£14 billion of trade and investment deals have been signed between UK and Chinese firms as the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to the UK last week. The annual UK-China summit takes place just 6 months after the Prime Minister’s visit to China and with bilateral trade at record levels – up […]
Chinese Liberal Democrats and The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The Conference on UK-China Twinned Cities provides an excellent opportunity to learn how twinning can be a channel for increasing trade and investment and help create new jobs for regional cities. Authors Carl Carlstedt and Chris Georgiou will […]
It is known that the disappearance of the Silk Road was the main driving factor for Portuguese explorations of the Indian Ocean, including the Sea of China. These intrepid Portuguese looked for a way to reach the prosperous Chinese empire through another route which resulted in the arrival in 1513 of the first European trading […]
Cathay Pacific Airways will launch a four-times-weekly service to Manchester in the UK from 8 December 2014 (subject to government approval). Located in north-west England, Manchester is a regional transport and business hub that is renowned for its architecture, culture, industrial heritage and sports clubs. Manchester International Airport is ranked third in the UK, […]
£50 banknotes carrying the portrait of Sir John Houblon will be withdrawn from circulation on 30 April 2014. From that time, only the £50 banknote featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt, which was introduced in 2011, will hold legal tender status. Members of the public who have Houblon £50 notes can continue to use them up to and including the 30 April. Bank of England […]
Nigel Rowley, managing partner of London and Surrey lawyers Mackrell Turner Garrett has been named the president of the London Chapter of the US China Global Investment & Trade Alliance (USCGITA). USCGITA was established as a means to develop investment and commerce between the US, China, Europe, South America, Africa and the Middle East, as well as promoting business partnerships among members […]
With Canada closing its doors to would-be immigrants and the UK tightening up on requirements, many are looking to see what European migration schemes have to offer. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced last month that their controversial investor scheme in existence since 1986 is to be scrapped. The Canadian migration scheme ran into trouble […]
Pan Feng, GM of Dawson Polymers in Shanghai James Dawson – the engineer of bespoke advanced silicone and organic rubber products – has appointed Chinese national Pan Feng as General Manager for Dawson Polymer Products in Shanghai, and Indian national Amit Kaul as Sales Manager-India in New Delhi. Amit will report directly to Pan Feng […]
Looking out from inside: The re-emerging power and influence of China Private Enterprise Heritage & China’s Influence “You can get on the table with anyone if you put your mind to it. No one is unreachable”. Insights from Beijing by Alex Jarvis I was recently in Beijing attending the 2nd International Forum on Private Enterprise […]