Industrial Finance
More Internationalized Kebei Market
Publish Time:2008-07-18
"I find Kebei has become more and more internationalized. It is so often to meet a foreigner on road." Xiaochen, working in Wonder Plaza, always mentions it to his friends. For there are so many foreigners from different countries near Wonder Plaza.
With the complementation of various business buildings with perfect facilities and complete function in Kebei, it has been the key place in businessmen’s eyes at home and abroad who are interested in international business. Both the factory and trade companies establish their windows here one after another.
A Korean businessman, Mr. King has been in Keqiao for the textile business for several years. In the beginning of his arrival, Mr.King didn’t have the large scale business, he only rent a medium sized apartment in Guazhufengqing which is big enough for his life and business. With the development of his business, Mr. King has employed more staff, and establsihed relationship with more clients. He decides to shift his office from resident building to business building in Keqiao. "Convenient parking, comfortable transportation, good repast and nice work environment, all of which are the reasons for me to choose Kebei." At present, Mr.King has rented an office in the Shimao Center.
Mr.Zhang, also a businessman from Korea, has his own office in Times Square. As being asked why he chose Times Square, his explanation is symbolic. There are many offices of Chinese manufacturers there,and it is effective to do business as having so many suppliers nearby. For an Indian businessman Hement, he presented his reason for choosing Wonder Plaza in this way, "If you work in the international trade, your first answer is Kebei, the business buildings like Shimao Center, Times Square are all famous, so it gives others the professional impression to establish the offices in business buildings."
During the interview, our reporter found that with the increase of offices of foreign enterprises, many specific restaurants opened in Kebei whose target customers are foreign businessmen. For example, Xinlayuan and Korean Benjia etc.