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Cologne goes to China

It was a great pleasure to host Henriette Reker, Mayor of the City of Cologne, and her delegation in Beijing. Henriette Reker addressed members of the German Chamber of Commerce in China | North China during her lively and informative welcome speech. A sister city of China’s capital since 1987, Cologne shares an established partnership with Beijing.

Beyond exchanging with Henriette Reker and her delegation, participants had a chance to hear from Hubertus Troska, Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China – North China, Dr. Thomas Weithöner, Head of the Economic...

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GCC Tianjin October Beerfest

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht had the pleasure to give the opening speech the German Beerfestival at the Paulaner in Tianjin, in behalf of the German Chamber of Commerce North China.

The Beefestival is the biggest anual event of the GCC North China in Tinjin. About 240 members and guests participated at the event, hosted at August 16th, 2024. It was a great success with a vibrant atmosphere and entertainment.

Special guest was the head of the economic department of the German Embassy Dr. Thomas Weithoener.

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Daniel Albrecht new board member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China | North China

On May 23, 2024, the German Chamber of Commerce in China | North China has successfully held its Annual General Meeting and the Board Elections in which the Annual Report as well as the Financial Report 2023 were presented and the Board of Directors 2024-2026 has been elected and announced.

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht was elected as new board member.

It's a honor to serve the German business community in China. Thank you to all who elected and supportes us.

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Symposium on Intellectual Property related Developments & Challenges in China

Is your company affected by IP-issues?

Are you offering legal services for companies on IP-issues?

Did you know that the German Embassy in Beijing is offering support also on IP-related cases?

You are invited, by the German Chamber of Commerce in North China and the German Embassy in Beijing , to join the Symposium on Intellectual Property related Developments & Challenges in China

Time: Wednesday, 9 June; 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Location: German Embassy Beijing

Language: English

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Greater China Day of the German Chamber of Commerce in Stuttgart

Starke took part at the “ Greater China 2019 ” day at the IHK Stuttgart at July 2nd 2019. This event is the china policy and economic related key event of the community of the German Chambers and their related organizations in Germany and greater China. 250 guests discussed about actual China related topics with high ranking guests.

This year's Greater China Day focused on economic and political developments in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. Most recently, AHK representatives gave lectures, panels, workshops and talk shows on the "New Silk Road", digitization in China, the...

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HR Workshop: Effective Recruiting - Sourcing, Assessment Tools & Background Checks

The results of the latest AHK Business Confidence Survey (BCS) shows, that hiring qualified employees is still considered as one of the top challenges among German companies in China .

An inefficient hiring process going along with questionable individual judgements often ends up in the hiring of a not qualified or unsuitable employee. This will most likely increase your staff turnover, will cause in higher personnel cost and might also have a negative impact on the organizational performance. Therefore it is important to be aware of the typical...

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Cybersecurity Law in China

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht took part as an panelist at the Inter-Chamber seminar focused on Cybersecurity Law in China. The Seminar was hosted at the Regent Hotel Beijing on 31 May 2018.

Nowadays, all organizations are digital by default. Not only every organization delivers its products and services primarily through digital channels, but all operate with the cultures, technology and processes of the internet era. The World Economic Forum now rates a large-scale breach of cybersecurity as one of the five most serious risks facing the world today. Organizations in...

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E-Commerce in China from a Legal Perspective

E-Commerce is a hot topic, and hence already widely discussed. This Seminar offers the opportunity, to not only learn about e-Commerce from a business point of view, but moreover find out about crucial aspects and challenges of e-Commerce from the perspective of Law.

Topic 1: Legal problems In the Chinese e-commerce market
- Entry models into the Chinese e-Commerce market
- Legal issues when entering the Chinese e-Commerce market
- IPR Protection
- Take Down-Procedure of online shops

Topic 2: E-Commerce Platforms like Tmall and...

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China’s New Ecommerce Law; What this will mean for Consumers, Operators and Providers; German Ticker 01/2017

China’s new Ecommerce law, which is in progress, shall regulate the relationship between consumers, platform operators as well as online providers in the field of Ecommerce.

As the Ecommerce market is constantly changing and undoubtedly its major impact on social life and the current economy cannot be denied, it seems to be necessary to provide a legal framework to give answers to upcoming questions within the scope of Ecommerce.

Hence a new Ecommerce law is in progress and drafts are waiting to be adopted. The new law shall remedy the current situation by promoting the...

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Automotive Roundtable of the AHK Shenyang - Essentials in Chinese Employment Law for Managers at 21. September 2016

Chinese Employment Law, often also referred as Chinese Labor Law, is a vital area for achieving legal compliance in any foreign invested company in China. Due to a significant rise in awareness on these matters and compliance inspections becoming increasingly stringent and frequent, especially managers of foreign businesses with operations in China are well advised to be aware of the most important rules and regulations on how to accurately employ personnel in China according to local standards.

This roundtable took place at the Draexlmaier Automotive plant near...

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