Hunan hopes to attract Fortune 500 firms

CHANGSHA - Hunan will work closely with US companies in the fields of high-tech commodities, scientific cooperation and services in an effort to achieve more economic goals, a top provincial official said.

Zhou Qiang, Party secretary of Central China's Hunan province, is leading a delegation to Beijing to attend the China-US Governors Forum, which promotes economic and political ties between Chinese provinces and US states.

"The forum will further enhance the trade and investment relations between Hunan and a number of US states. The province is planning to attract more Fortune 500 US companies and strategic investors to establish their headquarters of branches in Hunan," he said.