CONFERENCES & MEETINGS >> IN EUROPE

Seminar: Chinese Business Law 2020

This seminar focuses on China's developing legal market and the prospects for foreign law firms. Speakers include Andrew Halper (head of CMS Cameron Mckenna's China Group), Robert Lewis (international managing partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing), Jack Yu (international policy adviser, Law Society of England and Wales) and Duncan Levesley (legal and professional services representative, China Britain Business Council).

Venue: CMS, Cameron McKenna, London

Date: May 26

Contact: events@cbli.org

Scotland China Clinics, Scotland

Scottish Development International (SDI) and

China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) are

running a series of China Business clinics across major Scottish regions. People will have the

opportunity to meet staff from CBBC's Scotland office and colleagues from SDI on matters ranging from market potential for your products and services to how to establish a presence in the market as well as the types of support and services available to help you develop the China market in a cost effective way.

Date: Till Dec 8

Custom Event, Brussels

After many years of doing business with China, some companies may have come across some

customs issues with Belgian and/or Chinese

customs agencies while exporting goods to China or importing goods into Belgium. This event offers the latest information on Belgian-Chinese customs issues.

Venue: Best Western Premier HNA Sodehotel

Date: May 26

Contact: info@bcecc.be

Bloomberg Emerging Markets: China

This conference will examine China against the backdrop of China's involvement in Europe, and address topics such as inflation, the rise of consumer demand, real estate, renewable energy, commodities, yuan-denominated bond market in Hong Kong, and the country's political future and what this means for investors. CBBC members receive a 50 percent discount to attend.

Venue: London

Date: May 25

Contact: mdavid20@bloomberg.net

The Business Chinese Speech Contest

The London Confucius Institute (LCI), based at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, is launching a new Business Chinese Speech Contest. The contest is jointly organised with the European Business School London (EBSL), Regents' College, and sponsored by Confucius Institute Online (CIO).

Venue: London

Date: June 25, 2011

Contact: lci@soas.ac.uk