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CBI members triumph at the British Business Awards in Shanghai

 

Last week a number of CBI members with operations in China witnessed fantastic success at the 2016 British Business Awards ceremony. Our congratulations to our companies for their outstanding contribution to UK-China business relations in 2016.

This year we are particularly pleased to announce that four CBI member companies won awards:

Education Institutional Partnership of the year:

• The University of Nottingham (Ningbo)

 

Sustainable Business Award (shared):

• Unilever
• BP

 

British Company of the Year

• Jaguar Land Rover

 

CBI members KPMG, InterContinental Hotel Group, the University of Manchester, and British Airways all sponsored various awards.  

HMA Barbara Woodward highlights UK-China bilateral activities & British Business Awards

 

 

On 28 April 2016, British Ambassador to China Barbara Woodward spoke at an exclusive luncheon in Shanghai, organised by the British Chamber Shanghai and the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC).

 

Ambassador Woodward highlighted three major events in the coming months: the E.U.-China Business Summit in July, the G20 in Hangzhou in September (which includes a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister David Cameron and Premier Li Keqiang), and the 2016 U.K.-China Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) in London in the autumn.

 

Commending the business community and the energy of the partnerships in Shanghai, Ambassador Woodward also stressed the opportunity to get involved and participate in the British Business Awards (BBA) 2016 in order to highlight achievements and celebrate British business success in China.

 

For more information about the BBA or to apply for the awards, please either visit www.britishbusinessawards.cn. or contact the CBI's Beijing office directly via [email protected] tel: +86 10 85253100. The CBI is a founder member of the British Business Awards (2008-).

 

Please read more here and here.

CBI China Monthly Partner Round-Up April 2016

 

Dear CBI Members and partners,

Please find attached China Direct's monthly partner round-up for April 2016.

Highlights include:

• Applications open for 2016 British Business Awards
• Baidu signs agreement to reduce online IP infringement
• BritCham and CBBC hold CHINA NOW: 2016 Business Outlook event
• British Consul General to Hong Kong speaks at Fund Forum Asia 2016
• British Council launches ‘Ten Tales of China’ photo exhibition
• CBBC takes group of top British brands to meet WeChat’s legal team
• Duke of York visits Beijing
• European Chamber hosts inaugural IP Friendly Awards
• European Chamber members confirm 2016 leadership
• European Chamber releases Southwest China Position Paper for first time
• European Chamber Shanghai Chapter announces new Board Members
• European Chamber South China Chapter announces new Board Members
• U. SME Centre’s Director speaks at CBBC’s China Business Conference 2016
• U. SME Centre’s Using WeChat for China Business survey
• Launch of Cambridge Peking University China Centre
• U.K. Foreign Secretary visits Beijing

Download CBI China, U.K.-China Monthly Roundup, April 2016

Applications open for 2016 British Business Awards

 

On 14 April, the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai announced the launch of the 2016 British Business Awards (BBA) at the InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin.

The BBA was established in 2008, is held every two years, and has developed into a key event recognising and promoting excellence in innovation, enterprise, and endeavour in the British business community in China.

The eight award categories are as follows: British Company of the Year, Chinese Investor of the Year, Education Institution Partnership of the Year, New Business Award, Best Services Award, Sustainable Business Award, Creative Industry Award, and Innovation Award.

Applications for the BBA are accepted from April through to July, with the application deadline on 26 July. All applications must be made through the official website www.britishbusinessawards.cn.

Judges will review applications and select five finalists for each award category, who will be announced at the finalist announcement event. Interviews will be conducted in September, and the final award winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner held on 10 November 2016 in Shanghai.

Please read more here.