On October 12th 2018, Swiss Centers China (SCC) kicked off the Swiss Center at Honqqiao Central Business District (CBD) in Shanghai. SCC developed the new business center as an expansion of the existing 4 locations in Shanghai and Tianjin. Uniquely positioned with instant access to the Hongqiao Transportation Hub and the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the expanded…

The Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has since this July been in effect for 4 years. As the first free-trade agreement China closed with a continental European country, this FTA marked an important milestone for Switzerland and China to foster commercial ties in meaningful and innovative ways. But to what extent has the FTA been…

On September 20, Swiss Center Shanghai welcomed from the SKU Advanced Management Program a delegation of 27 executives in the Swiss private and public sectors. We were delighted to have Ken Goenawan (Delegate from Headquarters of Frewitt Pharma Machinery), Andy Yang (Technical Manager at Sonceboz China) and our delegate of the board Nicolas Musy share their…

On 3-7 September, Swiss Centers China had the pleasure of co-organizing, with swissnex China, a study tour for delegates from the Innovation Department of Swiss Post. The week-long adventure in China featured exciting filed trips to both startups and big giants, coupled with immersion in local culture between Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. The visit to JD.com…

As China moves up plans to further open finance sector, Swiss Center Shanghai welcomed on August 3 the IFZ delegation organized by Lucerne University together with the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), on a study tour exploring the prospect of further inclusion of Chinese banking and finance markets in the global markets. Our CEO…