deputy mayor chen biao meets with senior executives from naspers-m6米乐app

deputy mayor chen biao headed a delegation to south africa on april 18th to meet with senior executives from naspers, including broadcast technology ceo gerdus van eeden, chief representative of the china region, li yigeng and chief financial officer of hong kong, li daxi.

during the meeting, deputy mayor chen biao introduced the socioeconomic development of shenzhen, and congratulated naspers on its outstanding performance and participation in the development of shenzhen's internet industry.

he expressed hopes that cooperation and investment in shenzhen could be strengthened based on the group's platform advantages to help expand the influence of shenzhen all over the world. gerdus stated that shenzhen enjoys promising development prospects as a "city of miracles", and plays an important role in the development of the global internet industry.

he noted that enterprises in shenzhen were dynamic and creative, and believed that cooperation with shenzhen could be extended into more fields.

deputy mayor chen biao also visited the group's tv broadcasting center, and viewed chinese tv programs in africa. director wang youming of invest shenzhen and director wang pu of shenzhen municipal office of legislative affairs respectively introduced the business environment and legislative structure in shenzhen.

during his visit to south africa, deputy mayor chen biao also visited huawei south africa, and investigated the company's local business operations. knowing that the company has already become the only product supplier for all five local telecom operators in south africa, deputy mayor chen biao praised the company's achievements and encouraged it to continue to develop and grow by identifying more opportunities.

he also mentioned that the shenzhen municipal government would continuously support enterprise development, and provide superior services to drive the construction of the three-in-one platform.

based on the long-term friendship and mutual development of south africa and shenzhen, cooperation and development opportunities involving both regions look very promising.

mutual business and trading cooperation has continued to increase significantly in recent years, with the total export-import volume between the two reaching us$18.9 billion in 2013.

naspers is a world-famous multi-national media group with a history of over 100 years. it has now successfully transitioned from an old-style printing corporation to the largest media group in an emerging market.

they are also the largest listed company in south africa, with a market value of approximately us$42 billion and major businesses including internet, pay tv, magazines, publishing and printing. naspers has a rich portfolio of media assets including over 100 tv stations and magazines. they have also been hugely successful in internet investments, with tencent as the biggest shareholder.