Past events

The new national security law came into effect in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. What does this mean for the international business community based in Hong Kong?

China released their plans for constructing the Hainan Free Trade Port on 1 June 2020. Hainan Province will become the largest special economic zone in China and be transformed into a Free Trade Port. The BCECC organized an information session on the business opportunities of the Hainan Free Trade Port.

The BCECC, together with CATIS, organized an online matchmaking event for B2B businesses involved in light industrial products on 20 August 2020.

The BCECC, together with CATIS, organized a B2B matchmaking event specialized in cashmere products from Inner Mongolia on 30 July 2020.

The BCECC, together with CATIS, organized a B2B matchmaking event specialized in consumer goods and housewares on 24 June 2020.

The BCECC invited 2 European manufacturers in China to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on their business.

The BCECC organized a meet & greet with the future Ambassador and Consul Generals for Belgium to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai on 25 June 2020. They held speeches, followed by a short Q&A session.

China has one of the most dynamic and complex consumer market in the world today. After transitioning out from being a push market, Chinese consumers now know very well what they want. The BCECC and VOKA organized a webinar on consumer Food & Beverage trends in China.

The BCECC organized a webinar on Post COVID-19 China on 5 May 2020. During this webinar, the China-based trade commissioners of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX) and hub.brussels discussed the economic situation in China, the impact of COVID-19 and how each organization is helping their companies during this difficult period.

The BCECC has organized a webinar on Post COVID-19 China and how 2 main Belgian logistics companies have coped with Corona and navigating towards a new normal on 14 May 2020.

To help companies in the turbulent business climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCECC again cooperated with CATIS to organize the “2020 B2B Online Match-making Metting for medical materials” on 25 May 2020.

When doing business with China, attending trade fairs is inevitable. Trade fairs are abundant. In order not to get lost in all of the information, the BCECC organized a workshop on how Belgian SME's can be fully prepared on 12 March 2020, together with the EU SME Center.