From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/19/empresas/auto-industria/1303248269.html (in Spanish)
Volkswagen-owned Spanish car maker SEAT has had meetings with 30 local car dealers in order to start selling cars in China in April next year. SEAT León and SEAT Ibiza have been presented in the 2011 Auto Shanghai exhibition and it is expected they can be sold in 2012 by the time of the Beijing car exhibition. All the cars to be sold in China initially will be produced in the SEAT factory in Martorell (Barcelona province), together with the Audi Q3. SEAT has been renamed as XiYaTe (西雅特) for the Chinese market.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
El Celler de Can Roca awarded as second best restaurant in the world
From http://www.acn.cat/acn/609884/Cultura/text/Celler-de-Can-Roca-El-Bulli-restaurant-Ferran-Adria-Restaurant-Magazine-Arzak.html (in Catalan)
Girona-based restaurant El Celler de Can Roca has climbed from #4 to #2 position in the ranking of best restaurants in the world, according to the website The World's 50 Best Restaurants. This distinction represents a new achivement for this Catalan family run restaurant after it was also recently awarded with the third Michelin star. El Celler de Can Roca has been ranked right after restaurant Noma, from Denmark, which has remained on top of the list for the second consecutive year. Joan Roca, chef of El Celler de Can Roca, has declared that this award represents a new international recognition for Catalan cuisine. After the success of Ferran Adrià and El Bulli in Roses, and the late Santi Santamaria and El racó de can Fabes in Sant Celoni among others, El Celler de Can Roca is definitely taking the relay as the present day leading resturant in Catalonia.
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Welcome page at El Celler de Can Roca internet site[/caption]
Girona-based restaurant El Celler de Can Roca has climbed from #4 to #2 position in the ranking of best restaurants in the world, according to the website The World's 50 Best Restaurants. This distinction represents a new achivement for this Catalan family run restaurant after it was also recently awarded with the third Michelin star. El Celler de Can Roca has been ranked right after restaurant Noma, from Denmark, which has remained on top of the list for the second consecutive year. Joan Roca, chef of El Celler de Can Roca, has declared that this award represents a new international recognition for Catalan cuisine. After the success of Ferran Adrià and El Bulli in Roses, and the late Santi Santamaria and El racó de can Fabes in Sant Celoni among others, El Celler de Can Roca is definitely taking the relay as the present day leading resturant in Catalonia.
Enjoy your meal! Bon profit!
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Welcome page at El Celler de Can Roca internet site[/caption]
Monday, April 18, 2011
Michelin launches a Taiwanese Green Guide
From http://foreigner.tncg.gov.tw/en/home.jsp?key=null&mserno=5&serno=9&menudata=EnglishMenu&contlink=ap%2F02_4announce_view.jsp&dataserno=201102160001 (in English)
Due to the fact that Michelin has recently launched a a Green Guide Taiwan and seems to be preparing a Taiwanese Red Guide, the Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government is organizing three "Tainan Michelin three-star rating tour" routes combining historical sites, tour spots, and the delicious local 小吃 (pinyin: xiaochi; "small food"). Sinalunya team has been in Tainan and wants to prove that the place and its food are worth a visit!
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Due to the fact that Michelin has recently launched a a Green Guide Taiwan and seems to be preparing a Taiwanese Red Guide, the Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government is organizing three "Tainan Michelin three-star rating tour" routes combining historical sites, tour spots, and the delicious local 小吃 (pinyin: xiaochi; "small food"). Sinalunya team has been in Tainan and wants to prove that the place and its food are worth a visit!
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[/caption][caption id="attachment_450" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Entrance to the Tainan Confucian Temple"]
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Friday, April 15, 2011
FC Barcelona will open shop in Beijing
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/14/catalunya/1302808882.html (in Spanish)
FC Barcelona is expanding beyond Europe and is currently in conversations with Nike in order to open a shop in Beijing and another one in New York City in a time frame of 2 or 3 years. Apart from China and United States, future marketing actions will be addressed to Mexico, South Korea and Turkey.
FC Barcelona is expanding beyond Europe and is currently in conversations with Nike in order to open a shop in Beijing and another one in New York City in a time frame of 2 or 3 years. Apart from China and United States, future marketing actions will be addressed to Mexico, South Korea and Turkey.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Spain admits mistake on communication on China's debt acquisition
From http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63862548-668d-11e0-ac4d-00144feab49a.html (in English)
Spanish government mistakingly announced that it had secured the acquisition of up to €9 billion euros in debt by China Investment Corporation, but almost immediately it had to make an embarrassing correction. The news came after a China Investment Corporation official informed Reuters that the claims by the Spanish government were false. This is a serious blow to the Spanish regional savings banks, that are desperately seeking for new finantial resources to meet a €15 billion debt created by the loans during the recent property bubble period.
Spanish government mistakingly announced that it had secured the acquisition of up to €9 billion euros in debt by China Investment Corporation, but almost immediately it had to make an embarrassing correction. The news came after a China Investment Corporation official informed Reuters that the claims by the Spanish government were false. This is a serious blow to the Spanish regional savings banks, that are desperately seeking for new finantial resources to meet a €15 billion debt created by the loans during the recent property bubble period.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
China backs Spain by acquiring more debt
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/12/economia/1302595011.html (in Spanish)
Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao has announced today to Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero that China will keep on acquiring more debt, as done in the recent months, and will also invest in Spanish saving banks. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has thanked Wen Jiabao for the Chinese support during the toughest moments in which international finantial markets showed little trust in Spanish economy. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s words are explained by the fact that Spanish debt in Chinese hands has grown from 4% in 2009 to the present 12%. In turn, Wen Jiabao has declared Spain as China’s best friend in Europe, whereas Li Keqiang has congratulated Spanish government by the measures undertaken in order to improve the situation of the economy. He has also declared his impression that Spain is back to the path of sustained growth and shown interest in the import of Spanish agricultural products. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and minister Miguel Sebastián have invited Chinese officials to invest in Spanish ports and in the privatization process of airports, and to consider Spain as a prominent destination for Chinese tourists.
Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao has announced today to Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero that China will keep on acquiring more debt, as done in the recent months, and will also invest in Spanish saving banks. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has thanked Wen Jiabao for the Chinese support during the toughest moments in which international finantial markets showed little trust in Spanish economy. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s words are explained by the fact that Spanish debt in Chinese hands has grown from 4% in 2009 to the present 12%. In turn, Wen Jiabao has declared Spain as China’s best friend in Europe, whereas Li Keqiang has congratulated Spanish government by the measures undertaken in order to improve the situation of the economy. He has also declared his impression that Spain is back to the path of sustained growth and shown interest in the import of Spanish agricultural products. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and minister Miguel Sebastián have invited Chinese officials to invest in Spanish ports and in the privatization process of airports, and to consider Spain as a prominent destination for Chinese tourists.
Mango aims at Chinese and Russian markets
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/12/catalunya/1302609388.html (in Spanish)
After a total 81% sales abroad in 2010, Catalan group Mango has decided to increase its presence in Chinese and Russian markets. Total sales in 2010 increased by 11% as compared to 2009 and they reached 1.27 billion euros. Online sales grew by 80% and although they represented only 1.6% of total sales, they are expected to double in 2011. Top model Kate Moss is currently working in Paris in Mango’s new promotional campaign.
After a total 81% sales abroad in 2010, Catalan group Mango has decided to increase its presence in Chinese and Russian markets. Total sales in 2010 increased by 11% as compared to 2009 and they reached 1.27 billion euros. Online sales grew by 80% and although they represented only 1.6% of total sales, they are expected to double in 2011. Top model Kate Moss is currently working in Paris in Mango’s new promotional campaign.
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