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CBI Strategic Partners Monthly Roundup Nov 2014

 

 

Dear CBI Members and partners,

Please find the Nov 2014 Strategic Partners monthly roundup below.

Detailed information can be downloaded from the Executive Summary at the bottom of this note.

• 2015 U.K.-China Year of Cultural Exchange
• British Ambassador to China opens GREAT campaign-funded exhibition in Chengdu
• British Business Awards 2014 held in Beijing
• CBBC signs agreement with Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange
• Chinese-speaking students to be placed with U.K. companies to help them break into Chinese market or find new investment
• Duke of Cambridge to open GREAT Festival of Creativity in Shanghai
• GREAT British Online Film Festival brings top British features and short films to netizens across China
• Leading British entrepreneurs announced as speakers at GREAT Festival of Creativity in Shanghai
• London-Hong Kong Forum convenes for fourth meeting
• U.K. Communities Secretary visits China
• British organisations invited to join U.K. digital health demonstration centre in China in January 2015

Download CBI China Monthly Roundup November 2014

CBI Monthly Partners Round-Up Sept 2014

 

 

Kindly find our monthly partners round-up for Sept 2014 below for your reference.

There is an executive summary that can be downloaded below.

• Britain to become first Western country to issue bond in China's currency
• British Consulate-General Guangzhou hosts seminar on Ecotourism
• CBBC and Alibaba Group sign MOU to protect third-party intellectual property
• Chinese Ambassador to U.K. hosts reception celebrating People’s Republic of China’s 65^th anniversary
• Chinese Ambassador to U.K. speaks at China Tourism Night 2014
• Duke of Cambridge opens Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre
• Education U.K. Alumni Awards 2015 open in China
• European Chamber launches European Business in China Position Paper 2014/2015
• European Commission organises Internet-of-Things China 2014 Conference
• E.U. SME Centre releases report on Chinese outward foreign direct investment
• GREAT British Online Film Festival to be launched in China in October
• Healthcare U.K. leads delegates on digital health mission to China
• ICBC receives authorisation to operate in U.K. as wholesale-only branch
• London Fashion Week 2014 features first-ever Chinese design exhibition
• New Export Health Certificate allows export of U.K. horses to China
• New Scottish government funding provides opportunities for study trips to China
• Talks over E.U.-China cooperation for education, culture, and women’s rights
• Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to tour China in October 2014
• U.K. government announces £300,000 for museum exchanges with China
• U.K. government supports taking works of Shakespeare to China
• U.K.’s first ever ministerial delegation to China focusing on intellectual property
• U.K.’s super priority 24-hour visa service proves popular in China
• Voting opens for British Business Awards 2014

Download CBI China, Monthly Roundup, September 2014

Thank you.

 

British Business Awards 2014 - now open for your vote!

 

Voting is now open to the public for the British Business Awards 2014 until 16 October. After voting closes, the finalists will attend interviews with their respective judging panel. The final decision will be made using a weighted evaluation, including the original entry, the online vote, and the interview. The winners will be revealed at the gala awards dinner on 20 November in Beijing. To vote and support your favourites, please click on the link below:

http://www.britishbusinessawards.cn/voting/

Thank You.

Stop-Press. BBA Awards still open for entries until end of August 2014

 

 

Dear CBI Members and Partners - the BBA needs your entry before the end of August!

The British Business Awards 2014 are open for application until 27 August.

 

 

Organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in China and the China-Britain Business Council, the Awards recognise and promote excellence in innovation, enterprise, and endeavour in the British and Chinese business communities.

The CBI is a founder member of the BBA and proud to be involved in this year's Awards.

There are eight award categories, including British Company of the Year Award, Alumnus of the Year, Best Service Award, Chinese Investor of the Year Award, Corporate Social Responsibility Award, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, GREAT British Product Award, and Sustainability Award.

For each award category, there will be a panel of five judges, including one lead judge, composed of prominent members of British and Chinese industry and government. Entries close on 27 August, and online voting will be open between 10 and 27 September.

The judges will interview representatives the five finalists in each category and send recommendations to the advisory panel for their approval.

The eight winners will be revealed at the Gala Dinner on 20 November in Beijing.

Thank you.

New CBI monthly update - UK-China strategic partners Summary May 2014

 

Dear CBI members and strategic partners,

We are delighted to share with you a new monthly briefing highlighting the latest U.K.-China announcements by government, partners, and other stakeholders. Please feel free to share this with your members and colleagues.

This month’s roundup ( Download CBI China, U.K.-China Monthly Roundup, May 2014) covers the following announcements:  

• U.K. Business Secretary urges business leaders to support Generation U.K. programme

• U.K. Business Secretary launches Global Digital Media and Entertainment Alliance between U.K. and China

• U.K. Business Secretary supports ‘Eco-Low Carbon Urban Planning Methodology’ in China

• Largest ever U.K.-China Joint Workshop on Space Science and Technology

• U.K. Business Secretary visits Huawei and addresses third U.K.-China Leadership Forum

• War Horse comes to China

• Promoting British green construction standards in China

• U.K.-China Partnership in Creativity and Innovation at CIFTIS 2014

• British Business Awards 2014 open for entry

• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China’s Business Confidence Survey 2014

• Surging Chinese investment and merger activity in Britain

• China-U.K. Connections through Culture

• BritCham South West China merges with BritCham in China and China-Britain Business Council

• Chinese Ambassador to U.K. addresses second China-U.K. CEO Dialogue

• Second U.K.-China Intellectual Property Symposium to take place in September 2014

• New U.K. visa application centres in Chengdu and Hong Kong

• Making China’s £4.6 billion organic market accessible to U.K. exporters

• China-Britain Business Council seeking sponsorship for new and enhanced offices

• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China elects new leadership

• First China-U.K. Business Leaders Summit to take place on 02 June

 

Please contact [email protected] if you do not wish to receive this in future.

Thank you.

 

The 2014 British Business Awards are now open!

 

 

The British Business Awards 2014 are now officially open for entries.

The Awards have returned to Beijing in 2014. Organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in China and the China-Britain Business Council, the Awards recognise and promote excellence in innovation, enterprise, and endeavour in the British business community.

There are eight award categories, the winners of which will be revealed at the Gala Dinner on 20 November. The award categories are as follows:

• British Company of the Year Award
• Alumnus of the Year Award
• Best Service Award
• Chinese investor of the Year Award
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• GREAT British Product Award
• Sustainability Award
• CSR Award

Please click here to read more about the British Business Awards 2014.