Meeting with Chinese delegation: “Leadership in Low-carbon Growth”, 16 February 2012, 9 am, Antwerp
Jan-30-2012 By : agxadmin
The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the Flanders Cleantech Association are organizing a meeting with a delegation, led by a group of Chinese Mayors of second- and third-tier cities in China.
This visit is organized in the framework of an exchange programme of The Climate Group, which is an organization based in the UK with offices worldwide, including Beijing and focusing on climate change and low carbon area. The aim of their visit is to facilitate the dialogue, trade and investment between Chinese cities and Europe on cleantech and environmental technologies.
This meeting “Leadership in Low-carbon Growth” will take place at 9 am on February 16 at the Hooge Maey, Haven 550 in Antwerp.
The delegation, which consists of a group of Mayors of second- or third-tier cities, are from the following cities: Lanzhou (Gansu province), Guiyang (Guizhou province), Zhuhai (Guangdong province), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A complete list of the delegation can be obtained at: info@flanders-china.be
Programme:
9h10 – 9h20 Introduction by Mrs Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
9h20 – 9h30 Presentation Flanders Cleantech Association by Mr Dirk Fransaer, Managing Director, VITO
9h30 – 10h00 Presentation “Waste management in Flanders: Policy instruments & Results” by Mrs An Vandeputte, Project Manager, OVAM/Public Waste Agency of Flanders
10h00 – 10h20 Presentation “Sustainable Landfilling” by Mr Daniel Dirickx, Director, Hooge Maey
10h20 – 10h40 Presentation “Renewable Chemicals from Algae” by Mr Bert Lemmens,
Project Manager Renewable Chemicals, VITO
10h40 – 11h00 Presentation “Enhanced Landfill Mining as a new concept for sustainable materials management” by Mr Karl Vrancken, Research Coordinator, VITO
11h00 – 11h30 Coffee break
11h30 – 12h30 Site visit Hooge Maey
12h30 – 14h30 Lunch at Hooge Maey
Presentation of the Climate Group by Mr Luc Bas, European Programme Director Presentation of the participating companies (slide presentation) and the members of the Chinese delegation
This meeting will give you the opportunity to introduce your company’s activities to leaders from second and third-tier cities. Companies can join the whole morning programme and the lunch or join the lunch only. Participation fee for FCCC members: 75€, non-members: 110€
In order to introduce your company to the Chinese delegation, we kindly ask you to fill in the subscription form and return it to info@flanders-china.be before 8 February 2012.
This visit is being organized with the support of Flanders Investment & Trade.
Annual Flanders-China Job Fair, 26 April 2012, Leuven
By : agxadmin
The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) and Group T-International University College Leuven are organizing the Annual Flanders-China Job Fair at Vesalius Campus (Andreas Vesaliusstraat 13, 3000 Leuven) on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 13:00 to 18:00.
This job fair is a unique opportunity to present your company to Group T’s Chinese and other international students, to its alumni, and to young Chinese professionals.
During the job fair you will be able to meet students from the following programs:
Bachelors of Science in Engineering: Electromechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Masters of Science in Engineering: Electromechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering
Postgraduates: International Postgraduate Program in Enterprising, International Postgraduate Program in Logistics Management
The Flanders-China Job Fair also gives you the opportunity to offer these students and alumni internships, company projects, and longer-term learning tracks in your company.
Program
13:00 Registration
Setting up of stalls
14:00 Official opening of the fair by:
H.E. Liao Liqiang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Belgium
Prof. Dr. Johan De Graeve, President and Chief Executive of Group T
Ms. Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director of FCCC.
14:15 Job fair, one-on-one meetings with students and alumni
17:00 Networking drink
18:00 End
Companies are welcome to publish their profile, job openings, and projects online and will also receive online access to the students’ CVs. The registration fee is €300 for members, €475 for non-members. Read more and register online at www.flanders-china.be. During the month of April, the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce organizes similar job fairs in collaboration with Ghent University.
Hainan Airlines world’s fifth safest airline
By : agxadmin
Hainan Airlines is the fifth safest airline in the world, according to the annual report of Germany’s Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center. The agency has tracked airline accidents since 1973. The top four airlines were All Nippon Airways, Finnair, Etihad Airways and Cathay Pacific. Hainan Airlines was established in 1993 and started flying international routes in 2001. The airline was cited for having had no deaths or aircraft losses in its 19 years of service. Meanwhile, the airline held a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of a five-star hotel with 181 rooms in Brussels. The hotel will be constructed by a German company and is expected to offer 200 jobs when completed.
Dim sum bond issuance expected to double
By : agxadmin
Dim sum bond issuance is expected to double this year. Andrew Heathcote, Partner at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, said his firm had been fielding many inquiries from companies interested in dim sum bonds – yuan-denominated bonds issued outside China usually in Hong Kong. Companies often hire international law firms to advise on such transactions. Heathcote estimated dim sum bonds issued this year would reach CNY150 billion to CNY200 billion. A total of CNY106 billion worth of dim sum bonds were issued in the city last year, three times the CNY36 billion issued in 2010.
Foreigners banned from villa construction
By : agxadmin
In an amendment to foreign investment rules, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), have re-categorized villa construction and management from “restricted” to “prohibited”. The change, contained in the revised Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment (2011 Amendments), means that foreign investment in this type of real estate business is banned in the future. But in the absence of a clear definition, there is no certainty in the property industry about what qualifies as a villa. In the past, the central government appeared to have accepted the concept that a villa meant a single detached court villa, global law firm Mayer Brown noted in a commentary on the revised catalogue. This indicated that any semi-detached villa, townhouse, overlapped villa or penthouse might not be categorized as a villa real estate project. However, the Ministry of Land and Resources is considering an official definition of the term “villa” that might embrace semi-detached villas or townhouses, thus banning foreign investment in such “quasi-villa” projects. The impact of the rule change is expected to be limited as the prohibition of any land supply for villas has been provided for in various rules since February 2003. Law firm Morgan Lewis said the revisions showed the central government’s increasing desire to encourage foreign investment in high technology, high-end manufacturing, clean energy, energy saving, environmental protection and modern services.
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