The confidence index of Swiss enterprises in China for the next five years reaches an all time high of 81%, reveals the recent SwissCham China Business Sentiment Survey 2011. Finding suitable talent and growing Chinese competition are the top concerns. Media release

XIAO Zhen, a Chinese national with extensive Switzerland experience, took office as the new General Manager for the Swiss Center Shanghai. SCS also welcomes a new member company: The Swiss Bertrams Chemical Plants Ltd. opens up a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) in Beijing to serve the growing Chinese market. Media release

Swiss September exports to China and Hong Kong exploded by 38% compared to the year before, while overall Swiss September exports gained only 3.8%. An official delegation of the Canton of Vaud including Mr Jean-Claude Mermoud, Vice-Governor and Minister of Economy, and Daniel Brélaz, Mayor of Lausanne, visited the Swiss Center Shanghai and took part…

In the first six months of 2010, China including Hong Kong overtook France and the United States to become the second biggest importer of Swiss machinery after Germany. From January to June, Swiss machinery companies exported goods in the value of 1.44 billion Swiss francs to China and Hong Kong – an increase of 20%….

Swiss watch and precision companies exported goods in the value of 1.6 billion Swiss francs to China and Hong Kong in the first four months of 2010, an increase by 40.6% year-onyear. In the same period, overall Swiss exports to China and Hong Kong went up by 21.4%, making the Middle Kingdom the fifth biggest…