three times a week using an and Developing Conference was Water Conservation & Transportation 11th. The park covers an area of 39,000 water supply was marked by the opening A330 aircraft. It will be the first Oceania held in Tianjin on August 26th with square meters with sites including the of further tributaries to the “Danjiangkou 52 MANAGEMENT route for Tianjin Airlines, which plans to more than 800 experts and overseas Matsu statue, bell and drum towers, a Diversion”, a major south to north water Key tips to pitch your company and use an A330 aircraft on the new routes to Chinese businesses from 20 counties Matsu temple and more. The 42.3 meter diversion program. The milestone approach potential buyers two of China's most important economic in attendance. Twenty-nine purchasers was immediately followed up with the high statue of Matsu, a Chinese goddess, centers. The launch will involve direct and 64 exhibitors negotiated during announcement of the initiation of a new major is said to be the tallest in the world. 55 PAST EVENTS flights from China's fourth largest the event and reached more than 180 water diversion artery, again designed to supply Tianjin. 57 CHAMBER REPORTS city, Tianjin to Chongqing, one of the cooperation agreements. In addition, the 60 LISTINGS world's largest urban centers and a major promotion of several national strategies
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