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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Chery includes Catalonia on its development plans
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/28/catalunya/1304018088.html (in Spanish) Chinese car maker Chery International Automobile Co. has confirmed that Catalonia is included on its future development plans. In an interview to Spanish economic newspaper Expansión, Deputy General Manager at Chery Patrick Gao has declared that … Continue reading
Banco de Santander sets foot in rural China
From http://www.icex.es/icex/cda/controller/pageICEX/0,6558,5518394_5519005_6366453_4479153,00.html (in Spanish) Banco de Santander has reached an agreement with the China Construction Bank to develop a joint-venture in rural China that will allow the Spanish bank firmly establish itself in the Chinese market. Investment will reach 3.5 … Continue reading
Posted in China, Economy, Spain
Tagged Banco de Santander, China Construction Bank, Economia, economy, España, Espanya, Spain, 中华人民共和国, 西班牙
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Unemployment still on the rise in Catalonia
From http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/business/unemployment-increases-first-quarter-year-and-reaches-1901-active-population-catalonia (in English) According to data recently published by the Spanish Institute of Statistics, unemployment in Catalonia has still increased in the first quarter of 2011, reaching 19.01% of the active population. During this period, job destruction created new … Continue reading
Catalonia on new website Foods from Spain
From http://www.icex.es/icex/cda/controller/pageICEX/0,6558,5518394_5519005_6366453_4478719,00.html (in English) A new website, Foods from Spain, has been presented in Madrid‘s IFEMA, on the XXV edition of the Salón de Gourmets. Foods from Spain offers information in English to food professionals located abroad, such as importers, … Continue reading
Posted in Catalonia, Gastronomy, Spain
Tagged Catalonia, Cataluña, Catalunya, España, Espanya, gastronomia, gastronomy, Spain, 加泰罗尼亚, 西班牙
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Taiwan Business Indicators in March 2011
From http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/m1.aspx?sNo=0015252 (in English) The Taiwanese Council for Economic Planning and Development has released the information on the economic indicators corresponding to March 2011, which can be found on the link above. These indicators kept on showing an steady growth … Continue reading
Spanish car maker SEAT is looking for partners in China
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/19/empresas/auto-industria/1303248269.html (in Spanish) Volkswagen-owned Spanish car maker SEAT has had meetings with 30 local car dealers in order to start selling cars in China in April next year. SEAT León and SEAT Ibiza have been presented in the 2011 … Continue reading
El Celler de Can Roca awarded as second best restaurant in the world
From http://www.acn.cat/acn/609884/Cultura/text/Celler-de-Can-Roca-El-Bulli-restaurant-Ferran-Adria-Restaurant-Magazine-Arzak.html (in Catalan) and http://www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winners/el-celler-de-can-roca (in English) Girona-based restaurant El Celler de Can Roca has climbed from #4 to #2 position in the ranking of best restaurants in the world, according to the website The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. … Continue reading
Posted in Catalonia, Gastronomy
Tagged Catalonia, Cataluña, Catalunya, El Celler de Can Roca, gastronomia, gastronomy, Girona, 加泰罗尼亚
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Michelin launches a Taiwanese Green Guide
From http://foreigner.tncg.gov.tw/en/home.jsp?key=null&mserno=5&serno=9&menudata=EnglishMenu&contlink=ap%2F02_4announce_view.jsp&dataserno=201102160001 (in English) Due to the fact that Michelin has recently launched a a Green Guide Taiwan and seems to be preparing a Taiwanese Red Guide, the Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government is organizing three “Tainan Michelin three-star … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gastronomy, Photography, Taiwan, Tourism
Tagged cocina, cuisine, cultura, culture, gastronomia, gastronomy, Green Guide, Michelin, Tainan, Taiwan, Tourism, Turisme, Turismo, 台南市, 台湾
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FC Barcelona will open shop in Beijing
From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/14/catalunya/1302808882.html (in Spanish) FC Barcelona is expanding beyond Europe and is currently in conversations with Nike in order to open a shop in Beijing and another one in New York City in a time frame of 2 or 3 … Continue reading
Spain admits mistake on communication on China’s debt acquisition
From http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63862548-668d-11e0-ac4d-00144feab49a.html (in English) Spanish government mistakingly announced that it had secured the acquisition of up to €9 billion euros in debt by China Investment Corporation, but almost immediately it had to make an embarrassing correction. The news came after … Continue reading
