We Are Engaged in Eliminating Trade Barriers between Africa and China——Exclusive interview with Mohamed A. El Masry,Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Chamber of Commerce

On November 3 to 5,the Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation was held in Beijing.The People's Daily,the central government-administrated newspaper,praised this as a New Starting Point for Sino-African Relations,marking that the half-century Sino-African friendship that has stepped into a new historical period.During the forum,China's Foreign Trade interviewed Mr.Mohamed A.El Masry,Chairman of Federation of Egyptian Chamber of Commerce.     

Egyptian Delegation to Boost Relations

Egypt's biggest ever business delegation to China will begin a visit on Sun- day to enhance economic co-op-eration between the two countries. The 55-strong delegation will take in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong during its 10-day trip, said Aly El-Hefny, the Egyptian Ambassador to China. The delegation, organized by the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt and the Egyptian Businessmen's     

CCPIT and italian Trade Commission Sign Cooperation Memorandum——ltalian Trade Commission Chairman awarded gold medal to CCPIT Chairman Wan Jifei

On November 29, 2006, CCPIT Chairman Wan Jifei and Chairman of ltalian Trade Commission jointly signed the Memorandum of Cooperation. After the signature ceremony, Mr. Ambassador Umberto Vattani, President of Italian Trade Commission （ICE） awarded a gold medal to Mr. Wan Jifei, in order to praise the great contributions he has made in promoting the trade relations between China and Italy. He pointed out that the gold medal was just coined in three pieces and with great significance. Davide Cucino, Chairman of China-ltaly Chamber of Commerce, and Italian Embassy officials participated in the signature ceremony. Following, China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed the Italian Chairman and Mr. Wan Jifei.     

Egypt Aiming at Attracting Investment from China

Jointly with China Economic ＆ Trade Counselor Office in Egypt, the General Authority for Investment （GAFI） and the General Authority for Special Economic Zone North-West Gulf of Suez （SEZone） held China-Africa Development Fund Conference in Cairo, Egypt on March 16, 2009. The Minister of Investment Egypt Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Mr. Wu Chunhua, Chairman of GAFI and SEZone Mr. Assem Ragab, Vice President of China-Africa Development Fund Mr. Lu Qingchen, Economic and Trade Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt Mr. Cao Jiachang, as well as over 100 Chinese/Egyptian businessmen attended the conference.     

2006 EU-China Partenariat: A Flagship Activity of EU-China Trade Development

2006 EU-China Partenariat is to be held in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province in November. It is the second one in China after 2002 EU-China Partenariat in Beijing. "It is featured as a flagship activity." H.E. Mr. Serge Abou gives his comments in his answers to the questions of China's Foreign Trade. From the answers, you can learn that Mr. Serge Abou is very confident in the prospect of Partenariat in China. According to relevant statistics, small and medium enterprises(SMEs) take 99% of the business in Europe. Mr, Serge Abou believes that the Europartenariat offers EU and Chinese SME's a unique opportunity to establish contacts in a setting, conducive to business and to explore what future, long-term activities could be developed to their joint benefit.The follows are his answers in detail. By Editor     

CHINA-AFRICA Relations Board The Ship Of A New Century——Review of the sixth anniversary of China-Africa Cooperation Forum

"China-African friendly relations are deep-rooted, as they share similar historical experiences and are free from any historical conflicts. " Founding of China-Africa Cooperation Forum and Beijing Ministerial Conference in 2000. Beginning from the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt in 1956, friendly China-African cooperation has seen steady development in the past 44 years. China and African countries have been ex     

Congratulatory Messages For the New Year

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Beijing wishes a happy and a prosperous New Year in 2007 to the People and Government of the People＇s Republic of China. In the year of 2007, we look forward to strengthening the relationships between the two countries and further cooperation between the Government of the People＇s Republic of China and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in various fields.     

“More Romanian Furniture and Wine Will Be in China”—An Exclusive Interview with Mr.Sorin Dimitriu, President of Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mr.Sorin Dimitriu,President of Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry,is an old friend of China.This August,he visited Beijing for the Romanian-Chinese Business Forum,along with 35 Romanian enterprises as a large business delegation accompanying Romanian Prime Minister Mr.Emil Boc's visit to China.Less than one month later,he was in Beijing again for the 2011 Beijing International Conference of Friendly Chambers of Commerce in September.In his career life,he has made great efforts to the promotion of Romanian-Chinese business.On the bilateral trade and investment of between Romania and China,China's Foreign Trade took an exclusive interview with Mr.Sorin Dimitriu.     

Leaders＇ Meeting：Chambers of Commerce and Industry of China,India and Russia

From November 5 to 7,Vice Chairman of the CCPIT,Mr.Yu Ping led a delegation attending the meeting of leaders of the chambers of Commerce and Industry of China,India and Russia.During the meetings, Yu pointed out that the successful holding of the 1st China-India-Russia Entrepreneurs Conference in New Delhi, capital of India in December, 2007, has a remarkable influence on the business circles of China, India and Russia, whose ministers of foreign affairs spoke highly of the conference＇s significant role in enhancing exchanges and cooperation between the enterprises and suggested it be made regular when they met in Yekaterinburg,     

Portugal Sees Top Priority Market in China——Interview with H.E.Mr.Rui Quartin-Santos,Ambassador of portugal in China

In recent years, the economic and trade cooperation between China and Europe has witnessed a rapid growth and is showing a more and more remarkable tendency of market integration, this is why the Chinese market and west-em European countries are being comprehensively opened to one another. Portugal, at the western point of Europe which has a territory of 92152 sq. meters and a population of 10.54 million, is ready to accelerate its integration into the Chinese market. In 2005, according to Chinese statistics provided by the Custom's Office, the bilateral trade between China and Portugal was only US$1.236 billion. When interviewed by China's Foreign Trade in November, H.E. Mr. Rui Quartin-Santos, Ambassador of Portugal in China stressed: "Among the countries in Europe, Portugal has one of the longest historical relations with China. China is regarded as a top priority market for Portugal and the Portuguese business community." His comments are as follows: By Editor     

Further Promote and Expand sino-African Trade Cooperation——Interview with CCPIT Chairman Wan Jifei

As an important part of the 2^nd Forum of Sino-African Cooperation, the 2^nd Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs, jointly organized by CCPIT （China Council for the Promotion of International Trade） and the Ministry of Commerce was held from November 4 to 5 in Beijing. Premier Wen Jiabao, 27 African presidents and 6 African government leaders attended the conference. Over 1800 Chinese and African representatives from various industries participated in the conference.     

Iceland,Small Country Witnessing Diversified H.E.Mr,Cooperation with China——Interview with Ambassador of Iceland H.E.Mr.Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson

Located in the North Europe,Iceland is a very beautiful country. Although very small with an area of 103,000 sq.km and a population of 308,000, and quite different in most respects such as geographical location,size,history,climate and political structures,it has developed very good relations with China.For in- stance,Iceland was the first European coun- try to recognize China as a market economy. In many areas such as trade,investment, industrial cooperation,from fishing,food processing,tourism,information technol- ogy,geothermal,finance,etc.,Iceland has made pragmatic activities,for instance,last summer Icelandic and Chinese authorities concluded a feasibility study on negotiating Free Trade Agreement;in June an Iceland Business Forum was held,which groups to- gether over twenty Icelandic companies that have established offices in China;etc. In July,China's Foreign Trade inter- viewed H.E.Mr.Gunnar Snorri Gunnars- son,Ambassador of Iceland in Beijing. According to him,Iceland has developed diversified and active economic and trade cooperation with China in many areas.The following is a written interview with Mr. Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson.     

The Increasing Market of Sleep Economy

Recently,iiMedia Research issued a report titled 2021 Research Report on China’s Sleep Economy Industry,focusing on the bright future of the sleep economy in China,which has a market size exceeding RMB 400 billion in 2021.Nowadays,due to various factors such as pressure from life and work,overuse of cell phones and excessive information interference,more and more young people are suffering f rom insomnia.This situation was exacerbated in the first half of 2021 as a result of COVID-19,with people staying indoors for longer than usual.As a survey indicated,though many people have more time asleep,the time they went to bed was delayed by 2 to 3 hours,and the search volume for sleep problems increased by 43%.Data from the Chinese Sleep Research Society showed that more than 300 million people had sleep disorders in 2021,and as high as 38.2%of adults have or had sleep difficulties at some point in time.     

Cooperation Memorandum Signed Between Qinghai and CCPIT

Since the success of 2007 China（Qinghai）International Halal Food and Products Fair（CIHFP）was firstly held in Xinning last November,the cooperation between Qinghai Province and CCPIT stepped into much closer.In her visit to Beijing during the Two Sessions period, China＇s only female governor of province,Song Xiuyan signed a cooperation memorandum to celebrate the fruits they have achieved in the past 30 years of reform and opening-up.And the counterpart this time is exactly CCPIT.     

Walk into Africa——The 6th China Auto International Exhibition Tour

The November of 2008 witnessed the great success of the Sixth China Auto International （Algeria ＆ Egypt） Exhibition Tour. More than 10 renowned domestic auto enterprises, selecting more than 30 automobiles of China independent brands, accompanied by more than 50 delegates of enterprises participated in the Tour, which was lasted from November 27 to December 7, 2008. The activity not only took the Chinese homegrown automobile brands to the beautiful African nations, but also sent the greetings from the Chinese people to the friends in Algeria and Egypt.     

2006 EU-China Partenanat：A Flagship Activity of EU-China Trade Development

2006 EU.China Partenariat is to be held in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province in November. It is the second one in China after 2002 EU- China Partenariat in Beijing. ＂It is featured as a flagship activity.＂ H.E. Mr. Serge Abou gives his comments in his answers to the questions of China＇s Foreign Trade.     

Time to Enlarge Sino-Russian Cooperation

China and Russia have passed through different phases of development and growth in a variety of fields such as politics,economy, culture and many other areas since they first established a bilateral strategic partnership in 1996. In 1996 and again in 2007, China and Russian inaugurated the Russian and Chinese-themed national year activities, which have greatly improved the mutual understanding between the two nations and the people. Especially in the fields of trade and business, during the decade from 1998 to 2007 the amount of bilateral turnover increased nearly tenfold, This year it will break through the US$50 billion barrier; it is predicted that the bilateral trade volume will soon reach US$60 or even US$80 billion. Recently,     

" Investing in Tunisia Should Be Your Best Choice "——An interview with Mr.Abdessalem Mansour,General Manager of FIPA-Tunisia

Tunisia,as an attracive country boasting advantages in North Africa,is sparkling with its unique charms.On the occasion of the Xiamen Fair and successive visits to Qingdao and Beijing,we have interviewed Mr.Abdessalem Mansour,General Manager of Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA)of Tunisia at the Tunisian Embassy in Beijing.From him,we got to know more about FIPA-Tunisia as well as investment climate there.     

Chinese Companies See Vast Market Potential in Africa

"The African market is suitable for Chinese companies." This, China's Foreign Trade learnt during the 2nd Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs, said hy a Chinese entrepreneur. The 2nd Sino-African Entrepreneurs Conference was held in Beijing on November 5. China's Foreign Trade interviewed. Over 1400 African and Chinese entrepreneurs gathered at the China Hotel, discussing mutual benefits in the coining days. The whole conference hall was so crowded and so noisy. but no complaints could he heard, no quarrels could he seen, while everything in your eyes was only smiles, handshaking, sincerity, compliments, as well as very frank and comfortable chatting, etc.. the whole meeting hall was almost like a giant family. By Editor     

“Investing in Tunisia should Be Your Best Choice”——An interview with Mr.Abdessalem Mansour，General Manager of FIPA-Tunisia

Tunisia, as an attractive country boasting advantages in North Africa, is sparkling with its unique charms. Onthe occasion of the Xiamen Fair and successive visits to Qingdao and Beijing, we have inter-viewed Mr. Abdessalem Mansour, General Manager of Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) of Tunisia at the Tunisian Embassy in Beijing. From him, we got to know more about FIPA-Tunisia as well as investment climate there.