A profitable state-run enterprise, the hotels are often in castles, palaces, fortresses, convents, monasteries and other historic buildings.

A state-run enterprise needs to be distinguished from an ordinary limited liability corporation owned by the state.

Others are officials in charge of state-run enterprises, who effectively run them as private businesses.

Identification usually occurs during mandatory blood test for teachers, government agency and some state-run enterprises employees.

In recent years this early focus on heavy industry has become a liability, as many of the large state-run enterprises have experienced economic difficulties.