Chinese leather industry figures build links with neighbours

03/12/2012
A delegation of leather industry representatives from China travelled to the far north-east of the country to meet potential new business contacts from Russia and North Korea in November.

Nine businesses from the provinces of 
Zhejiang, Guangdong and Jilin made up the delegation. They held talks with contacts from Vladivostok in Russia and Rason in North Korea in Hunchun, a city on China’s border with both neighbouring countries.

One of the main proposals on the table concerns setting up manufacturing operations in Rason to take advantage of its low cost-based and location in a special economic area of North Korea.