Guangzhou office

Dear Members & Friends, The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC), with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Guangzhou and the Italian Trade Agency in Guangzhou, is organizing the Christmas Gala Dinner & Ospitalita’ Italiana Awarding Ceremony, to be held in Guangzhou on December 3rd. It will be the main event of the whole year, with the participation of around 200 people from Italian companies settled in Guangdong Province, many representatives of the Chinese business community of Guangdong as well as local authorities and media. We warmly invite you to join us and book the ticket as soon as possible by email to infoguangdong@cameraitacina.com or 020 83652682. Seats are limited. Registration will be closed on November 29th. Book your tickets & table! Hurry up & sign up! Do you want to be one of our event sponsors? Please find below sponsorship packages. Lucky Draw prizes sponsors are welcome as well. We look forward to meeting you soon!   Best Regards CICC Team  

Dear Members and Friends of CICC, The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the EU SME Centre, is organizing a seminar to be held on November 21st in Guangzhou called "China’s Cross-Border E-commerce and Free Trade Zones: Regulation Updates and Impact on Your Business". The aim is to help businesses to better understand the amendments to the regulation of Cross Border E-commerce in the country, including a new tax policy and a list of products authorized to be imported via CBEC. Take part in this event to meet government officials from Guangdong Free Trade Zone and get insights on how Chinese E-commerce platform selects imported brands In April 2016, the Chinese government made a number of significant amendments to the regulation of Cross Border E-commerce (hereafter CBEC) in the country, including a new tax policy and a list of products authorised to be imported via CBEC. Both amendments can affect all participants in the supply chain of imported products through CBEC into China, from suppliers and traders in the EU, to online platforms registered to trade with imported products via CBEC. Meanwhile, China has set up seven new free trade zones in September this year in Liaoning, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan and Shanxi. It now has a total number of 11 free trade zones across the country, each positioned differently to reflect the unique economic characteristics of the region. The other four zones established earlier were Shanghai, Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian. Agenda 13:30 – 14:00 Registration 14:00 – 14:05 Opening Remarks  14:05 – 14:20 Keynote Speech, by Mr Jianwen Luo, Deputy Director, Guangzhou Nansha Port Development Zone Office (广州南沙开发区口岸工作办公室罗建文副主任) 14:20 – 14:35 Keynote Speech, by Ms Elena Faoro, Board Member of China-Italy Chamber of Commerce 14:35 – 15:20 Using Free Trade Zones to Sell Online in China, by Mr Rafael Jimenez, Business Development Advisor, EU SME Centre 15:20 – 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 – 16:00 How to Work with China’s E-commerce Platform:  Business Models, Consumers Trends and Brand Selection Criteria, by Mr. James Spon-Smith, Senior Merchandise Manager, VIP International 16:00 – 16:45 How to Protect Your Intellectual Property When Doing E-Commerce in China, by Mr Reinout van Malenstein, IP Expert, China IPR SME Helpdesk 16:45 – 17:20 Q&A 17:20 – 18:00 Networking  If you wish to attend, please send an email to registration@eusmecentre.org.cn. For more information, please visit the EU SME Centre page on the event here, or download the agenda here.   Best regards, CICC Team

In occasion of the Italian Language Week, the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Consulate General of Italy in Guangzhou, FESCO Adecco and Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners in alliance with Han Kun Law Offices, organizes the 1st Guangzhou Career Day on October 22nd, from 13:45 to 18:00 at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, 2 Baiyun Dadao Bei, Baiyun District, Guangzhou (广州市白云区白云大道北2号广东外语外贸大学). The event aims to provide a match-making platform between companies and candidates. To participate: - For Companies: RMB 400/ CICC Member Company; RMB 700/Non Member Company for the participation; please send your application form to infoguangdong@cameraitacina.com within Friday, October 14th with company name, company representative name, surname, email address, telephone number, company short presentation and logo. All the job offers will be uploaded on CICC website and a list of all candidates will be provided to participating companies. The participating companies are the following: - China-Italy Chamber of Commerce Guangzhou - Foshan Piaggio Vehicles Technology Research & Development - FoShan SITI B&T Ceramic Technology ​- Heyuan Cafiero Cases - Industrie Bitossi (Guangzhou) Minerals    - Luxottica Tristar (Dongguan) Optical  - LPR (Zhuhai) Autoparts - P&P (Shanghai) Business Consultancy Guangzhou Branch - Shenzhen Feidong Cases  - Woodn Group  - Yamamay - Zhuhai PINTO Food  - For Candidates: free entrance by mandatory registration. Seats are limited. Please register via email to infoguangdong@cameraitacina.com with name, surname, email address and your Resume, specifying in the object “Guangzhou Career Day registration” by October 20th. Make sure to check the list of companies in advance, so that on event day you can notify us your interest and remind to bring your CV. Rundown:  13:45 Registration (Lecture Hall, Teaching Building 6 - 第六教学楼报告厅);  14:15 Welcome Speech;  14:30 Seminar;  16:30 Meeting companies-candidates (Student Service Center - 学生服务中心). The event will start with a Seminar held by FESCO Adecco and Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners in alliance with Han Kun Law Offices covering the following topics: Part 1 Speaker Ms. Chiara Bertucco, FESCO Adecco - Self-evaluation for understanding your employment targets; - How to find a job and channels for the active research; - HR issues in China for foreign companies; - New HR policies: dispatch vs outsourcing; - How to do business in China without a legal entity. Part 2: Speakers Mr. Davide De Rosa, Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners; Mr. Xue Bing, Han Kun Law Offices  Employing staff in China: what you need to know - Employment law in China, a general overview - Complying with the law when hiring staff - Terminating employees: how to handle it? Q&A Session For info & registration, contact CICC Guangzhou office