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CHENNAI: Chennai is set to host its first golf tournament exclusively for expatriates on Saturday to combine Tamil Nadu's industrial strength with a new focus on lifestyle and global community. The Tamil Nadu Expat Golf Cup 2025, organised by Guidance Tamil Nadu in association with the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation, will take place at the Tamil Nadu Golf Annex, Nandanam. More than 225 senior executives, including CEOs and CXOs from countries such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, Germany, the US, the UK, Australia, and Taiwan, are expected to participate. For the first time in India, a state government is using a sporting event to promote "ease of living" as a factor in attracting global talent. Officials say the tournament is intended to complement the state's investor facilitation initiatives, ensuring relocation and integration of expatriates and their families is smooth and seamless. "This is not just a golf event -- it is an opportunity to showcase Chennai's world-class living standards," said a Guidance Tamil Nadu spokesperson.
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday inked some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Germany, including the one with the Munich-headquartered Knorr-Bremse, during Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's ongoing visit to the European nation. The company will invest ₹2,000 crore in the establishment of an advanced facility for making railway doors and braking systems. This will be Knorr-Bremse's first-ever major manufacturing investment in Tamil Nadu. The project is expected to generate jobs for 3,500 perso ...Read More >
Rajaa added that Foxconn's India representative Robert Wu had met with Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin "to reaffirm their deep trust in Tamil Nadu with substantial investment comRmitments". Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has committed ₹15,000 crore in investments, creating 14,000 high-value jobs, Tamil Nadu industries minister TRB Rajaa said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. Rajaa said this was the largest-ever engineering jobs commitment for the state and a 'major boost' f ...Read More >