BIZ BRIEF: Sumitomo Mitsui Bank opens branch in Chongqing

BIZ BRIEF: JFE Steel to participate in steel pipe joint venture in China

JFE Steel Corp. announced May 16 that it will establish a joint venture in China with Kawasaki Kokan Co., Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. and Taiwan's Shuan Hwa Industrial Co. to manufacture small-diameter welding pipes and cold drawn steel pipes for automotive parts makers.

BIZ BRIEF: Epson opens surface processing site in China

Seiko Epson Corp. said on May 8 that its group company, Singapore Epson Industrial Pte. Ltd., has opened a new production and sales site in Zhenjiang, a city in Jiangsu province on China's eastern seaboard, with the purpose of expanding its high-added-value surface processing business.

BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Electric system begins operations at China nuke plant

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced May 8 that the digital instrumentation and control system for nuclear power plants that it developed jointly with China Techenergy Corp. (CTEC) has begun commercial operations in China.

BIZ BRIEF: Sumitomo to join refined sugar venture in China

Sumitomo Corp. said April 30 that it has agreed with Hong Kong and South Korean partners to produce and sell refined sugar in China.

BIZ BRIEF: TDK to establish joint venture in China

TDK Corp. said it will establish a joint venture in China's southern Guangdong province in May to manufacture rare-earth magnets, for which global demand is expected to surge.