Working Group News
New members open house welcoming event
On 12th July , the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter held an “Open House” Welcoming Event for its new members.
Read more3rd Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair
The European Business Association in Pyongyang will be holding an international trade fair from 24th to 27th September, and would like to inform European businesses of the special conditions for participation.
Read moreThe European Chamber welcomes the promulgation of the Labour Contract Law
Beijing, 1 July 2007. The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress announced the adoption of the Labour Contract Law on 29th June 2007. The European Chamber applauds the law and its declared aim of improving labour conditions and creating harmony between the employer and the employees.
Read moreForum of Sichuan & Fortune 500 Companies
On 25th September 2007, the Sichuan Provincial Committee of CPC and the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government are will host the “Forum of Sichuan & Fortune 500 Companies” in Chengdu.
Read moreHypers to Hawkers - Consumer Behaviour in China
n the annual business confidence survey carried out by the European Chamber in the summer of 2006, it emerged that the number one reason for European companies doing business here was to ‘produce goods in China for the China’. This trend shows a clear move away from the traditional view of China as a production base for export towards China as a strategic domestic market.
Read moreGrameen Foundation expands microfinance operations in China
Microfinance is often considered to be one of the most effective and flexible strategies in the fight against global poverty. It is sustainable and can be implemented on the massive scale necessary to respond to the urgent needs of those living on less than US$1 a day, the World’s poorest.
Read moreMeeting with Jiangsu Economic and Trade Commission, Guangzhou IP Office and Guangdong Economic and T
In November 2006, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Guandong and Jiangsu Province Offices of Working Groups for IPR protection signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening the Cooperation on IPR Protection”.
Read moreClean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Shanghai
Climate Change has the potential to become the major driver for new technologies and processes in the next 20- 30 years as we enter the “low carbon economy”. This was the central message of the breakfast seminar hosted by the European Chamber on 26th July last.
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