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The East Midlands China Business Bureau would like to express its concern and support for those affected by the recent earthquake in Sichuan province, China.

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the twinning link between Leicestershire and Sichuan Province in Southwest China, the Vice Governor of Sichuan is leading a strong business delegation to Leicestershire to participate in a FREE 1-2-1 business matchmaking event with Leicestershire and East Midlands companies. The half day event will also include a seminar on doing business in the region and how working with China can benefit your company.

One major incentive for investing in China is low cost labour, and Chinese employees are attracted to working for foreign-invested companies. However, understanding the process and responsibilites of employing Chinese staff is vital - this seminar will discuss these issues.

UK Trade & Investment is piloting a new free service providing a range of diplomatic and economic reports from selected countries.

The East Midlands China Business Bureau is hosting it's next visit to SouthWest China 7th - 11th April

The regional Language network has released new podcasts as well as 2 new projects to assist your company with its language needs.

News From China

On May 12, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, hit Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. The disaster touched the hearts of Chinese nationwide, as well as thousands upon thousands of overseas Chine ...
As of 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, 18 quakes above 5 on the Richter scale had been monitored since the devastating earthquake on Monday in southwest China's Wenchuan County, China Seismological Bureau said Wednesday. Source:Xinhua& ...
The Ministry of Justice issued an emergency notice on Tuesday urging judiciary departments in quake-stricken areas to mobilize personnel to save injured police and prisoners. Judiciary departments, especially those in the disaster a ...
Chinese shares gained 2.73 percent on Wednesday, the second trading day after the earthquake that hit southwestern Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon and made 66 listing companies stop trading on Tuesday. The benchmark Shanghai Co ...

We provide advice and service to assist companies in the East Midlands to trade with China.

贸易局由英国贸易投资部、英中贸易协会,商业服务部、莱斯特郡议会、莱斯特郡经济合作关系委员会以及诺丁汉市议会的共同支持,为英国中小企业与中国开展商贸活动提供帮助与服务。