| SwedCham China Newsletter January 2024 |
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| Words From The General Manager |
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Dear Member,
As we are marching into the next big yearly celebration in the last ½ months with Chinese New Year around the corner, I realize how lucky we are to live in a place in the world where we can look forward to these events together with friends and families, and my heart goes out to those that don't get to feel this way in some other parts of the world where their lives are defined by a war zone. So, it's a time to be grateful for and show gratitude to, and hope for others to get the same opportunities in the nearest future.
I also want to express immense gratitude to my wonderful team, that works tirelessly to find new interesting topics, events, and courses to fulfill our member needs and wants. Teamwork really does make everyone's Dream work!
We held our first Board meeting of the year on January 16th at SwedCham office in Beijing. We are now all ready to put in action our strategy and activities for the year!:)
Amongst the 10 different events and trainings done in January already, you will find a mixt offering of topics: Webinar and hybrid events on green manufacturing, logistics predictions, navigating market challenges, Chinese New Year afterwork, and training on government affairs. Meanwhile, stay tuned for more trainings on the topics of data driven systematic problem solving, the Agile Move, and total quality management!
We are also very happy to have launched this month yet another member benefit, aside from our Insurance Program: EAP (Employee Assistance Program), designed to help employees with Mental Health related issues. Together with our existing Medical Insurance Program, this complements the holistic approach companies wants and needs to have on their employees in order to ensure an efficient corporation. We hope that many of you will take advantage of this member benefit at reduced price. Please find more information here: https://www.swedcham.cn/chamber-news/introducing-new-member-benefit-2024-swedcham-china-eap-program
As we resume activities after CNY, you can expect to see the following:
- Factory tours to AstraZeneca and WeRide located in Beijing
- Trendy topic AI: Stay tuned for the workshop on using Chatgpt to improve your daily productivity
- New AI module of the online executive education training with the University of Gothenburg
- 15th Swedpod- -Podcast with Curt Bergström at Sino Matters
- Teaser campaign for our upcoming cool Swedish Film Festival in Shanghai!
Wishing all a Happy Chinese New Year!
Best regards,
Daniela Ling-Vannerus Cassmer General Manager The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China |
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Information Platform:
-Several Weekly Webinars and physical seminars on specific topics -Monthly China News Flash webinars -Weekly China Insights articles -Member Directory -Member Bulletin Board -Yearly Business Climate Survey -Yearly Salary Survey -SwedPod (new Podcast every 2 months with Business leaders and Government officials) -Information channels; Linkedin (5000 + followers), Wechat (7000 + followers), Homepage (500 v/week), Email campaigns (9000 + contacts) -Position Papers twice per year on specifically targeted subjects
Network Platform:
-Monthly After Works in Beijing and/or Shanghai -Quarterly After Works in Suzhou and/or Shenzhen -Yearly Crayfish, Christmas, and Midsummer parties in both Beijing and Shanghai -Regular physical Sharp Talk events in both Beijing and Shanghai -Monthly Young Professional events
Facilitation Platform: -SwedCham Academy: Monthly courses in Swedish, Management, Innovation, Cultural courses. etc. -Monthly workshops in Beijing and/or Shanghai -Team Sweden member -Monthly Factory Tours -Company visits -SwedCham Job Portal -Career Fair |
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| Introducing New Member Benefit 2024 - Swedcham China EAP Program |
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| SwedCham EAP Psychological Counseling |
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SwedCham is here for our members. Today we are happy to introduce you new member benefit 2024 - Swedcham China EAP package .
SwedCham EAP Psychological Counseling If employees are happy, the company can develop healthy. We would like to introduce the Swedcham EAP package （Employee Assistance Program） to our members. The well-being of our members is a top priority and we are delighted to invite you to access the platform. The EAP program offers the psychological counseling services and we hope this program will serve as a valuable asset, helping you navigate challenges you may encounter along your journey.
Quotation for EAP Psychological Counseling Telephone Consultation: RMB 218 for Chinese Only RMB 288 Bilingual
Thank you for being a valued member of SwedCham China, and we look forward to supporting you on your journey towards personal and professional fulfillment. If any inquiries, welcome to contact Zikai Liu on zikai.liu@orientalbenefit.com for any questions. |
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| Latest information and relevant policies updates from EU SME Center |
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| MOFCOM: Announcement on the 2024 List of Import and Export License Issuing Agencies 商务部公告2024年第2号 公布2024年进出口许可证发证机构名录
MOFCOM: Publication of the 2024 Catalogue of Goods Subject to an Import License 商务部 海关总署关于公布《进口许可证管理货物目录（2024年）》的公告
MOFCOM: Release of the 2024 Catalogue for the Administration of Import & Export Licenses for Dual-Use Items and Technologies 商务部 海关总署公告2023年第66号 关于发布2024年度《两用物项和技术进出口许可证管理目录》的公告
State Council: Pilot Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform of the Pudong New Area 国务院办公厅印发《浦东新区综合改革试点实施方案（2023－2027年）
State Council: Amendments to the Regulations on Ozone Depleting Substances 国务院关于修改《消耗臭氧层物质管理条例》的决定
State Council: Announcement on the Opening of an Anti-Dumping Investigation on Brandy from the European Union in Containers of Under 200 Litres 商务部公告2024年第1号 关于对原产于欧盟的进口装入200升以下容器的蒸馏葡萄酒制得的烈性酒进行反倾销立案调查的公告 |
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| Bulletin Board of the Month |
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| 中国新能源汽车市场发展十余年，俨然已进入高速发展阶段。但随着越来越多的新能源车型陆续上市，一些新能源车企的产品表现正在日渐趋同：相似的外观，续航、百公里加速、智能系统等参数配置近乎雷同。这也给消费者在选购上造成了一定的困扰。 全球豪华纯电高性能汽车品牌Polestar极星，充分了解国内新能源汽车市场和用户需求，从设计、性能、科技、安全等多个方面考量，推出的旗下第二款纯电高性能SUV极星4，拥有更高设计品质、更卓越驾控体验、更智能座舱系统以及更安全出行保障，是一款全能兼备且超越用户期待的纯电SUV。 |
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| Celebrate the grand opening of our new office!Join us for a joyous occasion filled withlaughterand a toast to our fresh beginningin this fantastic spacelocated in the heart of Beijing! |
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| Trademark registration plays a vital role in securing trademark protection in China. Over 7 million trademark applications were submitted for registration in China in 2022 according to an official report from China's Trademark Office ("CTMO"). As of the end of 2022, the total number of registered trademarks in China exceeded 42 million. Registration is essential for establishing exclusive rights and preventing others from using the registered trademark without permission. By successfully registering a trademark, the owner is granted legal authority to enforce their exclusive rights and take action against any unauthorized use by third parties. Additionally, once a trademark is registered, owners may file their trademark with customs to prevent others from engaging in import or export activities using the same or similar brand or trademark. |
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| In October, three of our employees set out on the journey of a lifetime to Yunnan Province as volunteer teachers to surprise their classrooms with a special in-person visit. This rare opportunity for our teachers to meet face-to-face with their students has not only brought a bright smile to the little ones’ faces, but also reminded us why we do what we do for our local communities. Back in September 2022, Volvo Car China launched an online volunteer teaching program for our employees. Working with the well-established local NGO platform “Volunteer online project 2.0”, the program recruited a select group of our employees to teach children who live in rural, underprivileged areas lacking access to quality education. |
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| From December 21st to 23rd, nine Volvo Group sustainability ambassadors and employee volunteers from Beijing, Shanghai, and Jinan journeyed to Volvo Hope School in Jianshui, Yunnan Province. The group brought STEM courses as well as books to the students in the school.
Established in 2011 with sponsorships from Volvo Group, the primary school now has approximately 60 students and 7 teachers serving residents in the neighbouring counties. Over the past 12 years, Volvo Group has been consistently providing educational resources to the school as well as support to maintain and enhance the school conditions. |
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| Aleido has an internationally leading position within aftermarket information, Learning and System & Tools, with almost 1,000 employees in Sweden, China, Hungary, the UK, and Germany. 斓度在售后市场信息、学习和系统与工具方面处于国际领先地位，在瑞典、中国、匈牙利、英国和德国拥有近 1000 名员工。
We have worked with Product Information and aftermarket solutions >40 years, operating in different industries, such as telecom, ICT , automotive, machinery and equipment. Product Information is a core competence for us, we continuously invest in people, systems, new competences, and processes to provide best practice to our customers. 我们从事产品信息和售后市场解决方案的工作超过 40 年，业务涉及电信、信息和通信技术、汽车、机械和设备等不同行业。产品信息是我们的核心竞争力，我们不断投资于人员、系统、新能力和流程，为客户提供最佳实践。 |
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| Have a look at the Swedcham Advertising Media Kit 2024! |
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| Earlier this week on January 16th, Swedcham China held its first board meeting of 2024 at the Swedcham China Beijing office. Plans for the coming year were confirmed and developed, and we are excited to be starting a new year together and looking forward to all the upcoming events, activities, and publications ahead! |
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| The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China is happy to present a white paper on the topic of sustainability in supply chains, and how companies can work with Cross-Sector Partnerships (CSPs) and other strategies in order to achieve greater sustainability across their supply chains. In order to achieve this, Swedcham China questioned two Swedish companies that are leading the process for improving sustainability: SKF and Inter IKEA in East Asia. Their deep knowledge and experience provides two excellent cases that other companies can draw lessons and inspiration from regarding how to level up the sustainability of their supply chains and operations. We are also thankful to IVL for providing an insightful foreword to this white paper, and setting the tone for the core messages of this report. |
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| The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China is happy to present a white paper on the topic of Swedish and European Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in China. This white paper was produced with the help of the EU SME Centre, and aims to support Swedish and European SMEs that are looking to enter the Chinese market, or to expand and upgrade their operations in China. To reach this goal, we have interviewed five expert organizations or companies with deep knowledge on China, as well as five renowned Swedish SMEs that have succeeded in establishing themselves in the Chinese market. This white paper touches upon multiple topics such as the attractiveness of the Chinese market, legal risks, market entry requirements, access to financing, IP issues, and so on. We hope that this white paper will provide valuable and interesting reading for anyone interested in the Chinese market, and that it can be useful and inspiring for those SMEs that are currently navigating China.
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| Selected Events Review of December 2023 |
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On Dec. 1st, the 2023 Swedcham China Christmas season officially started with the extraordinary Christmas dinner in Beijing. Last year, we unfortunately canceled the Beijing Christmas dinner due to the COVID situation. This year however, we were more than happy to hold the 2023 Beijing Christmas Dinner at Fork by TRB, TRB Hospitality Group, a unique restaurant tucked away in the heart of the old Beijing Yangfang hutong area. Sitting at the beautiful venue of the glass room, we enjoyed a great Christmas dinner and listened to AcaLab 爱卡人声, a cappella choir, performing Christmas songs. It was an unforgettable evening of enjoying very delicious food and views of Houhai Lake in Beijing.
A shout-out went to AcaLab 爱卡人声 for your excellent performance. Thank you, Fork by TRB, for becoming our venue partner. Special gratitude goes to Latour for booking the company table with the Swedcham Christmas gift bag. Thank you, all our guests, for joining us and creating great memories together.
On this upcoming Friday, Swedcham China will hold the second Christmas dinner in Shanghai. We look forward to your presence at the Shanghai Edition Hotel! |
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| On December 6th, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce was happy to invite our members to Nederman's facility in Suzhou for a lecture on combustible dust and a tour of their factory. After a presentation of Nederman and their history in China, the presenters gave an in-depth lecture on the importance of removing the risk associated with combustible dust in various industries, and the potential severe consequences of improper management. Following that, the participants were given an extensive tour of their production facilities and their showroom of products and solutions.
Thanks again to Nederman for hosting an excellent training and tour, and thanks to all of our members who joined us! |
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On December 6th, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China hosted a significant panel seminar on the topic of “Unveiling the EUCCC Position Paper and Insights from EUCCC Exco trip to Brussels".
We were delighted to invite Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus, Chief Representative of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) to talk about the main messages from the EUCCC in the position paper. During the seminar, Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus also shared his main impressions from the week with more than 60 meetings that the EUCCC Exco and a few working group chairs had in Brussels with the EU Commission and EU parliament. The seminar aimed to provide attendees with valuable perspectives on the EUCCC Position paper and its implications for business operating in China. Key recommendations for the Chinese market to restore business confidence have been concluded as follows：1. Increase Productivity by Giving Greater Play to Market Forces 2. Reduce Corporate Risk by De-politicising the Business Environment and Removing Ambiguity from Legislation 3. Optimise Policymaking by Allowing Space for Discussion and Constructive Feedback 4. Address Socio-economic Challenges to Boost Consumption 5. Maintain a Balance Between Economic Recovery and the Low Carbon Transition. During the Q&A session, the main concerns that foreign banks and investment businesses facing during the meeting with China regulators and other questions have been discussed.
Thank you, Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus, for the excellent and insightful presentation as always. Thank you also Sweden-China Trade Council as our promotion partner. We look forward to more collaboration in the future! |
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| On the 8th of December, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China was delighted to host the annual Swedish Christmas dinner in Shanghai for our members and friends!
Over one hundred guests joined to meet old and new friends, and to take part in some traditional Swedish Christmas celebrations. This year's Christmas Dinner was held at the EDITION Hotel, close to the Bund in Shanghai's central area. The dinner featured some traditional Swedish Christmas dishes and drinks such as glögg (Swedish mulled wine), some Christmas caroling, and of course the singing of Swedish Christmas drinking songs, a.k.a "snappsvisor".
Thanks to IKEA for being the main sponsor of this excellent event, and thanks to all members and friends who joined us! |
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| On Dec. 13th, the Swedish day of St. Lucia, Swedcham China hosted a traditional Lucia breakfast at café SMAKA in Shanghai. Guests got an opportunity to mingle with other Swedcham members and friends, as well as to enjoy some traditional Swedish baked goods such as "Lussebullar" (saffron buns).
There was also a traditional #Luciatåg#, the singing of songs related to the holiday of St. Lucia, held by Swedish Language students from a university in Shanghai's Songjiang district. We greatly appreciated their excellent performance and dedication! The Luciatåg together with the traditional baked goods made for a great experience of Swedish culture.
Thanks to all who joined us, and Swedcham China again wishes you all a merry Christmas! |
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On December 14th, Swedcham China was pleased to host a webinar on the topic of Swedish and European SMEs in China. This webinar was also the publication webinar of a white paper on the same theme produced by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China, together with the great support of the EU SME Centre. The white paper's publication was the culmination of a long working process, and the input of multiple interviewed experts and SMEs.
The webinar began with a presentation of the white paper by Swedcham, followed by a series of presentations by various experts on the Chinese market. The presentations covered multiple topics, and gave great insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by Swedish and European SMEs in China.
We were happy to see a high interest in this webinar, with over 50 attendees joining in to listen to the live presentations! If you are interested in reading this white paper in full, or to view a recording of this webinar, please follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/dJu8VuQu
Thanks to all of our panelists who joined this webinar to give us their take on the current state and future outlook of the Chinese market for Swedish and European SMEs!
The following panelists gave presentations during the webinar:
Alessio Petino from the EU SME Centre Johan Annell from ARC Consulting Xiaomin Qu from Wikborg Rein Helika Jürgenson from the China IP SME Helpdesk Thomas Larsen (郎天恆）from Business Sweden
Thanks once again to all members and friends who joined this event! |
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| December 15th, Swedcham China hosted its first ever factory tour in Nanjing, with a visit to Epiroc's impressive facilities in the city. Epiroc is a global productivity partner for mining and construction customers, and has had establishments in China since 1993.
Over 20 Swedcham members joined for a presentation of Epiroc's history and their China-journey, as well as a tour of their production facilities. We are very thankful to Epiroc for hosting this excellent tour!
Thanks also to all members who joined us for our first Swedcham event in Nanjing. |
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| On December 22nd, Swedcham China was glad to organize a Swedcham culture event where participants learned how to bake Swedish gingerbread cookies, or "pepparkakor". These cookies are traditionally baked and eaten around Christmas time, and this event gave the participants a chance to take part in some Swedish #culture.
This event was led by Valentina Chan and Veronika Chan, co-founders of SMAKA Bakery & Café in Shanghai, and it was held at the Shanghai offices of Electrolux Group.
Thanks to SMAKA and Electrolux for helping us organize this Christmas culture event, and thanks to everyone who joined us! |
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| On December 31st, 2023, the 2024 New Year Party was held to celebrate the arrival of the new year with the community in Tianjin.
The night featured a flea market that gave attendees the chance to bring items to exchange or sell with members and friends, and some children-friendly games. Guests enjoyed the cold winter night inside the cozy atmosphere at Chasing Smoki in Uni Park with a big meal from the secret menu, free-flow wine and beverages, and festive desserts in Tianjin.
We would like to express our appreciation to AmCham Tianjin for inviting Swedcham as the promotion partner and we were delighted to invite our Swedcham members and friends to join the first new year party event in Tianjin. Stay tuned for more events in Tianjin! |
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