Barcelona NETactiva is organizing a promotional mission (“Pont Tecnològic”, Technological Bridge) to China from November 28th to December 2nd, 2011 specially addressed to information technology (IT) companies willing to work there. China is nowadays the first country in the world exporting IT products and offers great opportunities in the sectors of e-commerce, cell phone and mobile internet services, among others. This technological bridge will include a common program, with visits to Chinese companies and organizations, and attendance to workshops, networking events and showcases. There will also be a specific program of businesses contacts specially designed for each of the companies taking part on this mission. Companies may be eligible for receiving funding from ACC1Ó, provided the fulfillment of its requirements.
For further information contact Mrs. Laura Espiau with Barcelona NETactiva at laura.espiau@barcelonactiva.cat, phone +34 932917777, or Mrs. Judith Padrós, with the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce at jpadros@cambrabcn.org, phone +34934169356.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Casa Àsia Barcelona will hold the 8th East-West Dialogue 2011
From http://www.casaasia.es/dialogo/eng/index.html (in English)
The city of Barcelona will be holding the 8th East-West Dialogue on November 8th-9th, 2011, with the title of "For a New Global Governance Agenda", an event organized annually by Casa Àsia and the Barcelona City Council. This eighth Dialogue is devoted to analyzing the current world situation and the role played by international institutions, as well as by political leaders. The activities related to this event could be followed on Twitter using the hashtag #eastwest.
The program for the 8th East-West Dialogue is as follows:
8th of November 2011 / From 4.30pm to 7pm
Barcelona City Hall, Saló de Cent (Plaça Sant Jaume, 1 - Barcelona) 9th of November 2011 / From 10am to 7pm
Casa Asia, Tagore Auditorium (Avinguda Diagonal, 373 - Barcelona) Free entry prior registration / Limited capacity
The city of Barcelona will be holding the 8th East-West Dialogue on November 8th-9th, 2011, with the title of "For a New Global Governance Agenda", an event organized annually by Casa Àsia and the Barcelona City Council. This eighth Dialogue is devoted to analyzing the current world situation and the role played by international institutions, as well as by political leaders. The activities related to this event could be followed on Twitter using the hashtag #eastwest.
The program for the 8th East-West Dialogue is as follows:
Barcelona City Hall, Saló de Cent (Plaça Sant Jaume, 1 - Barcelona)
Casa Asia, Tagore Auditorium (Avinguda Diagonal, 373 - Barcelona)
China acknowledges the leadership of Spanish water companies
From http://www.iagua.es/noticias/china/11/11/02/china-reconoce-el-liderazgo-de-las-empresas-espanolas-del-sector-del-agua-10854#.TrG9EOyLfew (in Spanish)
The Spanish Minister of Environment, and Rural and Marine Environments, Mrs. Rosa Aguilar, has held a meeting with the Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Hu Siyi, with whom she has signed an agreement to reinforce cooperation between China and Spain on water-related issues. The agreement has been signed after the meeting and is supposed to serve for 5 years as a platform for Spanish companies of the water sector to work in the Chinese market, specially in areas such as planning strategies on water policies, water conservation on agricultural irrigation, reservoir management, desalination, wastewater treatment, water reuse and water quality control, as well as staff training. On the framework of this agreement, both countries have agreed to promote cooperation between river basin authorities, water research centers and companies, as well as to organize high-level visits for experts and joint workshops.
Mrs. Rosa Aguilar and Mr. Hu Siyi have stated that both China and Spain have irregular water distribution and the Chinese Vice Minister has acknowledged the work done by the Spanish government to secure water supply through desalination, which makes Spain as the 4th country in the world with the highest desalination capacity. Water reuse is another area in which Spain occupies a prominent position -second in the world, right after Israel. Because of all this, Mr. Hu Siyi has invited Spain to take part on the 5th International Forum on the the Yellow River (黄河), that will be held in China on October 2012.
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Visit of environmental Chinese delegation to Costa Brava water reuse projects in October 2011[/caption]
Yellow River
Wikipedia: The Yellow River or Huang He is the second-longest river in Asia, following the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of. →
The Spanish Minister of Environment, and Rural and Marine Environments, Mrs. Rosa Aguilar, has held a meeting with the Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Hu Siyi, with whom she has signed an agreement to reinforce cooperation between China and Spain on water-related issues. The agreement has been signed after the meeting and is supposed to serve for 5 years as a platform for Spanish companies of the water sector to work in the Chinese market, specially in areas such as planning strategies on water policies, water conservation on agricultural irrigation, reservoir management, desalination, wastewater treatment, water reuse and water quality control, as well as staff training. On the framework of this agreement, both countries have agreed to promote cooperation between river basin authorities, water research centers and companies, as well as to organize high-level visits for experts and joint workshops.
Mrs. Rosa Aguilar and Mr. Hu Siyi have stated that both China and Spain have irregular water distribution and the Chinese Vice Minister has acknowledged the work done by the Spanish government to secure water supply through desalination, which makes Spain as the 4th country in the world with the highest desalination capacity. Water reuse is another area in which Spain occupies a prominent position -second in the world, right after Israel. Because of all this, Mr. Hu Siyi has invited Spain to take part on the 5th International Forum on the the Yellow River (黄河), that will be held in China on October 2012.
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Visit of environmental Chinese delegation to Costa Brava water reuse projects in October 2011[/caption]Yellow RiverWikipedia: The Yellow River or Huang He is the second-longest river in Asia, following the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of. →
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
China and Spain will sign a cooperation agreement on water management
From http://www.iagua.es/noticias/china/11/10/30/espana-y-china-firmaran-un-%E2%80%9Cmemorando-de-entendimiento-en-materia-de-recursos-de-agua%E2%80%9D-10848 (in Spanish)
The Spanish Minister of Environment, and Rural and Marine Environments, Mrs. Rosa Aguilar, has started an official trip to China aimed at showcasing the potential for exports of the Spanish food sector and also to reinforce the Spanish-Chinese cooperation on water management. She is expected to have a meeting with the Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Hu Siyi, with whom she will sign a cooperation agreement on water management. Mrs. Rosa Aguilar will also introduce the leadership potential of Spanish water companies in order to help them get into the promising Chinese market.
The Spanish Minister of Environment, and Rural and Marine Environments, Mrs. Rosa Aguilar, has started an official trip to China aimed at showcasing the potential for exports of the Spanish food sector and also to reinforce the Spanish-Chinese cooperation on water management. She is expected to have a meeting with the Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Hu Siyi, with whom she will sign a cooperation agreement on water management. Mrs. Rosa Aguilar will also introduce the leadership potential of Spanish water companies in order to help them get into the promising Chinese market.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Visit of environmental Chinese delegation to Costa Brava water reuse projects
From http://80.37.62.109:8081/notapremsa/not-llegir.php?id=168 (in Catalan)
A delegation of members from the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (中华人民共和国环境保护部), the Changjiang Water Resources Commission (长江水利委员会) and the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) visited two water reuse projects in Costa Brava, in Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar (Girona, Catalonia) on October 22nd, 2011, as part of the EU China River Basin Management Program (RBMP) to strengthen their capacity in decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse. The delegation was lead by Dutch professor Peter van der Steen, coordinator of the modules "Integrated Urban Water Management" and "Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse" at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The aim of the visit was to learn from the experience of Consorci Costa Brava on water reclamation and reuse in the two municipalities that started having a municipal network for the distribution of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes, as a means to conserve water and save energy -as compared with the energy costs of drinking water production and supply in the area-. The delegation visited the Tossa de Mar water reclamation treatment and the main reuse sites in the village, as well as the Santa Clotilde gardens in Lloret de Mar, where reclaimed water is used since May 2007.
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Visit at the Tossa de Mar reclamation plant[/caption]
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Group picture of the delegation at the Santa Clotilde gardens, Lloret de Mar[/caption]
More pictures of these visits to Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar can be seen at the Sinalunya Flickr site.
A delegation of members from the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (中华人民共和国环境保护部), the Changjiang Water Resources Commission (长江水利委员会) and the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) visited two water reuse projects in Costa Brava, in Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar (Girona, Catalonia) on October 22nd, 2011, as part of the EU China River Basin Management Program (RBMP) to strengthen their capacity in decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse. The delegation was lead by Dutch professor Peter van der Steen, coordinator of the modules "Integrated Urban Water Management" and "Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse" at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The aim of the visit was to learn from the experience of Consorci Costa Brava on water reclamation and reuse in the two municipalities that started having a municipal network for the distribution of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes, as a means to conserve water and save energy -as compared with the energy costs of drinking water production and supply in the area-. The delegation visited the Tossa de Mar water reclamation treatment and the main reuse sites in the village, as well as the Santa Clotilde gardens in Lloret de Mar, where reclaimed water is used since May 2007.
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Visit at the Tossa de Mar reclamation plant[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="351"]
Group picture of the delegation at the Santa Clotilde gardens, Lloret de Mar[/caption]More pictures of these visits to Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar can be seen at the Sinalunya Flickr site.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Catalan Torelló cava wine maker sets in Hong Kong
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/10/24/catalunya/1319484860.html (in Spanish)
Torelló is a cellar based in Subirats (Alt Penedès, Catalonia) that has been making cava wine since 1951, although the family has been growing grapes since 1395, when a local landlord granted some land to the Miquel family. Now, with the 22nd generation in command of the business, the time for internationalization has arrived. After more than 20 years in Japan, Torelló has found a distributor in Hong Kong that is expected to become the gateway to China and its market. Torelló produces 650,000 bottles per year, of which 550,000 are of cava and the remaining 100,000 bottles are of wine, and its principals markets so far are Spain, Belgium and Norway.
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Torelló is a cellar based in Subirats (Alt Penedès, Catalonia) that has been making cava wine since 1951, although the family has been growing grapes since 1395, when a local landlord granted some land to the Miquel family. Now, with the 22nd generation in command of the business, the time for internationalization has arrived. After more than 20 years in Japan, Torelló has found a distributor in Hong Kong that is expected to become the gateway to China and its market. Torelló produces 650,000 bottles per year, of which 550,000 are of cava and the remaining 100,000 bottles are of wine, and its principals markets so far are Spain, Belgium and Norway.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
China at Barcelona Summit held successfully in Barcelona
From http://www.casaasia.eu/noticia/detalle?id=204010 (in English)
The first edition of the China at Barcelona Summit was successfully held in Barcelona from October 19th to 21st, 2011. It is a pioneer initiative for promoting Chinese investments to southern Europe and the Mediterranean area, and it has seen the participation of some 30 companies from different sectors and 4 investment agencies based in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing and in the province of Shandong. The event has also had the participation of authorities such as the President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, the chairs of the China at Barcelona Summit, Miquel Valls (President of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce), Juan José Herrera de la Muela (General Director of Casa Àsia), Patrick de Cambourg (President and CEO of Mazars Group), Juan María Nin (Executive Vice President and Chief Executive of CaixaBank), and Xavier Trias (Mayor of Barcelona).
For a detailed account on the Summit, you can read the report posted on Casa Àsia website. The Flickr site of the Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, displays 16 pictures of his participation on the event and an specific LinkedIn China at Barcelona Summit group has been created.
The first edition of the China at Barcelona Summit was successfully held in Barcelona from October 19th to 21st, 2011. It is a pioneer initiative for promoting Chinese investments to southern Europe and the Mediterranean area, and it has seen the participation of some 30 companies from different sectors and 4 investment agencies based in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing and in the province of Shandong. The event has also had the participation of authorities such as the President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, the chairs of the China at Barcelona Summit, Miquel Valls (President of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce), Juan José Herrera de la Muela (General Director of Casa Àsia), Patrick de Cambourg (President and CEO of Mazars Group), Juan María Nin (Executive Vice President and Chief Executive of CaixaBank), and Xavier Trias (Mayor of Barcelona).
For a detailed account on the Summit, you can read the report posted on Casa Àsia website. The Flickr site of the Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, displays 16 pictures of his participation on the event and an specific LinkedIn China at Barcelona Summit group has been created.
- Xavier Trias at the China at Barcelona Summit (image from Xavier Trias' Flickr site)
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