The European Chamber is glad to invite you to an introductory seminar on the new dividends withholding tax deferral that will take place on Thursday, 1st February, 9:00-10:30 in the European Chamber Shanghai office.

On 28 December 2017, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly released Cai Shui [2017] No. 88 ("Notice 88"). Notice 88 allows a non-resident enterprise to defer payment of tax on dividends derived from a Chinese enterprise if, among other things, the non-resident enterprise directly reinvests the dividends into industries “encouraged” by the Chinese government.

• 2018-02-01 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Richard Brubaker, founder of Collective Responsibility, to speak about their recent research on Shanghai's informal waste system and how they work with individuals and companies on waste reduction.

• 2018-01-31 | 12:00 - 14:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Dr Eveline Goodman-Hedtke (PhD. Psychology & PhD Neuroscience) as the host of an interactive and energising afternoon of cutting edge business and brain science. We have invited five leading business executives for an invigorating panel discussion: Jiangbing (James) Wang (CEO, KUKA Systems China), Arnim Rohns (General Manager China, imat-uve), Weiguo Wang (Vice President, Siemens China), and Jonathan Yan (Chairman, JW & Associates).

• 2018-01-30 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

To help member companies capture new opportunities emerging from the new opening-up policies, the Chamber will invite officials from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to provide a review of Beijing’s construction sector in 2017 and an outlook for the new year, followed by insights on the implementation of the pilot plan in Beijing as well as roundtable discussion with the members.

• 2018-01-29 | 14:00 - 15:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Dear Working Group members,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the Healthcare Equipment Working Group Meeting in 2018. The meeting will be held on 26 January, 14:00 – 16:00h parallel at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices, via tele-conference facility.

• 2018-01-26 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai; Unit 2204

Dear Auto Components Working Group Members,

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the next Auto Components Working Group Meeting: Observations in 2018 Global Automotive Supplier Study at 9.00-10.30, on the 26th of January, 2018, at the European Chamber Shanghai Office.

• 2018-01-26 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The CRO Summit will highlight 4 heated topics: Sustainable Cities, New Retail and New Fashion, Healthy China 2030 and Technology for Good. The participants will discuss the approaches of the future business driven by sustainability, the implementation of the SDGs in the Chinese market, and the win-win solutions led by sustainable business.

• 2018-01-25 | 13:00 - 17:00
• PwC Innovation Centre

China’s amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) comes into force on January 1, 2018. This is the first major amendment since its implementation in 1993, and indicates that China’s anti-corruption campaign will continue to escalate.
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a session on the Anti-Unfair Competition Law’s commercial bribery provisions.

• 2018-01-25 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

It’s Performance Evaluation Time! As we approach the beginning of the Chinese New Year, companies with a performance evaluation process in place will launch into the annual performance review. The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Miriam Wickertsheim, General Manager at Direct HR, and Sebastian Lillo, Vice President at DOOR International, and Cyrille Jégu, Managing Director and Master Trainer at ThrivinAsia, to share with participants their experience in conducing successful performance evaluations and cultivating a culture of accountability.

• 2018-01-25 | 09:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

Dear Working Group member,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Group meeting and Chair Election. It will be held on Wednesday, 24 January, 16:30 – 18:00 at the European Chamber offices in Shanghai and Beijing via video conference.

• 2018-01-24 | 16:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204