From http://barcelonacatalonia.cat/b/?p=6633&lang=en (in English)
IFC Logistics, a Chinese company specializing in international freight-management for top brands, has landed in the Ametlla Park industrial zone, 35 km from the city of Barcelona, and has leased a 3,000-square-meter warehouse to manage stock for some of the top international chains in the clothing, shoe and accessories sectors. The company acquires excess inventory from fashion brands, which they then sell at outlets around the world.
International Fashion Corporation Ltd (IFC), based in Hong Kong, is the mother company of a group of several corporations, which implement their business model in managing stock for some of the top international chains in the clothing, shoe and accessories sector. The company acquires excess inventory from fashion brands, which they then sell at outlets around the world.
Catalonia is currently the main logistics hub in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. It has a complete network of infrastructures with connections to all modes of transport, featuring the industrial and retail fabric with all the logistics services that international operators and import or export companies could need.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
App to travel to China released by students of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
From http://trabajoenchina.org/aplicacion-para-viajar-a-china (in Spanish)
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Image of the Survival Guide in China from the iTunes website[/caption]
Students from the Master Course on Travel Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have released a smartphone application with tips and other relevant information for the people willing to travel to China. The application, called Survival Guide in China, is free and is available for iPhone and Android and it is available in Catalan, Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.
The categories that contain the information are Tips, Gastronomy, Shopping, Religion, Nightlife, Culture and Language, and they it has been collected by the students themselves when they travelled to China, also taking the pictures and filming the videos.
Download the application for Android from the Play Store or for iPhone from iTunes.
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Image of the Survival Guide in China from the iTunes website[/caption]Students from the Master Course on Travel Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have released a smartphone application with tips and other relevant information for the people willing to travel to China. The application, called Survival Guide in China, is free and is available for iPhone and Android and it is available in Catalan, Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.
The categories that contain the information are Tips, Gastronomy, Shopping, Religion, Nightlife, Culture and Language, and they it has been collected by the students themselves when they travelled to China, also taking the pictures and filming the videos.
Download the application for Android from the Play Store or for iPhone from iTunes.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Tèxtil Balaguer travels back from China to Catalonia
From http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/4-economia/18-economia/643008-el-2009-vam-aturar-la-comanda-a-la-xina.html (in Catalan)
Tèxtil Balaguer, based in Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona province) and specialized in producing fabrics for the production of shirts, has celebrated in 2013 its 50th anniversary and has some 50 workers. As explained by company's CEO, Jaume Balaguer, in 2003 they started to buy products from China to later sell at good price in Catalonia, while they only took some urgent orders in their factory, a strategy that lasted for six years. But in 2009 they reversed the trend, stopped importing textiles from China and resumed again the full production in Caldes de Montbui and, when needed, outsourcing some of their production to other textile industries in the Bages and Vallès counties, also in Barcelona province. Even though they still do some occasional import from China, Jaume Balaguer explains that the main problems were the big orders they had to pass at least 3 months in advance, when maybe not all the contracts at local level had been signed, plus the increase of the labor costs in South East Asia and the trend to have smaller and more diverse productions. These are the reasons that have brought Tèxtil Balaguer, a company that in 2005 was producing 70% of their textiles in China, to travel back to Catalonia and to focus here the bigger part of their production.
Tèxtil Balaguer, based in Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona province) and specialized in producing fabrics for the production of shirts, has celebrated in 2013 its 50th anniversary and has some 50 workers. As explained by company's CEO, Jaume Balaguer, in 2003 they started to buy products from China to later sell at good price in Catalonia, while they only took some urgent orders in their factory, a strategy that lasted for six years. But in 2009 they reversed the trend, stopped importing textiles from China and resumed again the full production in Caldes de Montbui and, when needed, outsourcing some of their production to other textile industries in the Bages and Vallès counties, also in Barcelona province. Even though they still do some occasional import from China, Jaume Balaguer explains that the main problems were the big orders they had to pass at least 3 months in advance, when maybe not all the contracts at local level had been signed, plus the increase of the labor costs in South East Asia and the trend to have smaller and more diverse productions. These are the reasons that have brought Tèxtil Balaguer, a company that in 2005 was producing 70% of their textiles in China, to travel back to Catalonia and to focus here the bigger part of their production.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Wines from Celler Laurona well received in China
From https://www.facebook.com/CellerLaurona/posts/614707951900787
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Celler Laurona wine succeeds in the 3rd Grand Tasting of the Top Wines from Spain (image from the Facebook profile of EMW - Grandes Vinos de España)[/caption]
Celler Laurona, from Falset (Tarragona province) and belonging to the DO Montsant (wine region), has recently had a successful experience in a showcase of Spanish wines at the Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel. The event was entitled 3rd Grand Tasting of the Top Wines from Spain and took place on October 14th, 2013. In the picture, a buyer from the COFCO Group (中粮集团) shows interest on one of the Celler Laurona wines.
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Celler Laurona wine succeeds in the 3rd Grand Tasting of the Top Wines from Spain (image from the Facebook profile of EMW - Grandes Vinos de España)[/caption]Celler Laurona, from Falset (Tarragona province) and belonging to the DO Montsant (wine region), has recently had a successful experience in a showcase of Spanish wines at the Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel. The event was entitled 3rd Grand Tasting of the Top Wines from Spain and took place on October 14th, 2013. In the picture, a buyer from the COFCO Group (中粮集团) shows interest on one of the Celler Laurona wines.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Workshop about the gourmet food products in Asia organized in Girona
From http://agenda.acc10.cat/agenda/default.php?id=9799 (in Catalan)
This session is scheduled in the framework of the Internationalization Week of ACCIÓ (7-11 October 2013).
Without a doubt, Asia has become one of the main economic actors of our time with the 50% of the planet's population and 25% of the world's GDP. Asia also has two countries with population over 1 billion people, one of them being China with an annual growth of 9%. There are also 4 countries with population over 100 million people, like Japan, with an economy equivalent to those of Germany, France and United Kingdom together. Other countries have smaller populations, but they have an important economic growth and a high income per capita, like South Korea.
The goal of this session is to use the knowledge about Asia of the ACCIÓ experts to inform the attendants about the main features of the most dynamic markets of this region. The food sector offers good business perspectives for the import products that can be classified as gourmet.
Program
09.15h Reception of attendants
09.35h Welcome address by Ferran Roquer, Director of the office in Girona of the Catalan Ministry for Business and Labour
09.45h Conference “Asia, the big continent to be explored” by Claudia Danesi, Head of Asia-Pacific of ACCIÓ
10.00h Conference "Japan, the gourmet traditional market in Asia" by Yoshiyuki Iwahashi, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Tokio
10.20h Conference "South Korea, opportunities of a new market" by Josep Maria Coll, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Seoul
10.45h Coffee break
11.00h Conference "Online sales of gourmet products in China", by Taowen Xue, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Shanghai
11.20h Conference "Hong Kong, the window shop of gourmet products in China", by Madrona Marcet, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Hong Kong
11.45h Questions & Answers
12.00h Presentation of the Catalonia Gourmet Cluster, by Marta Amorós, Manager of the Catalonia Gourmet Cluster
12.05h Networking between the attendants and the directors of the Business Promotion Centres
12.45h End of the session
The event will take place at the ACCIÓ headquarters in Girona, Pompeu Fabra Square, 1.
This session is scheduled in the framework of the Internationalization Week of ACCIÓ (7-11 October 2013).
Without a doubt, Asia has become one of the main economic actors of our time with the 50% of the planet's population and 25% of the world's GDP. Asia also has two countries with population over 1 billion people, one of them being China with an annual growth of 9%. There are also 4 countries with population over 100 million people, like Japan, with an economy equivalent to those of Germany, France and United Kingdom together. Other countries have smaller populations, but they have an important economic growth and a high income per capita, like South Korea.
The goal of this session is to use the knowledge about Asia of the ACCIÓ experts to inform the attendants about the main features of the most dynamic markets of this region. The food sector offers good business perspectives for the import products that can be classified as gourmet.
Program
09.15h Reception of attendants
09.35h Welcome address by Ferran Roquer, Director of the office in Girona of the Catalan Ministry for Business and Labour
09.45h Conference “Asia, the big continent to be explored” by Claudia Danesi, Head of Asia-Pacific of ACCIÓ
10.00h Conference "Japan, the gourmet traditional market in Asia" by Yoshiyuki Iwahashi, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Tokio
10.20h Conference "South Korea, opportunities of a new market" by Josep Maria Coll, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Seoul
10.45h Coffee break
11.00h Conference "Online sales of gourmet products in China", by Taowen Xue, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Shanghai
11.20h Conference "Hong Kong, the window shop of gourmet products in China", by Madrona Marcet, Director of the Business Promotion Centre in Hong Kong
11.45h Questions & Answers
12.00h Presentation of the Catalonia Gourmet Cluster, by Marta Amorós, Manager of the Catalonia Gourmet Cluster
12.05h Networking between the attendants and the directors of the Business Promotion Centres
12.45h End of the session
The event will take place at the ACCIÓ headquarters in Girona, Pompeu Fabra Square, 1.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Chinese cinema cycle in the Filmoteca de Catalunya
From http://www.filmoteca.cat/web/programacio/cicles/transformacions-del-cinema-xines (in Catalan)
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"Transformacions del cinema xinès", a Chinese cinema cycle at the Filmoteca de Catalunya[/caption]
Between September 25th and 29th, 2013, the Filmoteca de Catalunya will display a cycle of Chinese cinema entitled "Transformacions del cinema xinès" (Transformations of Chinese cinema). This cinema cycle will consist on a series of Chinese films about art or artists filmed in the last 20 years and that have their roots on the "cynical realism" movement. Landscape is an essential element in all the chosen titles.
Program
September 25th: 向日葵 ("Xiang ri kui"), presented by Manel Ollé
September 26th: 戲夢人生 ("Xì mèng rénshēng")
September 27th: 极度寒冷 ("Jidu hanleng")
September 28th: Ai Weiwei: Never sorry
September 29th: 变脸 ("Bian lian")
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Transformacions del cinema xinès at the Filmoteca de Catalunya[/caption]
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"Transformacions del cinema xinès", a Chinese cinema cycle at the Filmoteca de Catalunya[/caption]Between September 25th and 29th, 2013, the Filmoteca de Catalunya will display a cycle of Chinese cinema entitled "Transformacions del cinema xinès" (Transformations of Chinese cinema). This cinema cycle will consist on a series of Chinese films about art or artists filmed in the last 20 years and that have their roots on the "cynical realism" movement. Landscape is an essential element in all the chosen titles.
Program
September 25th: 向日葵 ("Xiang ri kui"), presented by Manel Ollé
September 26th: 戲夢人生 ("Xì mèng rénshēng")
September 27th: 极度寒冷 ("Jidu hanleng")
September 28th: Ai Weiwei: Never sorry
September 29th: 变脸 ("Bian lian")
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Transformacions del cinema xinès at the Filmoteca de Catalunya[/caption]Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Taiwanese delegation visits Girona to learn from its touristic promotion
From http://bit.ly/1gX3nxp (in Catalan)
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Taiwanese delegation visits Girona to learn from its touristic promotion[/caption]
A group of 17 entrepreneurs and university professors from Taiwan have recently visited the city of Girona. Their main interest was to learn about the public-private cooperation on the promotion of touristic activities, specially on the business and conference sectors. This visit has been organized by the Barcelona office of the Taiwan Trade Center. They have been received by Ms. Marta Madrenas, Deputy Mayor of the city of Girona and in charge of the city's promotion. She has introduced the assets of Girona as an attractive destination for both family and conference tourism. Ms. Madrenas has stated that for the city of Girona it was very positive to hold this kind of meetings and has highlighted the "importance to meet groups of tourism professionals that later can spread the word about the city and recommend it once they are back in their home countries". She also mentioned the degree of interest shown by the Taiwanese delegation to learn from the Girona experience and remarked the efforts done by the city council "to promote the city as a touristic and cultural destination". The Taiwanese delegation ended up their stay in Girona visiting the Scientific and Technological Park.
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Taiwanese delegation visits Girona to learn from its touristic promotion[/caption]A group of 17 entrepreneurs and university professors from Taiwan have recently visited the city of Girona. Their main interest was to learn about the public-private cooperation on the promotion of touristic activities, specially on the business and conference sectors. This visit has been organized by the Barcelona office of the Taiwan Trade Center. They have been received by Ms. Marta Madrenas, Deputy Mayor of the city of Girona and in charge of the city's promotion. She has introduced the assets of Girona as an attractive destination for both family and conference tourism. Ms. Madrenas has stated that for the city of Girona it was very positive to hold this kind of meetings and has highlighted the "importance to meet groups of tourism professionals that later can spread the word about the city and recommend it once they are back in their home countries". She also mentioned the degree of interest shown by the Taiwanese delegation to learn from the Girona experience and remarked the efforts done by the city council "to promote the city as a touristic and cultural destination". The Taiwanese delegation ended up their stay in Girona visiting the Scientific and Technological Park.
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