Expats resume work in China as business reboots

TIANJIN: Angiola Rucci, a senior manager at Triumph Asia Co., Ltd., an Italy-based event planning company, has been busy shuttling between exhibition venues in Shanghai, as five events are lined up in the east China metropolis this month.
“Exhibition projects of many companies at home and abroad got postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, our business in China has been back on track. In August alone, we have five projects in Shanghai,” said Rucci, who had to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in north China’s Tianjin Municipality.
In compliance with China’s epidemic control regulations, Rucci and some 200 passengers on the flight NO942 from Italy to Tianjin underwent quarantine after arriving at the Tianjin Binhai International Airport. She said many of the passengers on board were foreign employees returning to work in China. As soon as she finished the quarantine on Aug. 14 and tested negative in nucleic acid test results, she left for Shanghai. A day later, she waltzed her way at the launch venue of a modern motorcycle in red and black under the limelight. Maria Criscuolo, chair and CEO of Triumph Group International, the parent company of Triumph Asia Co., Ltd. said, the company’s staff are returning to China. She is confident about the Chinese market and the company’s business in the country. – Agencies