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East Midlands China Business Bureau - Closure
You may be aware that the Government has announced that Regional Development Agencies, including the East Midlands Development Agency (emda), will be closing next year. Against this background, we are unable to continue funding for our East Midlands China Business Bureau, and the bureau’s activities will therefore be stopping at the end of September 2011. We would like to put on record our thanks to all our clients and Partners for their invaluable support and we wish you all the very best for the future.
As you will be aware, two of our key partners are China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) East Midlands. While the China Bureau will no longer be available, both CBBC and UKTI are working to ensure that there will continue to be a dedicated, specialist China business resource in the East Midlands. More information on this will be available shortly, so please check the website for updates. To ensure that you remain informed about the latest opportunities in China, inward missions, events and to receive business advice we would like to encourage you to register with CBBC. Many of you may be registered with them – or indeed be CBBC members already – but it is now possible for non-members to register on-line to receive CBBC newsletters, please click here.
UKTI have a team of International Trade Advisers to assist companies in the East Midlandsmake the most from international trade. Please make sure that you register with UKTI you can be kept up to date on activities of interest, future market visits and opportunities for your business. To make sure you are registered, please click here.
Invitation to 'Hong Kong: Market opportunity and gateway to China' (September 12th, 2011)
Invitation to ‘Hong Kong:
Market opportunity and gateway to China'
NatWest and UK Trade & Investment invite you to attend ‘Hong Kong: Market opportunity and gateway to China'
Learn about the opportunities for your business in Hong Kong and China and the support available both in country and in the UK. Along with other delegates you will hear insightful presentations and have the opportunity to ask questions around how the internationalisation of Reminbi affects your business.
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Date:Monday 12 September 2011
Agenda:11:00am Arrival registration & coffee 11:30am Presentations:
Stephen Cartwright, Trade Commissioner, British Consulate General,
Hong Kong
Ian Morrison, Deputy Trade Director, UKTI
Shirley Chan, Head of RBS Global Transaction Services, Hong Kong
Questions 12:30pm Buffet lunch and networking 1:30pm Close
Venue:Holiday Inn Northampton,
Bedford Road, Northampton,
NN4 7YF (map)
RSVP:to Linda Ferguson by Monday 5 September to secure your place
EU-China Exchange & Cooperation,Innovation & Development EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair VI (Oct. 18 - 20th, 2011)
The EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair (hereinafter referred to as “the Fair”) was held for 5 years and it has already become the biggest investment, trade and technology cooperation platform between the EU and China with largest number of EU participating companies.
The sixth Fair is focus on in the sectors of bio-pharmaceutical, new energy and IT industry. There will be many top experts, scholars and business elites from targeted sectors; as well as governors and officials from China and the EU to attend, make speeches and share the latest information, frontier technologies and achievements, as well the practical experience in business, during the event.
In the B to B meetings, you may have the opportunities to discuss and exchange with the world famous business leaders and find potential partners. It is estimated that there will be about 400 Chinese and 100 European enterprises with a total number of 800 people attending the event.
Southwest China – Automotive, Aerospace and Engineering Workshop
January 19th 2011, 0915 – 1300
East Midlands Development Agency, Apex Court,
City Link, Nottingham, NG2 4LA
Chrys Shen, Trade & Investment Officer, UK Trade and Investment, Southwest China (Advanced Engineering sector, including engineering, automotive and aerospace)
Chrys joined UKTI in January 2008, looking after the Advanced Engineering sector, including engineering, automotive and aerospace sectors in Southwest China, i.e. Chongqing Municipality and the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Her role is to help UK companies to develop and expand in this region by providing support in market access, trade promotion and technology cooperation etc.
Southwest China
Chongqing is traditionally an industrial city with a complete range of industries with the automotive industry being the pillar industry. It is China’s No. 1 in motorcycle manufacturing and No.4 in automotive manufacture ring, and has been actively promoting international cooperation. Sichuan Province is strong in aerospace sector, and its capital city Chengdu is one of the 4 aviation bases in China. The existing cooperation includes that with RR and Airbus. Guizhou Province also has a cluster of aero and auto industries.
