Virginia port broadens marketing in China

Virginia port broadens marketing in China Virginia Port Authority has signed a one-year contract with Shanghai Ruinian Investment Management Co. Ltd., to represent the authority in Northern China, particularly in the Shanghai area.
   The firm’s president, Annie Kang, will coordinate her activities on behalf of the VPA through Ringo Chi, the VPA’s long-time marketing representative in Hong Kong. Chi will continue to cover Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southern China and Southeast Asia.
   The port authority said the appointment fulfills one of the recommendations from a state task force that called for VPA and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to establish some form of direct representation in mainland China.