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Article

15 May 2008

Author:
Maria Trombly, Emerging China

News: Foreign Businesses, Organizations Support Disaster Relief

Foreign businesses, organizations and embassies reacted quickly after the Monday earthquake with offers of aid and support. On Wednesday, General Electric announced a US$2 million donation...GE has mobilized local field support engineers to help with immediate restoration of power, water and hospital systems...In addition to Carrefour's 2 million yuan pledge, Hong Kong-based investment group CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets -- announced an initial 2 million donation at its annual China forum...Toronto's TD Bank Financial Group donated $50,000 to the Canadian Red Cross China Earthquake fund...HSBC donated 10 million yuan through the Hong Kong branch of the Red Cross Society of China...[T]he American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai reported that chamber members have donated over 13 million yuan to disaster relief, led by Johnson & Johnson's 10 million yuan donation...Preliminary list of foreign donors contributing to earthquake-related disaster relief efforts: • Acer: 3 million yuan • Alcoa: 1 million yuan • AMD: 1 million yuan • Applied Materials: donated 1 million yuan of disaster relief • Bayer: donated medical equipment worth 500,000 yuan • BMW: 1 million yuan • Bridgestone (China): 300,000 yuan for earthquake relief and rescue • Canon Group: 11 million yuan • Carlsberg: 1 million to the Red Cross • Carrefour: 2 million yuan • CNET China: 500,000 yuan • DaimlerChrysler [now Daimler]: 400,000 yuan • Dell China: 2.1 million yuan • DHL: 1 million yuan • Dongfeng Honda: 1 million in cash and two CR-V • Dow Chemical: 2 million yuan • Epson: 1 million yuan • Ericsson: 4 million yuan in emergency communications equipment • Estee Lauder: 1 million yuan • FAW and Toyota: 10 million yuan and 10 relief vehicles • GE: US$2 million • Guangzhou Honda: 1 million yuan • Hitachi Construction Machinery: 6.7 million yuan • HSBC: 10 million yuan to the Red Cross • IDG: 1 million yuan • Intel: 2.1 million yuan • Johnson & Johnson: 10 million • Kimberly-Clark Corporation: 400,000 yuan • Komatsu Group: 6 million yuan • Konica Minolta Group: 300,000 yuan • Kraft: 3 million yuan of food • Li Ka Shing Foundation: 30 million yuan • Louis Vuitton: 2 million yuan • Mary Kay: 3 million yuan • Matsushita Electric: 10 million yuan • Michelin China Investment Co. Ltd.: 500,000 yuan • Microsoft: 1 million yuan in cash, plus 3 million yuan in other kinds of aid • Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: 15 million yen (about £75,000) to the Red Cross Society of China. • Nokia and Nuoxi: 3 million yuan and 4,000 emergency phones • Japan's Omron Corp.: 30 million yen to Red Cross Society of China, 250,000 yuan worth of medical equipment to the Chinese Ministry of Health • P & G: 1 million yuan • Pepsi China: 1 million yuan • Peugeot Citroen: 1 million yuan • Pfizer: 10 million yuan • Philips: 2 million yuan • QUALCOMM: 3.5 million yuan • Red Bull: 3 million yuan, 150,000 yuan worth of aid supplies • SAIC-GM-Wuling: 1 million yuan • Samsung: 30 million yuan • Schneider Electric: 3 million yuan assistance • Scotiabank: $100,000 • Shanghai General Motors: 3 million yuan • Siemens China: 2 million yuan • Sony: over 4 million yuan • Sony Group 4 million contribution to the disaster areas are still increasing staff contributions • South Korean SK Group contributions to 10 million yuan • Taiwan Runtai big Runfa Company donated 50 million yuan • Taiwan's Foxconn Technology to the disaster areas in Sichuan money donated 60 million yuan • Taiwan's Hon Hai Group contributions to 60 million yuan • TCL Group contributions to the earthquake-stricken Wenchuan 1 million yuan • TD Bank Financial Group: $50,000 to Canadian Red Cross China Earthquake Fund • UBS and UBS Securities will contribute 1 million yuan • UBS Investment Fund Company contributions to the disaster areas in Sichuan 500,000 yuan • Volkswagen jointly Sichuan disaster areas to the north-south public donated 6 million yuan Sources: Sina.com, press releases