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On Monday December 16, 2024, Daniel Albrecht had the pleasure to take part at a panel discussion about institutional arbitration. Host was the Konrad Adenauer foundation (KAS). The second roundtable about arbitration in China was a great success and the participents had a fruitful discussion from different perspectives.

The event was divided into two topic blocks:
1. Advantages and disadvantages of investment protection agreements and economic effects of investment protection (key speaker: Dr. Reinmar Wolff, VP of the DIS and lecturer at the...

The AHK is delighted to invite you to an exclusive Welcome Reception to introduce our new Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in North China and Chief Representative of the Delegation of German Industry & Commerce Beijing, Mr. Oliver Oehms.

Join us for an evening of networking and celebration as we warmly welcome Oliver into our Chamber community. In addition, IST Student Choir will also join and perform a selection of festival songs to spread the holiday spirit with all guests. You will also have the...

Many thanks to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) for the invitation to the discussion with the Member of the German Parlament (MdB) Dr. Stefan Kaufmann in Beijing.

In addition to the topic of hydrogen, we were able to discuss the current situation in Chinese society and economy in a mixed group with decision-makers from culture, press and business.

At September 19th we celebrated the German National Day at the German embassy. Our ambassador gave a impressive speech with several historical side notes.

Guest of honor was Chinese Vive Foreign Minister Deng Li. To sent him was a great sign of the Chinese government to show us how important the Chinese German friendship is.

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...

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 Beerfestival 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...

The article describes in detail the New Regulations which introduce exemptions to the existing filing obligations for outbound data transfer, including (1) absolute exemptions, which are exemptions applicable to all regulatory procedures for outbound data transfer, and (2) exemptions from the obligation to file a security assessment, i.e., the New Regulations have modified the thresholds mandating the filing of a security assessment and if such thresholds are not met, the data processor still needs to conduct standard contract filing or PI (Personal Information)...

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.

We wish all our friends and clients and a Happy Chinese New Year 2024.

Our office will be closed from February 8, 2024 to February 18, 2024. E-mails and post are therefore not read and answered regularly.

In the Chinese calendar the year of Wood Dragon 2024 presents an ideal opportunity to take the plunge and tie the knot. This upcoming year will bring a wealth of love and romance, allowing current relationships to progress to the next level.

In this video you will learn everything about the new regulations of the revised Chinese corporate law and how you as an entrepreneur must react to them.

Topics include:

Capital raising Liability between sellers and buyers of a company Transfer of shares in a company Decision-making processes within the shareholders' meeting Legal representative Supervisor and Audit Committee General Manager Duties of board members and senior executives Controlling Shareholders

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We wish all our friends and clients and a Merry Christmas with your families and a Happy New Year.

Our office will be closed from December 25th, 2023 to January 1st, 2024 . E-mails and post are therefore not read and answered regularly.

It was a great pleasure to support the German Charity Christmas Bazar with our coffee sales again.

Continually since 2016 Rotary and us volunteer for the community at the bazar.

Many companies and organization do the same, like our friends and clients from Hörmann.

This year everything gots bigger, but also really better? See you all again next year.