China to lure regional HQ of foreign firms   

中国将大力吸引跨国公司在华设地区总部及功能性机构

“鼓励跨国公司在中国设立地区总部和功能性机构是我们下一步利用外资非常重要的工作。”4日，商务部外国投资管理司副司长黄峰在此间透露。

Beijing (ECNS) -- Foreign companies are encouraged to open regional headquarters and research departments in China, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.

Huang Feng, deputy director of the ministry's Foreign Investment Department, said at a press conference that regional headquarters can integrate businesses and promote upgrading of foreign investment.

Huang said the ministry has been mulling new policies to lure more research departments, to China.

More than 1,800 foreign research centers and more than 50 regional headquarters are operating in China, according to figures released at the conference.