Celebrations of Chinese New Year in Barcelona

From http://www.casaasia.cat/actividad/detalle?id=205220 (in Catalan)

Celebrations of Chinese New Year in Barcelona will be held from 27-29 January 2012 at the Moll de la Fusta, organized by the Union of Chinese Associations of Catalonia, the Barcelona City Council and Casa Àsia, among others. This year's events will include tastings of Catalan and Chinese gastronomy, and dance and martial arts exhibitions. The complete program can be downloaded as pdf on Casa Àsia website.

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Catalan faucet company Sedal invests on a third factory in China - 加泰 罗尼亚水龙头公司Sedal在中国投资第三间工厂

From http://www.expansion.com/2012/01/10/catalunya/1326225125.html (in Spanish)

Catalan faucet and plumbing sector company Sedal has announced an investment between 3 and 5 million € to open a third factory in China, where already is employing 390 people. Located in Molins de Rei (Barcelona province), the company was acquired in 2007 by Landon Investments and this year is expected to reach a total sales of 24 million €. The new factory will be located in the Guangdong province and will produce ceramic discs for single hand faucets. Sedal is one of the world leaders in the production of ceramic cartridges, of which 2o million units per year can be produced on its Chinese factories.

SEAT cars on the way to China

From http://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-llega-puerto-barcelona-primer-barco-transportara-coches-seat-china-20120110041531.html (in Spanish)

Volkswagen-owned Spanish car maker SEAT, that in March 2011 announced that by 2012 its cars would be selling in China, is already fulfilling its goal. According to Europa Press, 250 SEAT León cars produced in the Martorell factory (Barcelona province) are already on its way to China by sea with destination to the Guangzhou and Tianjin ports. A similar shipment is expected every month or five weeks, approximately, and SEAT expects to sell some 3,500 cars/year in China, starting on March or April.

Catalan company Beter introduces beauty products in China - 加泰罗尼亚的 公司-Beter-进军中国大陆

From http://www.icex.es/icex/cda/controller/pageICEX/0,6558,5518394_5519005_6366453_4545083,00.html (in Spanish)

2012 is expected to be a key year for Beter, the Catalan company leading the Spanish market of beauty and personal care complementary products, after their announcement of entering in the Brazilian and Chinese markets. Created in 1936, Beter designs and distributes nearly 1,000 products in specialized beauty and health care shops and pharmacies. Total sales in 2010 reached 18 million euro, an amount that is expected to grow in the next years, after their increasing projection abroad.

Ten most read entries of 2011 in Sinalunya

The beginning of a new year is a good moment to look back and see what the previous year has offered. The most relevant material according to the readers and visitors of the website is listed here below:

#1 - Economist Kenneth Rogoff sees a rich Catalonia

#2 – Catalan clothing company Desigual in China by 2012

#3 – Sinalunya Interviews: Dídac Lee

#4 – Chinese-Catalan TV series starts on July 18th on Catalan channel TV3

#5 – Catalan clothing company Mango opens new corporate office in China

#6 - El Celler de Can Roca awarded as second best restaurant in the world

#7 - Cadaqués recreated in Xiamen bay

#8 - Sinalunya Interviews: Huei Chiang (江蕙)

#9 – Catalan restaurants in 2011 Michelin guide

#10 - Sinalunya interviews: Hugo Peris

 

No Chery investment in Catalonia announced

From http://www.expansion.com/2011/12/14/catalunya/1323892444.html (in Spanish)

Despite the efforts of former Catalan president José Montilla (see http://sinalunya.com/2010/10/09/catalan-president-jose-montilla-visits-chery-company-in-china) and the hopes of the current president Artur Mas, (http://sinalunya.com/2011/04/30/chery-includes-catalonia-industrial-plans), the news arriving from China are not of the kind expected in Catalonia. Chery International Automobile Co. has announced an alliance with Israel Corporation to produce in China the cars aimed at the European market. Since 2007, both companies have been working together on the joint venture Chery Quantum Auto and in November 2011 they have presented in China the prototype of their new brand Qoros, which should be on sale in Europe by 2013. After this decision, the Catalan government is already on conversations with BMW's Chinese partner, Brilliance Auto, for its establishment in Catalonia.

Association for the health and development of Chinese immigrants created in Barcelona

From http://bswomenb.blogspot.com/2011/12/associacio-shui-di-per-la-salut-i-el.html (in Chinese and Catalan)

The Shui Di (水滴) Association for Health and Development is a non-profit organization that has been created in order to assist the Chinese immigrant population living in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. Shui Di has been created by a group of people that have a deep knowledge of China and that love the country, and that are sensitive towards both the health problems of the Chinese immigrants here and in China itself. Shui Di offers its services to any Chinese person that may require them, by breaking language barriers and by helping them to access the health system when required.

In order to contact the Shui Di Association, you can use any of the following ways:

Phone: (+34) 688 010 027

E-mail: associacio.shuidi@gmail.com

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