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Mrs. Yang Ying (from Housemaid to Bio-tech & Real Estate Magnate)
Master Translation Services (How Frank Wei Walks on Water)
B.B. Mercy Foods (BB's 3 amazing sisters)
Firefly Lighting (True rags to riches story)
Huaxiangyuan Tea (Rags to Riches; teaching Chinese to drink tea!)
Master Translation Services (How Frank Wei Walks on Water)
Meixia Company ("Through a Glass Brightly")

Imagine loaning 30 yuan to a 19-year-old girl with a 4th grade education so she can land ajob as a housemaid in Xiamen--and having her repay the loan endlessly to every elderly person in her villag, and give millions to charities, after she becomes a real estate and bio-tech tycoon! That's Ms. Yang Ying's! And one man came to Xiamen with nothing but a sweater in a suitcase, which was stolen the first week. Today's he's a multi-millionaire in energy-saving lighting: Firefly Lighting Story. Or the amazing (and humorous) tale of a poor Anxi laborer who taught Xiamenese how to drink tea and transformed the entire tea industry: Huaxiang Yan Story. Or Frank Wei, "who walks on water!" Click Links above to read about them, and more.

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Xiamen Investment Promotion Agency has helped bring in to Xiamen 346 foreign-funded projects with a total contractual capital worth US$1.08 billion (more than I make in a whole year!)
Please click here for a list of Xiamen's 30+ Fortune 500 companies, which have invested in over 65 projects in Xiamen.
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Foreign Firms in Xiamen
By the end of February 2003 (the latest definitive figures I have),5763 enterprises from 50 countries and regions had established their presence in Xiamen, making it the base for their career development in China. Among them are energetic medium and small-size enterprises as well as members of Fortune 500. Together, they have become the main force in Xiamen’s economy, contributing 84.5% of the total industrial output value, 60% of export value and 40 % of tax revenue.

Xiamen companies include...
U.S.A.: GE, Kodak, Dell, Boeing,Coca-Cola, Walmart, Honeywell, Citibank, Black & Decker (just opened in Xiamen in the summer of 2006)
Europe: ABB, Philips, Linde, Taeco, Jardine, Metro, ECCO
Japan: NEC, FDK, Matsushita, TDK, Marubeni, Toshiba, Itochu, Nissho Iwai, Mitsubishi, Toyota Tsusho, TOTO
Hong Kong: Hutchison

ABB was one of the first big foreign companies to come to Xiamen. It is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs around 133,000 people.

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Fortune 500 in Xiamen Info Compliments of Xiamen Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (I list 34, there are another half dozen, but I don't have the names yet).

1.Dell Inc. China Dell is a direct partner to businesses and consumers that delivers innovative technology and services. Producer of notebook, desktop, server and software.

2.KODAK (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. Kodak is producing color film, digital cameras, camera accessories, printers and printer ink.

3. The Coca-Cola Company Taikoo Coca-Cola (Xiamen) Company World’s No.1 producer of drinks

4. Pepsi Co. KFC, Pizza Hut One of the world’s biggest food & beverage company. KFC and Pizza Hut are both in this group.

5. Japan Marubeni Corporation Xianglu Petrochemical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. Production and sales of PTA

6. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
   1. Matsushita Electronics (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
   2. Xiamen Matsushita Electric Control Equipment (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
   3. Xiamen built-Electric Co. Ltd., Producer of audio products and digital cameras.

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7. ToshibaCorporation
1. Xiamen Ha Chi technology tools Co. Ltd.
   2. Xiamen Tungaloy polishing tools Co. Ltd.
   3. Xiamen Xiangyu Chirong Trade Co. Ltd. Produion and processing of
hard alloy materials and tools.

8. Royal Philips Electronics Philips Lighting Electronics (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. specialized in the production of inductance barrette.

9.The ABB Group One of the world’s leading engineering companies. Mainly focus on control system including swith, etc.

10. Areva (Xiamen) world energy expert, offers technological solutions for highly reliable nuclear power generation and electricity transmission and distribution
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11. General Electric Co.
1.GE Engine Services (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. Aircraft Engine maintenance;
2.Xiamen Topstar lighting Co. Ltd. Lighting equipment

12. Honeywell International Inc. HTAC）Honeywell- Taikoo Aircraft Co.Ltd. aircraft maintenance

13. BOEING (XIPA did mispell it "boring"!) & JAPAN AIRLINES
Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co.Ltd.
Aircraft maintenance, modification and related services

14. United Technology Corp. Xiamen Han-sheng Qinling Aerospace Ltd. Aircraft Power maintenance services

15. NEC Corp. NEC Electronics (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. Lithium batteries, current sensor, transformers

16. Sanyo Electronic Corp. Xiamen Luyang security Ltd. Security Monitoring Products

17. Mitsubishi Corp. Xiamen Lingda Garment Co. Ltd. Garment

18. FUJITSU Ltd. Xiamen FDK Co. Ltd. Switch，hybrid integrated circuit, transformers
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19. Itochu Corp. Xiamen Fai Fashion Ltd. Leisure & Sports Fashions

20. Wal-Mart World's largest retail business

21. Metro Germany's biggest and most successful retailer; #3 worldwide

22. Carrefour Number one retailer in Europe; number two worldwide.

23. McDonalds The largest and most famous fast food group.

24. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited HSBC Co. Ltd. Xiamen Branch Bank & Finance services

25. Sumitomo Group Sumitomo-sce Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. Construction Machinery

26.Toyota Tsusho Corporation Xiefu-Koyo (Xiamen) Machinery Ltd. Automobile steering wheels
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27 Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Digital Image (China) Ltd. Xiamen branch Plasma TV, LCD TV, projector

28.The Electrolux Group Thai Door - (Xiamen) diamond tool equipment Co. Ltd. Wire saw, diamond drilling machine, etc.

29. Kingfisher Group B&Q Xiamen Branch decoration materials and decoration consulting service

30. A.P. Moller – Maersk Group Maersk Xiamen container transportation and logistics, as well as various other activities related to shipping and retail

31. Goldman Sach Group Inc. eHealthChina Inc. Computer services in finance and insurance industry

32. FedEx Corp. Datian- Federal Express Co. Ltd. Xiamen branch Express and logistics

33. CALYON CALYON Corporate and Investment Bank Xiamen Branch Bank services

34.Standed Chartered Bank Xiamen branch of Standard Chartered Bank
Counter Service Personal Banking Services SME Banking Services Commercial Banking

35.... I'm working on getting the info on the other half dozen or so.
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