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Travel restrictions to China tightening daily
With China coming to grips with the epidemic situation, the situation in Belgium and other European countries is becoming increasingly serious. In the past days China’s major cities have taken quarantine measures for incoming travellers to China, including travellers from Belgium. Other Chinese cities and provinces are also tightening measures
How to Conduct a Trade Mark Search in China
Every company, no matter how big or small, has some intellectual property (IP). The most common type of IP right is a trade mark. A trade mark is essential to all kinds of companies, whether you are a producer, distributor or service provider, as it allows clients to distinguish you
Update on Coronavirus in China: Chinese companies are returning to work
At the end of January, China’s provincial and municipal governments initiated the “first level response to major public health emergencies”, implementing travel and trade bans, which indicated the seriousness of the epidemic. For the sake of everyone’s safety, many enterprises have also postponed the resumption of work, in order to
BCECC met with Financial Secretary and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong SAR
Following the Princely Mission to China in November, the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) extended its business trip by accompanying the delegation of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) to Hong Kong SAR and has had the honor to meet with Mr. Paul Chan, Financial Secretary and Mr. Edward Yau, Secretary
BCECC at the Princely Mission to China
From November 17 to November 22, the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) joined the biggest ever Belgian Princely Mission to Beijing and Shanghai. The Belgian Economic Mission to China presided by HRH Princess Astrid counted more than 630 participants from all parts of Belgium and was accompanied by HE Didier
Belgian Business Seminar
On November 22, 2019, The Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce organizes its annual Belgian Business Seminar in the Renaissance Marriot in Wan Chai. The topic of the 2019 seminar is ‘Belgian-Chinese Economic Relations in the Era of Protectionism’. After opening remarks by Senator & former Chairman of SFPI/FPIM Mr. Rik Daems,
Interview of Bernard Dewit by Trends: “Consider China as a partner”
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Bernard Dewit, chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC), was interviewed by Trends. The topics covered were the Chinese economic evolution and opening up, the difficulties the Belgian companies may encounter when entering the Chinese
BCECC launches its official WeChat account
When doing business with China, there is one app you simply cannot ignore: WeChat. BCECC is proud to announce the launch of its official WeChat account. With its over 1 billion active users globally, it is undoubtably the most popular app amongst Chinese people and businesses, for messaging, digital publishing,
Shanghai FTZ expands by adding Lingang area
The Lingang expansion of the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) was officially unveiled on Tuesday. As a major strategic decision made by the Communist Party of China Central Committee to further opening up, the addition of the Lingang area demonstrates China’s clear stand to ad-here to all-round opening up in
Huawei Launches New Distributed Operating System, HarmonyOS
HarmonyOS will deliver an intelligent experience across all user scenarios [Dongguan, China, August 9, 2019] At the Huawei Developer Conference today, Huawei launched HarmonyOS – a new microkernel-based, distributed operating system designed to deliver a cohesive user experience across all devices and scenarios. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business
Brussels Airport active on popular Chinese app WeChat
Brussels Airport has been active on the leading social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram for years in an effort to keep its passengers as well and as promptly informed as possible about the ins and outs at the airport. It has recently added a channel to
Flanders Investment & Trade launches its new platform “Verover de Wereld”
www.veroverdewereled.be is our partner Flander Investment & Trade’s brand new platform through which companies will find information on events and seminars to attend worldwide, or where they can publish and announce their own events related to doing international business.
China vows to step up reform and opening-up
China vows to step up reform and opening-up in the newly released government work report. It will facilitate foreign investment in sectors such as new energy, advanced manufacturing, petrochemicals, electronics and information.
Chairman Dewit has received the Chinese Government Friendship Award
The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with foreign experts who received the 2017 Chinese Government Friendship Award on September 30, 2017 in Beijing. Mr. Bernard Dewit was awarded this honor as a Belgian expert by the hands of Vice-Premier Ma Kai.
BCECC joins forces with FIT to support the internationalization of Flanders’ economy
It’s official: The Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) has reached a structural collaboration agreement with Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), Flanders’ agency for international enterprise. The agreement was signed on 3 October 2017 by Bernard Dewit, Chairman of BCECC, and Claire Tillekaerts, CEO at FIT, during an official ceremony at the Hotel Errera in Brussels.