Hard Rock Cafe, one of the world’s most renowned food, drink and entertainment brands, recently opened its doors to the people of Tianjin. It brings the brand’s one-of-a-kind blend of music, entertainment, iconic merchandise and authentic American food.
We held an exclusive interview with Steve D. Yang, Vice-President for Asia-Pacific region, Franchise Development and Operations, Hard Rock International, to provide our readers with an insight into how the brand landed in Tianjin and everything that can be expected of it. Hard Rock Cafe Tianjin is sitting pretty at the super excellent Luneng CC Plaza across from Tianta Subway station, opposite to the most famous Tianjin attraction – Tianjin Water Park.
Business Tianjin Magazine also had the exclusive opportunity to talk with Mr. Yoshiharu Ueki, the current Chairman and Representative Director of Japan Airlines, about JAL’s recent great past performance and future challenges in this globalized world.
Mr. Ueki came to Tianjin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Japan Airlines’ Nagoya - Tianjin route, and this achievement indicates how far the company has gone in continuing to maintain its services in one of China’s booming metropolis. Bridging the distance between Japan and Tianjin not only provides a boost to both countries’ tourism, but it also expands business opportunities through JAL’s accessible flights.
In term of economic analysis, China’s growth this year does not seem to be going as smoothly as it did last year. Recent data showed that the factory gate inflation dropped to its lowest level in 17 months, following a continuous decline for five months in a row. This signals a decline in demand, especially when considering that consumer inflation also retreated sharply as sales dropped after the end of the holiday in February.
There are many other interesting articles this month, and I invite you to read them after having checked our content page. We are sure you will find topics that will help you in your professional and personal life during your stay in Tianjin.
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Mary Smith
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欢迎再次打开《津卫商务》浏览本期内容。本期封面将走近带给我们恒久美食和经典音乐的硬石餐厅。它 不仅是全球知名品牌,其产业也遍布世界各地。这里卓越的音乐品位和令人难忘的用餐体验,早已闻名遐迩。作为全球第182家、华北首家硬石餐厅,天津硬石餐厅必将成为备受天津消费者热捧的潮流餐厅。硬石集团亚太区副总裁杨大泓Steve D. Yang先生表示,硬石餐厅一直在寻找机会入住中国北方城市,天津的硬石餐厅绝对是同品牌中最好的。这家拥有别致艺术设计感的餐厅,坐落于天津市南开区天塔道56号鲁能城购物中心。硬石餐厅是鲁能集团开展与国际品牌合作的又一代表之作,同时也是鲁能商旅板块拓展自营餐饮品牌的首发成果。我们也相信硬石餐厅和鲁能将共同携手为各地食客带去更好的用餐体验。
12 ECONOMY: Growth slows down in China 14 FEATURE STORY: China’s One Belt One Road Initiative Explained 17 IN DEPTH: A Brief History of the USD/CNH Currency Pair 20 COVER STORY: Hard Rock Cafe
26 DIALOGUE: Japan Airlines' Nagoya-Tianjin route 20th Anniversary
30 INSPIRATION: The Productive Habits of a Billionaire
32 INVESTMENT: Country Garden
35 Business NEWS 36 REAL ESTATE: A glimpse of Xiong’an
40 IPR: Considerations for R&D
43 TAX & FINANCE: Key fiscal and taxation task in 2018
48 E-BIZ: What Are Alibaba's Advantages Over Amazon?