Newsletter Winter 2011

News from the Secretary General

Tom Jensen welcomes new members, talks about the development of the Chinese economy and presents the upcoming events in Danish-Chinese Business Forum.

"Chongqing is just like Shanghai, only ten years behind"
By Hans Halskov, consul and trade commissioner, Consulate / Trade Commission of Denmark, Chongqing

The title of this article is attributed to a quote of the mayor of Chongqing, Huang Qifan, who was responsible for guiding Shanghai's rapid growth and development in the 1990s and was shifted to Chongqing in 2001 by the government in Beijing, largely in order to replicate that success.

Progressive Patent Development in China
By Nicka Kirstejn, European Patent Attorney, Partner, Plougmann & Vingtoft

Although China's intellectual property regime has been tightened over the past years, many Western companies are still sceptical towards venturing out in China.

New Innovation Center Officially Opened in Hong Kong

Danish Innovation Center official opened in Hong Kong, as a cooperation between the Danish Foreign Ministry and the Danish Ministry for Business and Growth

Sino-Danish Network – Your Expressway to Chinese Talents
By Lars Christensen, Science and Technology Attaché, Innovation Centre Denmark, Shanghai

A new platform for companies to access Chinese talents and give Chinese students and professionals a place to make themselves visible directly to Danish companies.

New Danish Centre at Shanghai Finance University
By Jørgen Dalhoff, project manager, Niels Brock

A new joint initiative by Shanghai Finance University and Niels Brock is expected to be unveiled in May next year. The Danish Centre will focus on offering international consulting and educational programmes to Danish and Chinese businesses alike.

Invitation to Danish companies to Partner with Copenhagen Business Confucius Institute
By Prof. Verner Worm, Director of Copenhagen Business Confucius Institute

Become a partner of the CBCI and strengthen your relations to China.

New Social Security Regime Will Increase Salary Costs
By Nikolaj Juhl Hansen, Partner Eversheds Copenhagen, and Hua Ren, Associate, Eversheds Shanghai

Both employers and employees will contribute to the various schemes, with the majority of the contribution made by the employer.


Supply Chain Version 3.0
By Heidi Larsen, CEO, Plus 7 ApS

The old assembly line gets a new name – in modern day China. Heidi Larsen talks about the differences between the old European approach to production lines and the equally old yet radically dissimilar Chinese approach to production.

Empowering European SMEs in China – Introducing the EU SME Centre

Obtain free advice and practical business support regarding SME-business in China.

Winner of DCCC Business Person of the Year & Entrepreneur of the Year 2011

The last weekend in October was again marked by the celebration of the Business Person of the Year and the Entrepreneur of the Year-awards. The ceremony took place in Shanghai and was for the fifth time in a row hosted by the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China.
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Børsen China Conference
2012.05.02
Members of Danish-Chinese Business Forum enjoy a discount of 25 percent on participation fee.
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Danish-Chinese Business Forum’s Annual Meeting 2012
2012.04.11
Over 90 top-level managers and exeutives from our member organisations and companies participated at the event.
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Delegation visit from CIPA and the Provincial Government of Hunan
2012.04.10
3 April 2012, Danish-Chinese Business Forum received a delegation from the Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce of China (CIPA) and the Provincial Government of Hunan.
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Partner Seminar: The Chinese Market for Cleantech and Green Energy solutions
2012.03.20
16 March 2012, Danish-Chinese Business Forum co-organised a seminar together with the Confederation of Danish Industry.
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Member Meeting: “Cross-Cultural Leadership”
2012.02.07
02 February 2012, Danish-Chinese Business Forum hosted a member meeting on Cross Cultural Leadership.
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Partner Event: “Meet Prof. Zhang Jun, Head of China Center for Econimic Studies at Fudan University”
2012.02.06
01 February 2012, Danish-Chinese Business Forum hosted a partner event made in cooperation with the Confederation of Danish Industry.
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Decoding the Chinese Consumer
2012.01.24
17 January 2012, Danish-Chinese Business Forum’s Retail Working Group held its third meeting. The theme of the meeting was the ambitious but central theme of: Decoding the Chinese Consumers.
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