Businesses in the West Country could be missing out on massive trading opportunities with Hong Kong. That’s according to the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, which believes recent upbeat economic forecasts from the Special Administrative Region may have gone ‘under the radar’ due to pressing concerns over the future of the UK economy. […]
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West shopping centres could miss out on Chinese dividend
The new generation of Chinese visitors arriving in the UK are searching tax-breaks on luxury goods as well as sampling Western culture. And they offer a significant revenue stream for topline retail outlets in the South West especially if they are able to use Chinese payment methods such as Alipay. That’s according to the Bristol […]
Start 2018 on front foot at Chinese New Year Reception and Banquet
Business people looking to launch new ventures in China in 2018 are being urged to start the year on the front foot at the Chinese New Year Reception and Banquet organised once again by the Bristol & West of England China Bureau. Described as a ‘must go’ event by Bureau Chief Executive Dianne Francombe, the […]
Hong Kong delegation urges closer connections to Asia following Brexit
Hong Kong and Bristol can play key roles as stepping stones to inter-continental trade following Brexit. That was the central theme at Friday’s Hong Kong Trade Development Council seminar held at Bristol’s Radisson Blu Hotel marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong being handed back to China. Supported by Hewlett Rand and the Bristol West […]
Education and training exports seen as key to successful Anglo-Chinese relations
Exporting education and training services to China will be in the spotlight at the latest Bristol and West of England China Partnership Pow Wow in April. Hosted by Burges Salmon, the popular networking event will be attended by Universities, Colleges and Training suppliers as well as businesses with an interest in trading with China. Donna […]
Bristol and Bath building connections on Chinese social media
Bristol and Bath must ensure they are ‘China Friendly’ in order to attract their fair share of fast increasing UK visitor numbers. That’s according to the Bristol and West of England China Bureau – which has been working closely with Destination Bristol over the past 15 months to further develop the region’s presence on Chinese […]
Bristol Mayor signs up for closer trade links with China
Bristol and Guangzhou have announced a further strengthening of economic and trade links to mark the 15th anniversary of their sister city partnership. Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees travelled to China along with members of the Bristol and West of England China Bureau to sign a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at forging ever closer economic and […]
捷报！布里斯托大学世界大学学术排名晋升啦
文/S. Yeung 布里斯托大学在世界大学学术排名（ARWU）中排名第8名，同时世界排名提升9位至57名，这是13年来最高排名!!! （鼓掌！！！！） 世界大学学术排名(ARWU)，作为世界首屈一指的，最具公信力的大学排名之一，它每年通过六项指标评估了超过1200间大学，并公布了五百强的数据！！！ 大学排名是根据学术和研究成果的多项指标来评定，其中包括校友或者教师获得诺贝尔奖的数量，高引用的科研人员数，在《自然》（nature）和《科学》（science）期刊上的发表论文数（最牛逼的学术期刊），被SCI（科学引文索引）和SSCI（社会科学引文索引）（最牛逼的科技文献检索工具）收录的论文数, 以及大学的人均学术表现（同学们的成绩也是很重要滴！）。 布里斯托大学今年的世界综合排名（跟上面的学术排名又有所不同，考核的部分不一样）提升了9名跃至66名，同时在全英仍保持着第八名的好成绩，这是至2003年来最好的成绩！！！！（小自豪） 布大在评定指标—在《自然》与《科学》期刊上的发表论文数（N&S），以及被引用数（HiCi）上有着优异的表现。同样在师均学术表现上（Size）也有着优秀的表现。（为我们的老师们鼓掌！！） 谈到布里斯托大学，咱们副校长—Erik Lithander 博士（其实小编在布大读了三年到现在还不知道他是谁）说：布里斯托大学以优越的学术成就著称，今天我们很高兴看到最新的国际大学排名。（呜呜呜，虽然QS和泰晤士排名布大今年都降了，还好有(ARWU)） “这一持续的成功是对我们全体员工的辛勤付出与奉献精神的肯定！我们新的战略目标是承诺投资并打造世界首屈一指的研究型大学的声誉，这将是一个受欢迎的声誉， 让我们一起期待未来吧！！！” 扫扫下面二维码，关注“英国你好”微信公众号 The University of Bristol has been ranked as 8th in the UK and has risen nine places to 57th in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) – its highest ranking in 13 years. ARWU, considered one […]