A set of lifetime experiences in Costa Brava

Now, a recommended link!

Velvet Escape blog perfectly summarizes in a set of pics and a few lines what are the main unique experiences you can live when visiting Costa Brava. From the culinary excellence of El Celler de Can Roca and El Bulli to a skydive in Empuriabrava, a visit to the Dalí Museum in Figueres or Dalí's house in Portlligat, to a stroll in Girona's old city.

Go to Once in a lifetime experiences in Costa Brava to see all the fun those guys had and that you can also have!

But first get a taste of what the link has with these pictures of our own!

[caption id="attachment_616" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Medieval city of Besalú[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_619" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Santa Clotilde Gardens, Lloret de Mar[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_618" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Dalí Museum, Figueres[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_617" align="aligncenter" width="300"] View of Portlligat bay from Dalí's house in Cadaqués[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_621" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Girona by the Onyar river[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_620" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A beautiful corner in Girona's old city[/caption]

Catalan cosmetics company Nature Bissé aims at strong internationalization

From http://www.expansion.com/2011/05/16/catalunya/1305572919.html (in Spanish)

Catalan cosmetics company Nature Bissé aims at a strong internationalization process that could render a 70% of total sales abroad by 2013. Nature Bissé has approved a 3-year strategic plan that expects to achieve 56.25 million euros in sales. In 2010, total sales amounted 33.9 million euros, with an annual growth of 6.6%. According to top representatives of the company, this step towards a much greater internationalization is the third landmark in the history of the company, after entering the United States market and after the building of the factory in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona province). Nature Bissé will also start selling its products in China in September 2011, thanks to the alliance with two local partners: Imaginex Shanghai and Joycentury. Asia-Pacific markets represent nowadays the 9.22% of the total sales of Nature Bissé and they are expected to provide 19.8% of total sales by 2013, after the recruitement of Cecilia Chang, former Responsible for Marketing Purchases at Grupo Godó de Comunicación, S.A.

Appreciation for Catalan pork meat in China

From http://www.expansion.com/2011/05/18/catalunya/1305741502.html (in Spanish)

Catalan food products based on pork meat have received a great appreciation in the Sial 2011 fair, in Shanghai, as reported by the General Director of Food, Quality and Food Industries of the Catalan government, Domènec Vila. Catalonia exported 14,000 plus tons of pork meat to China in 2010, which amounted 11 million euros in sales, and the present goal is to reinforce exports in the forthcoming years thanks to an increased collaboration with ICEX (Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade).

Construmat China will open on July 11, 2012

From http://www.globalasia.com/destacados-portada/construmat-sera-exportado-a-china-en-2012 (in Spanish)

As already explained on the post Construmat trade show exported to China in 2012 here at Sinalunya, Fira Barcelona together with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) have agreed to organize Construmat China in Beijing between July 11th and 13th, 2012. This construction trade show will be held at the Beijing Convention Center, which offers to exhibitors an area of 24,000 squared meters. At least 200 exhibitors are expected to take place in this event.

Catalan government promotes food products in China

From http://www.expansion.com/2011/05/17/catalunya/1305653455.html (in Spanish)

Top officers from the Department of Agriculture of the Catalan government are visiting China with the intention to promote Catalan food products there, specially in the Shanghai area. This delegation is led by Domènec Vila, General Director of Food, Quality and Food Industries, who travels together with twelve representatives from Catalan food companies. They all will also attend the Sial 2011 fair that is held in Shanghai from May 18th to 20th. Sial 2011 is the largest and fastest growing food and beverage show in China, with more than 1,500 exhibitors from more than 80 countries and regions, and with more than 35,000 visitors expected.

Ranking of economies in the Asia-Pacific area

From http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201105160011 (in English)

According to a report recently released by the United States think tank Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal citing statistics from the World Bank in October 2010, Japan was the largest Asia-Pacific economy in 2009, with a GDP of US$5.689 trillion. China was second in the ranking, with a GDP of US$4.9847 trillion, but more recent data from the third quarter of 2010 reported that China has already overtaken Japan as the top Asia-Pacific economy. India was third on the list, with a GDP of US$1.2369 trillion in 2009, Australia was fourth with US$994.2 billion, South Korea was fifth with US$832.5 billion and Indonesia was sixth with US$539.4 billion. Taiwan ranked seventh on the list of the main economies of the Asia-Pacific area.

China new world's leader on wind energy production

From http://www.avui.cat/noticia/article/1-territori/11-mediambient/411689-la-xina-encapcala-el-ranquing-mundial-de-lenergia-eolica.html (in Catalan)

According to a recent report released by the World Wind Energy Association, in 2010 China surpassed United States as the world's leading country on the production of wind energy with a cumulative installed capacity of 44,733 MW of the former in front of the 40,180 MW of the latter. The third position is for Germany, with 27,215 MW, followed by Spain and India. The list includes other 83 countries (one more than in 2009, Cyprus), but nearly 75% of the overall production happens in the first five countries in the list. Catalonia has recently increased the cumulative installed capacity over 1,000 MW produced in 38 wind farms.

This report was presented at the International Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference CWEE2011 held in Shanghai (China) and it can be downloaded in different languages:

• English


• Simplified Chinese


• Traditional Chinese


• French


• Russian


• Spanish

Another downloadable item from the World Wind Energy Association website is the Interactive World Wind Energy Map.