TEDA Welcomes Some 30 Korean Manufacturers Participating in IMIE2007

TEDA Welcomes Some 30 Korean Manufacturers Participating in IMIE2007

March 22, 2007

    TIANJIN, China, March 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tianjin
Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) announces
that the organizing committee of IMIE2007 recently
announced that IMIE2007, held in May every year in TEDA,
has attracted the attention of a great number of foreign
manufacturers and nearly 30 Korean mobile phone
manufacturers will participate in the 2007 edition,
covering industrial chain links such as chips, components,
and value-added services, etc.  The large-scale
participation in the exhibition by Korean manufacturers, an
important player in the international mobile communication
industry, shows that IMIE2007 has become the most important
international platform for cooperation and exchange between
Sino-foreign mobile communication industries.

    The nearly 30 Korean manufacturers that intend to
participate in the exhibition are all enterprises with
excellent technology and marketing capabilities, including
local-based Korean companies and accessory manufacturers
such as MCNEX, Heyu Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd.,
Jinyoung, Harim Machinery Co., Ltd., GNC and SUNGHYU and
Korean companies with presences in China, such as MANNA and
Xixitai, covering all links of the mobile phone industrial
chain.

    On May 1 this year, the second largest operator in
Korea, KTF, introduced the WCDMA based 3G business first in
Korea.  Following that, the largest operator in Korea, SKT,
advanced its schedule to introduce its 3G business. These
two operators both target China while competing fiercely
with each other in the 3G markets, hoping to purchase
high-quality and inexpensive super 3G (HSDPA) equipment and
terminals in China. 

    Korean manufacturers' strong line-up and active
participation in various activities doubtlessly shows the
international characteristic and core competitiveness of
the international mobile phone exhibition held in Tianjin,
making it a real "international, brand oriented and
professional" event.  To that end, the organizing
committee continues to cooperate with authoritative
organizations and plans to introduce a series of exchanges,
communications and interactive activities, including many
high-value summit forums and technical seminars such as the
2007 China Mobile Phone Industry Development (International)
Forum, the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the Executive
Committee of China Domestic Handsets Summit, the China Cell
Phone Component Summit, the International Mobile Storage
Technology Summit and Procurement, and the Negotiation
Meeting for International Buyers', helping to build a
high-value platform for Sino-foreign manufacturers to
showcase their technology and negotiate on business. 

    According to the organizing committee, IMIE, oriented
to be a "first-rate international mobile communication
exhibition", provides unlimited business opportunities
for Chinese and foreign enterprises and has evolved to be a
significant market event thanks to their devotion to the
mission of "introducing excellent Chinese enterprises
to the world and the best industrial resources to
China", and the efforts of elaborately designing
various shows, meetings and business matching initiatives. 
IMIE2007 is clearly an excellent platform for Korean
companies to enter into the Chinese market. 

    About Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
(TEDA)

    Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
was established in 1984 with the approval of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China.  It is one of
the first state-class economic-technological development
areas in the country. 

    TEDA is located in the center of a larger area
bordering Bohai Sea and the east of the Asia-Europe Land
Bridge, thus serving as the gate to the two super cities of
Beijing and Tianjin, and the throat connecting the northeast
of China.  By the end of 2005, 4,067 foreign companies have
landed in TEDA.  Of the Fortune 500 companies, 57
multinational companies, from 10 countries and regions,
including such well-established multinational giants as
Motorola, Samsung and Toyota, invested in 123 enterprises
in TEDA.  In 2000, "Fortune" listed TEDA as one
of the most highly recommended economic areas in China.  In
2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas of
China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai
Pudong and Xi'an High-tech Park.


    For more information, please contact:

     Ding Lei 
     TEDA
     Tel:  [phone] 

     Yang Chonghao
     Tel:  [phone]

     Web:  http://www.investteda.org