The Investment Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Riding the Wave: Navigating Investment Opportunities in Industry 4.0 Transformation in China”, which is taking place on July 28th, 16:00-17:00 (China time), both online (via Zoom) and on-site at the European Chamber’s Shanghai and Beijing offices.

• 2020-07-28 - 2020-07-28 | 16:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, European Chamber Beijing Office, Zoom

How Kaizen philosophy has spread throughout the world and has been applied to environments inside and outside the business as well as productivity? How to solve one ‘’basic issue’’ in your company?

Kaizen, first practiced in Japanese businesses, is a concept referring to business activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers. Currently, aiming to eliminate waste (lean manufacturing), we can see Kaizen has been put into use mainly in the supply chain, such as purchasing and logistics. Besides, it also applies to healthcare, psychotherapy, life coaching, government, and banking.

• 2020-07-24 - 2020-07-24 | 09:30 - 12:30
• Onsite

Lady Eleanor Holles International School Foshan would like to invite you to join us at our online meeting and talk to our Head Master Mr Steve Allen to have a deeper insight into the School and know more about our educational philosophy.

佛山LEH诚挚地邀请您参加即将举办的校长在线分享日，进一步了解纯正的英式教育及佛山LEH的方方面面；同时，校长安弘博先生将会与大家分享更多学校的课程亮点及教育理念。

• 2020-07-23 | 09:00 - 22:00
• online

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Presentation on the Understanding and Reflection of National Health Insurance Negotiation (Chinese language only) 关于国家医保谈判的认识和思考 （中文会议）

• 2020-07-22 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 1st June the long-expected Civil Code is published at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The new code is an amalgamation of existing civil laws and sprawls across seven chapters and 1,260 articles. It is the first time the People’s Republic of China has codified its legal system.

The Civil Code will take effect on 1 January 2021, and when it takes effect, it will abolish, among other laws, the General Provisions of the PRC Civil Law, the PRC Marriage Law, the PRC Guarantee Law, the PRC Contract Law, the PRC Property Law and the PRC Tort Liability Law.

The European Chamber is delighted to announce its series of upcoming working group meetings and events on the Civil Code. Starting off, we are pleased to invite Mr Feng Jing who will introduce our member changes regarding the Contract Law which may dramatically impact a company’s daily operation.

• 2020-07-21 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 3rd July, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) initiated the public consultation on the Export Control Law (Second Draft), which represents the beginning of a new regulatory regime in China. What is the difference between the first draft and the second one? What does it mean to European business in China? How could we navigate the current legislative and administrative framework?

The Legal and Competition Working Group is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting with Mr REN Qing, Partner of Global Law Office.

• 2020-07-17 - 2020-07-17 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)

The COVID-19 crisis has given a boost to the use of online platforms such as Zoom, online gaming and other online expressions which has underpinned tendencies that were already in place. This has further consolidated the importance of data centres in the current times. The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a Joint Working Group meeting held between the Construction and ICT working groups on the topic of the future of Data Centres and the new developments under the New Infrastructure Plan, giving a Market, Policy and Construction Analysis.
Register here online or email Ms. Yiran Chen at intern008@europeanchamber.com.cn before Tuesday, 14 July, COB. For Shanghai, you can either attend the event offline at the office or online through Zoom.You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes. If you do wish to attend offline, send an email to intern008@europeanchamber.com.cn stating so before registration closes.

• 2020-07-15 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Either offline attendance in the Chamber's office or online through Zoom

The Human Resources Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Under Pressure: Six Legal-Proof Measures to Reduce Labor Costs”, which is taking place on July 14th, 10:30am-11:30am, both online (via Zoom) and onsite at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office.

• 2020-07-14 - 2020-07-14 | 10:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Zoom

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting > Dialogue with Hainan Medical Products Administration (Chinese language only)

• 2020-07-03 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom Online Meeting

E-signature has become an important formality vehicle for entering into commercial contracts worldwide. What are e-signature’s implication and enforceability in Chinese commercial and judicial world? The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our next working group meeting where Mr. HE Fang, partner of King & Wood Mallesons will present on the e-signature and Chinese e-signature law by sharing some real-life court cases.

• 2020-07-03 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online (ZOOM) & Onsite (Shanghai Chamber Office)