The Chamber manages 50+ events each year, offering gainful opportunities to network with like-minded business people. Members are able to attend events at either complimentary or preferential rates. Our Focus Groups are targeting specific sectors and drive the majority of our events.
The beautiful outdoor summer garden in TIVANO is open! Relax and enjoy the warm evenings against a serene backdrop of water features and swaying bamboo. For signature drinks or authentic flavours, Tivano’s outdoor al freso dining venue is the perfect choice.
From 6 to 9 pm on 25th June, TIVANO Italian restaurant in The Temple House will partner with China-Italy Chamber of Commerce to host an exciting cocktail party, showcasing the lifestyle of Italy. Join and indulge in an evening of free flow wine, antipasti and Italian lifestyle brands for all at RMB 158per person.
TIVANO will serve delicious cold cuts, cheeses and traditional antipasti. Worldwide leading provider of superior gelato & pastry Fabbri 1905 will be offering their signature cherry cocktail while wine provider Sarment and EMW will present more than 10 kinds of wine for tasting.
Please confirm your attendance before 23 June.
For more information, please click here.
Last Call for registration for the ‘International Mountain Bike Competition’ for Expats.
The competition will take place at the beautiful Wuxi Hongchi Dam with complimentary food, accommodation and transport provided by the Administration of Sports of Chongqing Municipality.
The registration deadline is 5th July 2016 via WeChat. To register and for more information, please click here.
To tackle challenges arising from economic slowdown, booming energy consumption and alarming environment issues, the Chinese government has been reforming its energy and environment sector for years, allocating enormous funds and providing favourable policies to encourage new businesses enter the sector.
This webinar will discuss how European small businesses can develop right strategies to capitalise on China’s policy priorities in energy and environment sector. It will reveal the key drivers in the market, top Dos and Dont’s for foreign businesses, explain how to avoid typical mistakes and share the best practices on how to succeed in the country.
After attending the webinar you will:
- Gain an overview of the major challenges faced by China in its energy and environment sector;
- Understand the direction of China’s energy and environment policy reform and implications for businesses;
- Learn how to better structure your business to make the best of the market opportunities arising in this sector.
For more information, please click here.
An event for the global young elite scholarship plan in the UK will be held in the Global Centre, Chengdu, on 29th June 2016.
The Confucius International School Chengdu is offering scholarship opportunities of up to 250 thousand RMB/per year to study in UK universities.
Please click here for more information and to register.
A distinguished trade mark can be instrumental in winning new customers when establishing your brand in China and South-East Asia. As SMEs invest time and money into building brand reputation, it would be damaging if someone else began using the same or a similar trade mark on their products. At the same time counterfeiting is still rampant both in China and in South-East Asia, therefore it is vital to know how to protect your trademark in both regions.
On Thursday, 30 June 2016, you are welcome to join Helpdesk expert Mr. Michal Kłaczyński for a webinar session ” Trade Mark Protection in China and South-East Asia“. Mr. Kłaczyński will provide practical advice for the SMEs planning to sell their products or start business in China and South-East Asia, concentrating particularly on:
- How to register your trade mark in China and South-East Asia
- What measures SMEs can take when they find out that their trade mark is being infringed
- Expert tips on how to build a good trade mark protection strategy
- Real-life situations of trade mark infringements and subsequent enforcement actions and remedies
During this free of Charge webinar Mr. Kłaczyński will give a 45-minute expert presentation, accompanied with tips for SMEs on how to build a good trade mark protection strategy in China and South-East Asia. This will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A session, where Mr. Kłaczyński answers your questions.
Language: English
For more information and to register please click here.
The Budweiser STORM Festival, the most anticipated music festival, returns for another year!
The festival will take place in Chengdu (Jul. 1-2), Xiamen (Aug. 6-7), Guangzhou (Sep. 10-11), Beijing (Sep. 15-16), Shanghai (Oct. 1-2）, Shenzhen (Dec. 17-18). Early Bird tickets are on sale now.
For tickets and more information about this years exciting line up, please click here.
A free Midsummer Night’s Dream event will be held at the luxurious St. Regis Chengdu on 1st July.
Come and enjoy champagne, music, performances and face&body painting under the stars!
Dress Code: Fairies, Athenians and Mechanicals.
For more information, please click here.
Understanding Chinese culture is essential to doing successful business in the country.
Many companies fail in the Chinese market within a few years due to lack of cultural sensitivity, for example, they often misinterpret verbal and nonverbal signs given by their Chinese business partners and teams, and misunderstand the intention and emotions behind. Read more>
This webinar will guide you through the essential aspects of effective intercultural business communications in China and reveal common mistakes often made by international companies.
In this webinar you will learn:
- The basics of Chinese business culture: values, behaviours and thinking patterns;
- Tips for effective intercultural business communication in China;
- How to avoid common communication mistakes and misunderstanding.
For more information and to register, please click here.
Technology transfer is a general term used to describe the commercialisation of research and knowledge generated from the research base that includes universities and research institutions.
Many nations seek to engage in forced technology transfer, but no nation does it “better” or more than China. The IP considerations in any particular technology transfer deal with China will depend on the route selected to commercialise a new opportunity. This in turn will depend, amongst other things, on the technology, its level of market readiness, its ease of adoption, the extent of IP protection, the aspirations of the inventor or developer and the mission of the organization.
In this free webinar, China IPR SME Helpdesk expert Aaron Hurvitz will provide an introduction to Technology Transfer Agreements in China and will also give participants the opportunity to ask specific questions they may have. The presentation will last for 45 minutes followed by a 15 minutes Q&A session.
Language: English
For more information and to register, please click here.
There is a growing number of opportunities for the European SMEs in China’s ICT sector, particularly in the area of mobile gaming, 5G, the Internet of Things and IT outsourcing as China’s ICT sector is growing rapidly. In 2015, there were 630 million internet users and 1.29 billion mobile phone users in China. China’s IPR legislation is also expanding and improving, but IP infringements remain prolific. Therefore it is important to develop solid strategies for IP protection in China.
In this webinar the China IPR SME Helpdesk expert Bertram Huber provides an overview of ICT related IP protection like patent protection, trade secret protection, technology licensing and R&D collaboration in China. SMEs active in ICT sector will also receive practical tips on how to develop best strategies for protecting their IP. Participants can also pose questions to the expert.
For more information, please click here.