Category: In Brief

EU and China Agree on Scope of the Future Investment Deal

The EU and China negotiators reached clear conclusions in January 2016 on an ambitious and comprehensive scope of the upcoming EU-China investment agreement and moved into a phase of specific text-based negotiations. This is a major step forward in the EU-China talks launched at the end of 2013 and a direct response to the political […]

Written by on 13 February 2016

10 Chinese Provinces to Start Agricultural E-commerce Pilot Plans

China accelerates its supply-side reform in agricultural sector by introducing E-commerce pilot plans in 10 Chinese provinces or municipalities including Beijing, Hebei, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Chongqing and Ningxia. Three aspects in agricultural sector are identified as primary focuses of the Pilot Plan: Beijing, Hebei, Jilin, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing and Ningxia on agricultural […]

Written by on 24 January 2016

China to Establish New Cross-Border E-commerce Pilot Zones in 12 Cities

New Cross-Border E-commerce Pilot Zones have been approved to be established in 12 Chinese cities including Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Suzhou. The first Pilot Zone of this kind was established in Hangzhou in March 2015. The 12 new Pilot Zones will adopt similar successful policies developed in […]

Written by on 10 January 2016

Netherlands and China Signed MoU on Cooperation in Civil Aviation Industry

On 27 October 2015, China and Netherlands signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Industry & Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Kingdom of the Netherlands over the Civil Aviation Industry. Both sides will establish a joint work group on cooperation over the civil […]

Written by on 29 October 2015

Shanghai Encourages the Development of Foreign Invested R&D Centres

On 16 October 2015, Shanghai issued the Several Opinions of Shanghai on Encouraging the Development of Foreign Invested R&D Centres (hereinafter the Opinions) to further encourage the development of foreign invested R&D Centres in Shanghai. The Opinions shall become effective as of 1 November 2015 and remain valid until 30 October 2020. The Opinions consists […]

Written by on 29 October 2015

China SFDA to Issue New Drug Production License from 1 Jan 2016

China’s State Food & Drug Administration (SFDA) introduced new versions of the Drug Production License and Preparations License of Medical Institutions in a recent announcement. SFDA will start to issue the two new licenses from January 1st 2016. According to the announcement, companies that have licenses remain valid after January 1st 2016 also need to […]

Written by on 28 September 2015

Centre Expert Offers Insights into China’s ICT Market

The EU SME Centre in collaboration with our implementing partner BenCham organised a new edition of EU SME Seminar Series in Beijing on September 11th, focusing on the emerging trends in China’s ICT market and cyber security issues faced by SMEs. More than 30 participants from a wide range of industries attended the seminar and […]

Written by on 14 September 2015

Belgian SMEs Benefited from Centre’s First Training Workshop on Food & Beverage Export

The EU SME Centre’s first interactive training workshop on exporting food & beverage products to China was successfully organised with the Belgian-Chinese Economic and Commercial Council (BCECC) on May 6th in Brussels. 18 Belgian SMEs took part in the full-day training workshop that combined theories, practical case studies and interactive exercises. Designed to provide step-by-step […]

Written by on 2 June 2015

MOF: Notice on Supporting Exemplary SME Start-up and Innovation Base Cities

关于支持开展小微企业创业创新基地城市示范工作的通知 On 16th April, 2015, Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in China released a joint notice on a decision to support exemplary SME start-ups and innovation base cities. Three fundamental principles […]

Written by on 10 May 2015