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Opinion: This is a good example of Belt and Road Initiativ

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

When I read the following news, I can’t help crying out This is just a good example of Belt and Road Initiativ.

The first salmon train from Arctic Norway to China will soon be ready for departure

A new technology will keep the fish fresh during the 10-day journey from Narvik to Xi’an.By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer -December 19, 2019130Share on FacebookTweet on Twitter

Norway’s northernmost railway cargo station is Narvik with a line crossing over the mountain to Sweden. (Thomas Nilsen / The Independent Barents Observer)

The first cargo train loaded with Norwegian salmon is expected to depart Narvik for China early next year, Jernbanemagasinet reports.

Thanks to new transport technology, the salmon will still be fresh when it arrives in Xi’an about 10 days after leaving Narvik.

Narvik is the northernmost cargo railway station on the coast to the Norwegian Sea, with a line originally built for iron-ore transport from Kiruna in northernmost Sweden.

In Haparanda, on Sweden’s border to Finland, the containers will be transferred over to Finnish wagons, because the two countries have different track width. From Finland the salmon cargo will cross into Russia from Kouvola and then follow the established rail cargo route via St. Petersburg and Moscow into Kazakhstan and eastbound to China, the portal iLaks informs.

The San Francisco-based company BluWrap has developed new transport means to keep the salmon fresh for longer periods than under normal transport where the fish is stored on ice.

The company uses fuel cells to reduce and monitor oxygen during transport. “It’s made from cardboard and use no ice or Styrofoam,” said Ola Strand, CEO of BluWrap interviewed by SalmonBusiness.

BlueWrap says it is by controlling oxygen and temperature salmon are kept fresh over longer periods.

Norway has a strong focus on developing the so-called blue economy, including giving a boost to aquaculture. By 2030, the goal is to increase seafood export to five times the amount today. The new salmon cargo train from Narvik to China opens a new export corridor to reach that goal.

This story is just a good example of Belt and Road Initiative. That is to use new technology or tools to make us connected. The train uses fuel cells to reduce and monitor oxygen during the transport. This is good. This is also climate friendly.

This is just the same idea of Belt and Road Initiativ.

第15届世界华商大会成果瞩目

  北欧绿色邮报网报道:第15届世界华商大会答谢晚会9日晚在伦敦史宾莎宅邸举行。会上发布,本届世界华商大会取得了令人瞩目的成果。

  第15届世界华商大会于10月23日在伦敦落下帷幕。大会以“世界新格局,华商新机遇”为主题,由英国中华总商会主办,是世界华商大会举办28年来,首次走入欧洲,从中华文化圈走入西方文明核心地带。

  本届世界华商大会签约成果瞩目,项目投资地包括中英两国及关联地区,涉及项目总金额超过3亿英镑。这些合作项目涵盖了教育、文化、区域经贸投资合作、创新孵化等领域。

  本次世界华商大会上,来自51个国家和地区的近2500名华商齐聚伦敦,创世华会历史上国别数新高。前来参会的华商覆盖100多个行业,包括制造、商贸、餐饮、酒店、地产等传统华商优势产业,还有人工智能、互联网、高科技、环保、新农业、医疗等新兴产业。

  本届世界华商大会共有来自中国全部34个省、市、自治区、特别行政区代表参加,共计726名地方企业家从中国各地来英国参加大会,展示了众多具有地方特性的产业形态、企业形式和升级战略。同时,来自英国各地区共计583名代表参加大会。另外,来自英联邦5个国家和地区的21名代表,专程前来伦敦参会。

以“世界新格局,华商新机遇”为主题的第十五届世界华商大会当地时间10月22日至23日在伦敦举行。这是世界华商大会首次走进欧洲,在英国举行。在10月23日的闭幕式上,大会宣布2021年第16届世界华商大会将由马来西亚中华总商会主办。图为10月23日,英国中华总商会和马来西亚中华总商会举行交旗仪式。<a target='_blank' href='http://www.chinanews.com/'>中新社</a>发 王渊欣 摄

资料图:第15届世界华商大会闭幕式上,宣布2021年第16届世界华商大会将由马来西亚中华总商会主办。图为英国中华总商会和马来西亚中华总商会举行交旗仪式。中新社发 王渊欣 摄

  本届世界华商大会组委会代表全体参会华商,向英国慈善机构QuintessentiallyFoundation捐款2万英镑,为大会举办地的儿童慈善事业出力。本届世华会还本着“少纸、绿色”的原则,借助移动互联技术,推出大会专属APP“世界华商”,大量减少了纸质材料的制作。

  中国驻英国大使刘晓明,第15届世华会联合主席、中部引擎董事长庄贝思爵士,第15届世华会组委会主席、英国中华总商会主席张进隆,第15届世华会筹备委员会执行主席杨腾波,英国白金汉大学校长安东尼·赛尔顿爵士等中英各界嘉宾约200人出席了当晚的答谢晚会。( 来源:中新网/ 记者陈斯睿 )

High-level BRIX Seminar : The New Africa Emerges along the Belt & Road

STOCKHOLM, December 8(Greenpost)–Top diplomats from the African Union joined the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden and the Belt and Road Institute’s (BRIX) members in a special seminar on December 5 in Stockholm to outline the great progress being achieved in realizing Africa’s development goals in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Moreover, the seminar’s more important aspect was to explore the massive potential imbedded in making Africa the greatest economic powerhouse on the planet in the coming decades and how Sweden, Europe and China can cooperate with the African nations to accelerate and benefit from this promising perspective.

The seminar was initiated by Stephen Brawer, Vice-President of BRIX and moderator of the event. He welcomed everyone and gave a brief history of how BRIX came into being, and about its two other very successful seminars in 2019. The BRIX, which is only one year old, emerged out of a high-level seminar on the strategic and economic impact of the BRI held in May 2018 and organized jointly by the Schiller Institute and the China-Sweden Business Council (CSBC). He emphasized that BRIX works to disseminate knowledge of BRI as a global development process, and to present facts and knowledge based on deeper reflections, and not on superficial opinion based on prejudice and geopolitical agendas. Thus, BRIX believes that in the future, disinformation and propaganda that are spread in Sweden against BRI should be addressed in a more clear and assertive way.

Egypt’s ambassador, Mr. Alaa Hegazy, gave the welcoming speech as representative of the African Union (AU), since Egypt is the current Chairman of the AU. He emphasized the importance of the Belt & Road Initiative for the implementation of Africa’s development plans that have been around for a long time and lacked only the construction starts. He presented the AU’s Agenda 2063 plan for a continental rail and road network, electrification and industrialization. Ambassador Hegazy explained that the AU has several cooperation mechanisms with the EU, UN, Japan, etc., but cooperation with the BRI has been the most dynamic and effective of these mechanisms.

The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sweden, Mr. Gui Congyou gave, the keynote speech of the seminar in which he gave a detailed picture of the extensive cooperation that has been established between China and Africa in the context of the BRI. Ambassador Gui referenced the September 2018 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing and the results of that summit. He said: “China-Africa joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative has accelerated, and 40 African countries and the AU Commission have signed cooperation documents with China on the “Belt and Road” initiative. We have formulated a country plan based on the actual needs of Africa. We will implement a total of more than 880 China-Africa cooperation projects in the next three years.”

Concerning Chinese-Swedish perspectives, the Ambassador stated: ”The Swedish government has many aid and cooperation projects for Africa, and many large Swedish companies such as Volvo, Scania, and ABB have extensive operations in Africa. China is willing to work with other countries in the world, including Sweden, to complement each other’s strengths and make positive contributions to peace, stability and development in Africa.”

Ethiopia’s Ambassador, Mr. Deriba Kuma showed the audience how Africa’s plans for modernization and industrialization are being implemented. Ethiopia is well on its way to realizing its plans to become a middle-income country by 2025, transitioning from an agricultural-based society to an industry-based one. “Ethiopia is a major beneficiary in the Belt and Road Initiative. Since the country has embarked on expanding its infrastructure network across the nation like roads, railways, telecom and airports; the technical as well as financial support from the Government of China side has helped a lot”, Ambassador Deriba said. He added that “Ethiopia, through its vision of becoming a middle-income country by 2025, has launched an ambitious plan of constructing twelve industrial parks across the nation. Major Chinese companies have participated in the construction of these industrial parks and even some Chinese companies are constructing their own industrial parks in Ethiopia.” He emphasized that “Ethiopia has a plan to have 30 industrial parks by the year 2025. I hereby would like to call up on those competent companies to actively engage in this endeavor either through constructing the industrial parks or by leasing the sheds that could help them to participate in manufacturing of different products.”

Ambassador Kuma also reminded the audience that his country’s Prime Minister, H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, will be receiving the Nobel Peace Price next week. This is an appropriate recognition of the path Ethiopia has taken towards social, political and economic reform.

South Africa’s Chargé d’Affaires, Duncan Sebefelo discussed his country’s economic visions and plans, and the challenges and opportunities that exist today. He referenced the major investments China has made in key projects in his country. After the turn of the year, South Africa become the chairman of the AU, outlining the philosophical principles that the AU has for the economic cooperation projects. Mr. Sebefelo explained how important the BRI is for the development goals of the African continent.

The board member of BRIX, Hussein Askary, made a thorough presentation on “retooling Africa’s rise”. With the help of charts, pictures and maps, he showed how BRI is helping in realizing Africa’s goals. He emphasized that BRIX does not exist to cheer on China or Africa, who can take care of themselves. BRIX’s goal is that Sweden should be part of this process of cooperation and not miss the train towards economic prosperity and stability in the world. In order to achieve that, Sweden’s and Europe’s attitude towards Africa has to change first. He contrasted this attitude to that of China. While Sweden and the Eu considered Africa “a problem”, China considers Africa “an opportunity”. Askary explained that a major part of this problem is the “aid” mentality. He argued that the Chinese way of “empowering rather than helping”, which is to supply Africa with the “tools” for development such as infrastructure, industrialization and technology transfer is the most suitable for Sweden and Europe to follow. Under the heading “SDG acrobatics” (Sustainable Development Goals), he talked about how Sweden and the EU are redefining the UN development agenda in 2030, so that the most important priority goals to be addressed (poverty, hunger, healthcare, electricity education, water, industrialization, etc.) are placed at the bottom of the priority list, while Climate Action, goal no. 13, is at the top. In conclusion, he explained that with the help of China and the BRI, Africa is well on the way to realizing its Agenda 2063. But he asked how faster can this agenda be realized if Sweden and the EU contribute to it?

The Norwegian former member of parliamentary, and co-founder of Ichi Foundation, Mr. Thore Vestby, talked about the Norwegian cooperation with Africa, which has been largely restricted to aid through NORAD. But a new focus on cooperation has been established in 2012 through the Norwegian African Business Association by leading Norwegian companies (norwegianafrican.no). Norway also needs to establish cooperation with BRI, Vestby emphasized, and a shift in the attitude in Norway towards China and the BRI is necessary. He congratulated the Swedish BRIX for its successful work and announced that a “BRIX Norway” will be started in the new year.

BRIX member and private consultant, Mr. Lars Aspling, explained in his presentation that now 16 of 28 EU countries have already signed agreements (MOU) with China to cooperate with the BRI. This shows that such an agreement, or even a mere positive opinion on BRI, as France and Finland have expressed, need not necessarily to divide the EU. Although the Swedish government, with its proposal for a new China strategy, adheres to EU policy, there are, thus, no legal issues that hinder Sweden from joining the BRI. But only a lack of political will stands in the way, he stated. Aspling gave a tour of the necessary investments that need to be made in northern Europe, Scandinavia and Sweden to be able to rise to the levels of productivity necessary in the new BRI era.

Aspling seized the opportunity to announce that a new report that BRIX has just published about what BRI on the importance of Sweden’s cooperation with the BRI can now be downloaded from the BRIX website. (Https://www.brixsweden.org/brix-publicerar-en-ny-belt-and-road-speciell-rapport/).

The seminar’s moderator, Stephen Brawer, led the closing panel debate where the speakers answered questions fielded by the audience.

BRIX chairman Ulf Sandmark commented on the question and discussion about corruption in Africa by pointing out that BRI has a focus on real investments that are not handed over as sums of money like the investments made by the West. The BRI investments are delivered as cement, steel, machinery and input products for the projects. “Cement is difficult to put into a bank account, which means that BRI has an intrinsic mechanism to prevent corruption,” he said.

In closing the seminar, moderator Stephen Brawer again emphasized the need to present fact-based information and knowledge about BRI, and made a point of thanking the effort that TV100 and Fredrik Vargas make through their important work in reporting the proceedings of this seminar.

Zimbabwen Ambassador Alice also attended the seminar.

19 diplomats from 15 countries (mostly from Africa) participated in the seminar which was attended by 60 guests.

挪威航空公司将停止从斯德哥尔摩起飞的长途直达航班

北欧绿色邮报网报道:11月28日报道,挪威航空公司将停止所有从斯德哥尔摩和哥本哈根飞往美国和泰国的长途航班。长途航班计划的调整是公司从增长转向盈利战略的一部分。挪威航空公司长途航班主管Matthew Wood表示,斯堪的纳维亚人口有限,旅客数量无法维持斯德哥尔摩、哥本哈根和奥斯陆出发的洲际航班。飞行专家Jan Ohlsson对挪威航空公司停止他们的直达长途航班感到不安,他指出,这一航线的取消将使SAS大大受益。同时,从斯堪的纳维亚半岛出发的长途航班的价格近期很可能会上涨。(来源: 瑞典《晚报》 )

Hunan Cultural and Tourism Promotion Conference held in Stockholm

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 29(Greenpost) — Hunan Cultural and Tourism Promotion conference was successfully held at Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm on Friday.

Yu Xinrong, Secretary of Party Committee of Department of Culture and Tourism of Hunan Province, Central China said Hunan enjoys very rich tourism resources and has many cultural relics such as Yueyanglou Pagoda, Mawangdui cemetery, Maozedong’s hometown. The famous Zhangjiajie tourism spot was the shooting site for animation Avanda, its beauty has attracted many people.

Yu said that Hunan also has China’s largest lake Dongting Lake which stretches over 400 kilometers. Hunan has many ethnic minorities thus has rich culture. Hunan’s cuisine is famous for its hotness. The pheonix city and Furong Town are famous for its history.

The ancestors of the Chinese nation, Emperor Yan and Emperor Shun were buried in Hunan, Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang were born in Hunan and became famous for their achievements in Chinese history. Hunan also boasts many ethnic groups which all have their own culture and traditions.

Yu Xinrong welcomed Swedish friends to visit Hunan and enjoyed the diversity in Hunan.

Cecilia Rahmqvist, Director of Laplands tourism bureau in northern Sweden also introduced Kiruna’s Ice Hotel, Tree Hotel and Ice tourism resources. She said that they used solar energy to keep the ice even in summer. She welcomed Chinese tourists to visit them.

Liu Fang, President of Hunan and Hubei Town-fellow Association in Sweden expressed her welcome to the Hunan delegation. She said her association has been promoting Hunan and Hubei culture in Sweden by holding Duanwu festival every year.

During the promotion conference, audience also watched promotion video which showed all the beautiful tourism resources and infrastructure in Hunan and impressed the audience a lot.

Cao Diefeng, Counselor of Education department of Chinese Embassy in Sweden also attended the conference.

Other guests include Zhu Jinchuan, General Manager of Air China in Stockholm, Zhang Shouting, President of Nordic China Sustainable Development Association and Ulf from BRIX.

During the promotion conference, a dozen of pictures showing the beauty of Hunan were also displayed.

Photo and Text by Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Chinese demand of Port contribute to Finland’s food export

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, November 28(Greenpost)– While the trade negotiation between China and the US is underway at a critical time, news from Finland reaching here says that Finland’s exports in the food and beverage sector see a record high this year partly due to China’s demand of pork and other products.

The export forecast for 2019 is EUR 1.75 billion, which, if achieved, would represent a record high.

Entry into new markets, along with an increase in export volumes and prices, have contributed to an increase in the value of exports. Awareness of the growth potential available through exports has grown in the food and beverage sector. New export companies have participated in the Food from Finland programme created by Business Finland and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The food authorities and other promoter organisations have also significantly contributed towards the export growth.

Products in particularly strong demand this year have included dairy products, oats, other foodstuffs and alcohol products. Countries where export growth has been visible include China, where there has been a particular demand for pork and powdered milk.

The value of food imports to Finland was triple the value of our exports at EUR 4.6 billion in 2018. Many of the products being imported are not produced or manufactured in Finland. In order to reduce the trade deficit, it would be important to increase the added value of exports.

The food industry is a significant industry in Finland

According to preliminary figures for 2018, the total turnover of the food industry was around EUR 11.2 billion, showing an increase of 4% on the previous year. The food industry employs some 38,000 people directly, and as many as 340,000 indirectly.

– Finnish consumers buy domestic, responsibly produced foods, which means the food industry will continue to be a very important sector in Finland. But in addition, Finnish products and raw materials are increasingly finding their way onto the plates and into the glasses of international consumers, too, says Leena Hyrylä, Food Industry Sector Manager at the Southeast Finland ELY Centre.

Food and beverage companies continue to seek growth

The sector barometer for the manufacture of food products indicates that SMEs in the food sector continue to be growth-driven. More than half of the SMEs that responded said they were pursuing growth; 22 per cent said they sought powerful growth, while 43 per cent said they would tap into any growth opportunities available. According to the barometer, SMEs in the food sector, especially in the beverage sector, were more growth-oriented than companies in comparable sectors.

SMEs in the food sector were more optimistic about the general outlook for the economy than other Finnish SMEs and those engaged in comparable sectors. However, expectations are down on the previous year.

The business environment is changing rapidly, placing a stronger focus on the consumer and on continued renewal. The food sector is influenced by current trends and themes such as climate change, demographic changes, scarce resources, digitalisation and technological advancement in general. Consumer awareness and expectations for products and food services are rising. Responsibility, wellbeing and domestic origin are rising trends.

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SME sector reports are based on an annual SME Barometer commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Federation of Finnish Enterprises and Finnvera Oyj. The SME Barometer conducted in the autumn of 2019 is based on responses from representatives of 6,133 small and medium-sized enterprises. The survey was conducted in summer 2019. Responses were provided by 196 SMEs in the food sector.

Chinese has a saying that the earth is round and if the sun is not shining in the east, it must be shining in the west. Or if not in the north, it must be in the south. Please do not just hang yourself in one tree.

Xinjiang Photo Exhibition held in Stockholm

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 27(Greenpost, chineseonline) — While the dark and rainy weather made people sad and lonely, a warm Xinjiang Photo Exhibition has been held in Stockholm recently.

The exhibition was held by Green Post(www.greenpost.se) and Chinese Online(www.chineseonline.se) in cooperation with China Europe Cultural Association and ABF(Swedish Workers Association) at the citykonferensen in Stockholm.

Xuefei Chen Axelsson, Chief Editor and photographer of Green Post and freelance journalist said the exhibition came against the background that she was invited to attend a journalistic trip to Xinjiang in August 2018 together with journalists from 13 countries along the belt and road routes. And after that she went to Xinjiang twice respectively in March to Turpan after the National People’s Congress and National Day celebration in Beijing to personally experience the atmosphere in Urumqi city, capital of Xinjiang Ugyor Autonomous Region.

“I was impressed by the journeys and felt that Xinjiang now is very safe to travel and the cultural and tourist resources were rich. During my journey, I can feel business in Grand Bazar is booming and the ugyors dancing and singing were wonderful. Thus, I like to share this feelings and impressions with all the people who are interested in Xinjiang. “said Chen Axelsson.

The purpose is to share the information about the living picture in Xinjiang. The exhibition focuses on Xinjiangs infrastructure such as the fast train, subways and wide road, busy business in Grandbazar, music and art, dancing, beautiful scenery and environmental protection.

To let people have a taste of Xinjiang music and song, Luan Dehan played violin Why the flower is so red.

Artist Zhu Yingying sang the song which was about love between a woman and a ugyor soldier and moved all the audience. A whole generation of people were moved by the film and the song in China’s 80s.

Duan Maoli, President of Swedish Anhui Sci-Tech and Commerce Association expressed his appreciation for the exhibition.

“I would like to say thanks to Xuefei for holding such an exhibition. The media under her leadership is a professional media. With this exhibition, we can see the beautiful Xinjiang and the safe Xinjiang. I like to say it should be A beautiful Xinjiang forever!”

Zhu Jinchuan, General Manager of Air China in Stockholm also looked at the exhibition.

He said it was impressive to see these photos. Watching these beautiful pictures let people feel the life there is quite colourful and it is easy to visit there with Air China because the airlines can fly there directly from Beijing. It can also fly directly to other cities.

Journalists from PROFOCA and FPA attended the exhibition. Swedish innovation entrepreneur Skycab manager Åker Aredal also attended the exhibition. He was quite excited to see President Xi’s photo with Ugyor people and even recalled the moment when he was with President Xi and presented him a letter.

During the exhibition, Xuefei Chen Axelsson also made a presentation about the pictures and added more pictures about the daily lives there in the Grand Bazar. She illustrated the stories behind every photo.

During the exhibition, Axelsson also answered some questions.

Many visitors said they learnt a lot about Xinjiang and felt glad that the situation is safe and secure and life is lively there. Some even said they like to visit Xinjiang some day.

More lively photos in Grand Bazar and Turpan.

Photo and text by Xuefei Chen Axelsson

photo by Xuefei Chen Axelsson

“黑五”来临 中国消费者“海淘”需避坑

北欧绿色邮报网报道: 日前,英国华闻周刊微信公众号“华闻派”刊登文章,分析比较了中国大型购物狂欢节“双十一”和英国的购物打折季“黑色星期五”的不同,为中英消费者指出一些需要规避和注意的问题,提出了享受较优惠价格的建议。

  文章摘编如下:

  这中国的大型购物狂欢节“双十一”刚刚过去,而英国、美国等国家的购物打折季“黑色星期五”(以下简称“黑五”)也要拉开帷幕。

   2019年的“黑五”是11月29日。在美国,“黑五”一般是指感恩节后一天,逐渐演变成了为期四天的大型促销活动,并催生了“商家周末”和“网络周一”,即从周五至下一个周一,从线下到线上,美国全民进行购物狂欢。

  后来,这股热潮也席卷了英国。英国也会在圣诞节之前,开始为期4天的“黑五”折扣活动。

  “黑五”与“双十一”有何区别?

  与英美的“黑五”相比,中国“双十一”的受众较年轻,购物行为也主要集中在电子商务区域。

  “双十一”大约在2007年左右,摇身变成了“光棍节”,成为了广大单身族们的狂欢节,人们或许会在这一天黯然伤神,又或者通过与朋友聚会、约会来摆脱孤单。

  淘宝商城(天猫)则抓住了这个重要的时间节点,于2009年首次推出了“双十一”购物季,将“单身者的悲痛”化作“购买力”,打着全场包邮,全年最低价的口号,吸引了不少消费者的钱包。

  从此,“双十一”成为了天猫淘宝的代名词。“双十一”购物节进展到2012年,当日销售额就已经超过了美国的“网络周一”,成为了全球最大的互联网购物节日。面对中国国内消费者这样的庞大市场,这样的结果并不意外。

  要说“黑五”与“双十一”的主要区别,除了“黑五”更加古老之外,其延续周期也相对较长,不仅可以网上购物,许多商家的实体店也会同步推出折扣。

  同时,相比于“双十一”针对年轻受众群体,“黑五”的受众以家庭为主,所以每年“黑五”,疯抢最为厉害的都是大型家电,如冰箱、彩电、洗衣机等,那疯抢的场面,可以说是“战况激烈”。

  2019年,英国的亚马逊电商平台先下手为强,提前拉开了“黑五”战场,从11月22日就开始打折,将折扣日延续至8天,让人总能抽出一天空,来看看有哪些“便宜”可占。

  2019年“黑五”的实操攻略

  2019年“双十一”已过,剁过的手想必又长出来了。那么,“黑五”作为在英美生活的人们最为盛大的购物狂欢节,有哪些坑要注意别踩?又有哪些值得买?

  根据英国广播公司(BBC)报道,消费者组织Which就批评2018年的折扣有水分,在他们研究的83件单品中,只有4件是真的在“黑五”时更便宜。

  比价结果证实,滚筒式烘干机、智能扬声器、咖啡机和电视外接音箱在“黑五”之外,还有更便宜的价格。比如,在某实体商店,一款电视外接音箱在“黑五”期间价格299镑,但之后的一月内,又下跌了49镑,且这个低价持续了5天。

  此外,一些国外的美容服饰网站,也将加入黑五大军,不仅可以买到折扣单品,还可以直邮中国,方便了中国的消费者。

  目前,很多英国商家也已经放出了折扣宣言,把“折扣”亮出来。

  如何在“黑五”期间买到令自己满意的东西?当地华文媒体提醒中外消费者:

  1. 购买之前列好清单。在开始购物之前,先列出需要或想要购买的商品以及准备花费的金额,以免最后买了一些并不需要的东西。

  2. 提前为自己想买的商品做好调研。调查发现,网络购物者经常有被虚假评论误导的风险。因此,在购入商品前,充分了解,以免买到以次充好的商品。

  3. 担心自己买的不是最优价格?研究表明,最好还是等黑五那天真正来临,再开始购物,不仅会有更多商家加入这次活动,可能折扣会更低。也可以查询网上的比价网站。

  4. 如果买完了不喜欢?可以退。购买之前看清退货须知,一旦不喜欢还有反悔机会。同时,有些商品还会推出比价服务,如客户在购买商品不久后就价格下跌,也可以提出退还差价。

  5. 网上购物别忘了还可以返现。一些现金返还网站会与几千家零售商合作,让消费者在享受黑五折扣同时还能返现,助钱包早日回血。(来源: 中国侨网 /记者刘雅静)

新疆阿克苏果汁“香飘”海外

北欧绿色邮报网报道:21日,记者从新疆阿克苏地区商务局获悉,新疆阿克苏果企搭乘南疆集拼集运货运班列,生产的苹果浓缩汁“香飘”海外市场,今年有望创外汇突破1000万美元。

资料图:苹果丰收。 侯崇慧 摄

资料图:苹果丰收。 侯崇慧 摄

  今年10月12日,第一批载有1804吨的浓缩果汁班列从新疆阿克苏发往俄罗斯首都莫斯科,此后一月多来,连续发往莫斯科的班列共有四趟。“我们今年计划发6批次浓缩果汁,每批次都是一个专列,产品预计达1.2万吨。”阿克苏恒通果汁有限公司总经理李巨东说。

  自2012年阿克苏恒通果汁落户阿克苏以来,7年时间,共生产果汁达8万余吨,培育了1.6万户农户。2018年生产浓缩苹果汁产量达14800余吨,实现创汇收入1000万美元。2019年初通过订货会,该企业与俄罗斯客户签署了1.6万吨供货合同。

  李巨东说:“前几年果汁主要销往美国、澳大利亚、日本以及欧洲国家,2017年企业开始深耕‘一带一路’沿线国家市场,两三年来我们的产品在中亚及俄罗斯市场打开了销路,站稳了脚,现在可以说产品在这些国家很走俏。”

  今年9月新疆南部开通集拼集运货运班列以来,该企业享受到了集拼集运班列实惠,大大降低了货物的运输成本和运输时间。

  近年来,该企业在产业布局上不断延伸,积极拓展欧亚市场,利用地缘优势,产品销往新疆周边国家等地。阿克苏地区商务局外贸科负责人卡哈尔江·库尔班介绍,对于外向型企业,商务部门给予了大力的支持,通过协调发改、税务、海关等部门,为“走出去”企业提供服务便利和政策支持。同时,发挥杠杆撬动作用,进一步释放政策“红利”为企业减负,培育壮大了外向型企业实力。

  据了解,南疆集拼集运货运班列始发点从和田出发,将沿路和田、喀什、阿克苏、库尔勒的服装、农副产品、电子产品等货物集合起来运送到乌鲁木齐,随后发往中亚、西亚和欧洲等地。 (来源:中新社/记者 陶拴科)

第五届世界浙商大会签约金额超3000亿元 系历届之最

第五届世界浙商大会签约金额超3000亿元系历届之最

    大会现场。 张斌 摄

  北欧绿色邮报网援引中新社( 记者 张斌 )报道:13日,第五届世界浙商大会(下称:大会)在杭州开幕,吸引来自全球各地的近2800名浙商代表与会。大会签约项目协议总投资达3000亿元以上,系历届之最。

  据了解,大会拟签约项目主要围绕浙江“四大”建设(大湾区大花园大通道大都市区建设)、“八大万亿产业”、“长三角一体化”和数字经济、生命健康、高端装备、文化旅游和能源环保等重点产业。

  大会开幕式上,浙江为侨服务全球通平台、浙江省金融综合服务平台、浙江省企业服务综合平台正式开通,将为全球浙商提供更好服务。大会还表彰了“高质量发展”领军企业,颁发2019全球浙商金奖,激励浙商,争当高质量发展排头兵。

浙江为侨服务全球通平台、浙江省金融综合服务平台、浙江省企业服务综合平台正式开通。 张斌 摄

浙江为侨服务全球通平台、浙江省金融综合服务平台、浙江省企业服务综合平台正式开通。 张斌 摄

  目前,浙江有600多万浙商在国内各地经商办企业,有200多万浙商在全球各个国家和地区投资创业。据悉,本届大会由中共浙江省委、浙江省人民政府主办,中共浙江省委统战部、浙江省工商业联合会、浙商总会承办。( 责任编辑查正富 主编陈雪霏)

今日头条:宁夏枸杞首次亮相北欧

中国侨网北欧采购商与宁夏代表团团长、宁夏自然资源厅副巡视员张浩当场洽谈。 胡学玲 摄

    北欧采购商与宁夏代表团团长、宁夏自然资源厅副巡视员张浩当场洽谈。 胡学玲 摄

  北欧绿色邮报网援引中新网( 记者 李佩珊 胡学玲 )报道:14日从宁夏林业和草原局获悉,11月13日至14日,2019瑞典天然有机食品及配料展在马尔默展览中心举办,宁夏林业和草原局携宁夏枸杞参展,这也是宁夏枸杞首次在北欧国家亮相。

北欧当地客商现场品尝宁夏枸杞原浆。 胡学玲 摄

北欧当地客商现场品尝宁夏枸杞原浆。 胡学玲 摄

  据了解,瑞典天然有机食品及配料展是北欧地区规模最大、声誉最高、品种最齐全、交易量最大的天然食品专业展会,每年在瑞典召开。今年中国有200多家供应商参展。来自宁夏原产地的枸杞干果、果酱、原浆、原汁、精粉、芽茶、锁鲜枸杞等枸杞制品在展会上吸引了众多消费者和采购商的目光。

瑞典客商现场了解宁夏枸杞。 胡学玲 摄

瑞典客商现场了解宁夏枸杞。 胡学玲 摄

  枸杞作为养生滋补佳品,近年来越来越受到国内外客商青睐。据银川海关统计,今年1-10月,宁夏枸杞出口货值17477万元人民币,同比增长13.88%;出口量3059吨,同比增长12.11%。

宁夏枸杞首次亮相瑞典天然有机食品及配料展,图为宁夏枸杞展示现场。 胡学玲 摄

宁夏枸杞首次亮相瑞典天然有机食品及配料展,图为宁夏枸杞展示现场。 胡学玲 摄

  据此次参展的宁夏代表团团长、宁夏自然资源厅副巡视员张浩介绍,近年来,宁夏林草局在扎实做好宁夏枸杞绿色种植、科学管理和溯源体系建设的同时,加快了国际市场开拓的步伐,组织和协调宁夏枸杞企业积极参加国际展会,稳步提升宁夏枸杞国际影响力。此次参展是宁夏枸杞继第28届莫斯科国际食品展览会后又一次亮相国际舞台,也是在北欧市场首次亮相。“今后我们将继续开拓海外市场,让宁夏枸杞得到更多消费者认可。”张浩说。( 责任编辑查正富 主编陈雪霏)

截至10月底 中欧班列累计开行数量已近2万列

  北欧绿色邮报网报道:关于共建“一带一路”倡议实施的最新进展,国家发改委政策研究室副主任、新闻发言人孟玮15日介绍,截至10月底,中欧班列累计开行数量已近2万列。

资料图:2019年合肥发出第300列中欧班列。<a target='_blank' href='http://www.chinanews.com/'>中新社</a>记者 赵强 摄

资料图:2019年合肥发出第300列中欧班列。中新社记者 赵强 摄

  15日,国家发改委就宏观经济运行情况举行新闻发布会,孟玮在会上通报关于共建“一带一路”倡议实施的最新进展。她指出,政策沟通方面,截至10月底,中国已与137个国家和30个国际组织签署197份合作文件,其中有发展中国家,也有发达国家,还有不少发达国家公司、金融机构与我合作开拓第三方市场。

  设施联通方面,中老铁路、中泰铁路、雅万高铁、匈塞铁路等扎实推进,瓜达尔港、汉班托塔港、比雷埃夫斯港、哈利法港等项目进展顺利。到10月底,中欧班列累计开行数量已近2万列。

  贸易畅通方面,今年1—9月,中国对沿线国家合计进出口约9500亿美元,对沿线国家非金融类直接投资超100亿美元。中白工业园、中阿(联酋)产能合作园区、中埃苏伊士经贸合作区等稳步推进。

  资金融通方面,中国先后与20多个沿线国家建立了双边本币互换安排,与7个国家建立了人民币清算安排。正式发布《“一带一路”债务可持续性分析框架》,成立多边开发融资合作中心,与国际货币基金组织联合建立了能力建设中心。民心相通方面,在科技交流、教育合作、文化旅游、绿色发展、对外援助等方面取得一系列成果。

  “下一步,我们将会同各有关方面,秉持共商共建共享原则,坚持开放、绿色、廉洁理念,扎实推进第二届‘一带一路’国际合作高峰论坛成果落地生效。”孟玮说。(责任编辑查正富 主编陈雪霏)

今日头条:国航斯德哥尔摩营业部与瑞典诗丽雅(Tallink Silja)游轮公司 联合举办推介活动

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者查正富 陈雪霏)  11月13日,中国国际航空公司(以下简称国航)与瑞典 Tallink Silja 诗丽雅游轮公司在游轮上联合举办服务推介活动,向瑞典民众宣传推介今日国航的服务理念, 解答旅客在乘机过程中遇到的细节问题, 答谢长期支持国航事业发展的新老客户。

推介活动现场

中国驻瑞典大使馆经商处参赞韩晓东、文化参赞兼斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心主任陈晓应邀出席活动。国航斯德哥尔摩营业部总经理朱津川,部分中资机构负责人、部分销售渠道代表以及国航营业部业务骨干等30余人参加了推介活动。推介会由国航斯德哥尔摩营业部销售经理任志良主持。

国航斯德哥尔摩营业部销售经理任志良主持推介活动

推介活动期间, 韩晓东参赞代表中国驻瑞典大使馆和使馆经商处致辞。韩参赞高度评价了国航31年来在瑞典市场取得的巨大成绩,肯定了国航与瑞典诗丽雅游轮公司合作的突出成效。

他说,国航自1988年开通斯德哥尔摩直航北京以来, 在承担自身功能、履行企业职责的同时,承接着中瑞两国交流合作的使命,记载着中瑞双方友谊友好的轨迹。2018年,中瑞两国双边的贸易总额达到171.5亿美元, 经贸、文化等方面的合作交流一直保持着较快速度的增长。目前, 瑞典与中国有贸易往来的各类大小企业1万余家,直接在中国落地投资的企业近600家。今年1至8月份,中瑞双方的贸易额已累计达到120亿美元, 与去年同期相比增长了4.2%,在严峻的国际形势下,仍然保持着相对平稳的增长。从投资领域看,国航、中国五矿等开启了中国企业开拓瑞典市场的先河,目前中国对瑞投资已经超过70亿美元,虽然总量不多,但质量在不断地提升,规模在不断地扩大。在两国友好往来中,国航承担了重要角色,提供了极大便利,发挥了重要纽带作用,把双方的人员交往紧密地联系起来。

中国驻瑞典大使馆韩晓东参赞致辞

在对未来的预期中,韩晓东参赞说,中国是全球第二大经济体,有着4亿多中等收入群体,随着中国经济高质量快速的发展,中国每年海外出境游超过了1亿人次,去年更是达到1.5亿人次。据瑞典官方统计数据,2018年,中国游客赴瑞典的人数约35万人次。今年1至9月份,旅瑞的中国游客数量也保持着稳步增长。随着中瑞双边经贸交流、人员往来的增加, 将来会有更多的中国游客到瑞典访问游览。韩参赞希望通过国家“一带一路”倡议的实施,能够把中瑞之间这种人与人之间的交流和经贸、文化领域的活动融入到“一带一路”之中,通过利益纽带的不断拉紧,使中瑞两国的关系稳步得到提升。

国航斯德哥尔摩营业部总经理朱津川说,中国国航在瑞典30多年来的成 长发展中,在面临着国际航空运输更多的困难和挑战中,坚定地履行着自身的社会责任,全力为广大客户做好服务。他代表国航斯德哥尔摩团队全体员工对长期以来关心、支持国航事业发展的各有关单位和团体表示由衷地感谢!

朱总经理向与会嘉宾介绍了举办此次推介会的目的、内容以及对国航未来发展的展望,他希望在座的各位嘉宾通过今天的推介活动,进一步加深对国航的认知,更多地了解国航、支持国航、选择国航。同时,广泛征求对国航的意见和建议,不断改进和提升国航的服务质量和服务水平。

国航斯德哥尔摩营业部总经理朱津川致辞

推介会上, 销售经理任志良和销售代表Jonatan向在座的嘉宾详细介绍了国航从地面到空中的各项人性化的产品、服务和对高端客户的周密安排。对与会的嘉宾提出的具体细节问题一一作了解答。

国航瑞方销售代表Jonatan 先生介绍中国国航服务项目并解答嘉宾提出的问题
嘉宾提问

国航斯德哥尔摩航站站长鄢志锋就国航的登机手续办理、行李托运、航空安全等问题也做了详细的说明和推介。

国航斯德哥尔摩航站站长鄢志锋做推介项目说明

Tallink Silja游轮公司国际营销部销售经理钱丹郡女士介绍了该游轮的基本情况、海上路线、与国航合作取得的成绩等,并通过PPT形式详细展示了世界上最豪华游轮上的就餐、住宿、游览、购物、娱乐等各项服务保障和相关注意事项。

瑞典Tallink Silja游轮公司国际营销部销售经理钱丹郡女士 推介Silja 游轮服务项目

双十一,中国人购物车里面的消费奇迹

  北欧绿色邮报网援引中新社 ( 记者 吴涛 )报道:2019年双十一落下帷幕,天猫成交额定格在2684亿元,京东成交额也达2044亿元。这些数字的背后,除了是消费者买买买的表现,更是购物车里面中国新消费的奇迹。

2019天猫双十一成交额。<a target='_blank' href='http://www.chinanews.com/' >中新网</a> 吴涛 摄

2019天猫双十一成交额。中新网 吴涛 摄

  新纪录:超5亿人参与购物狂欢

  2019天猫双十一全天成交总额最终定格在2684亿元,比去年的2135多549亿元。今年参与天猫双十一的用户超过5亿,同比去年双十一全天新增1亿用户。299个品牌跻身“亿元俱乐部”。物流订单达12.92亿。

  京东方面公布的数据显示,从11月1日至11月11日,双十一京东全球好物节累计下单金额超2044亿元,较2018年实现大幅超越。这也是京东继今年年中“618”累计下单金额创下2015亿元之后,成交额再一次超过2000亿元。

  拼多多暂未发布整体成交额,“我们连实时数据大屏还未曾来得及搭建,公司上下都在急着补货、比价和补贴,走廊里的横幅和氛围花篮也还没来得及摆,这一天就这样过去了。”

  拼多多称,11日零点刚过16分钟,平台汽车销量即破1000台;来自贫困地区的农产品销售增速超过220%。11月1日至11日,拼多多平台售出的新款iPhone手机超过40万台。

  苏宁全渠道订单增长76%,12个小时内,35吨的53度飞天茅台很快售罄,SK-II神仙水也售出一个集装箱之多。

京东双十一成交额。图片来源:京东

京东双十一成交额。图片来源:京东

  新趋势:直播、下沉、线下都“火”

  除了数字,今年双十一还有一些新现象、新趋势。首先是直播带货彻底火了!据天猫透露,双十一期间,超过10万商家开通直播,也就是说超一半的商家开通直播,“淘宝直播带来近200亿成交。”

  “开场1小时3分钟,淘宝直播引导的成交额已超越去年全天;开场8小时55分,直播引导成交已破100亿,超过50%的商家都通过直播获得新增长。”

  京东直播也不甘示弱,其数据显示,直播日均带货成交额是今年618期间日均成交额的15倍。其中,11月4日19时至23时,OLAY京东双十一玩家之夜,直播4小时带动OLAY玉兰油品牌销售同比增长449%。

  另外,现在双十一不但是线上数字的体现,也彻底成了线下的狂欢。天猫称,消费者拉箱子逛银泰抢贵妇霜,饿了么小哥忙到没空上厕所,居然之家、红星美凯龙的卖场里人头攒动。

线下商场货物卖空。图片来源:天猫

线下商场货物卖空。图片来源:天猫

  “55万只鸡、16万只鸭、8万只鸽子、3万头猪、2万头牛和1万只羊通过盒马鲜生加入双十一。同时,30万只大闸蟹已整装待发,从江苏地区奔赴全国各地。”

  在京东,百万线下门店参与双十一。其中,物竞天择项目覆盖300家线下零售商,京东零售助手在15000家门店获得活跃使用;11号当天,5万平方米的世界最大电器体验店在重庆开业。

  而且渗透到低线级城市,京东惠民小站全国数量已达40000家,线下招募65000名合伙人,覆盖了1700个区县、80000个乡镇。

  确实,下沉也在今年双十一大爆发,拼多多方面称,11日零点刚过16分钟,平台汽车销量即破1000台,消费者主要来自三四五线城市,“高速增长让我们看到了城乡消费平权背后的新消费所带来的无穷力量。”

  天猫数据显示,过去两年,淘宝天猫新增用户超过70%来自下沉市场。新的人群为新消费活力持续增强奠定了基础。下沉市场强劲增长同样得益于新供给,来自工厂、产业带和农业基地的源头好货形成了海量的供给增量。

消费者排队购物、抽奖。图片来源:天猫

消费者排队购物、抽奖。图片来源:天猫

  新消费:购物车里面的消费奇迹

  记者注意到,今年双十一,天猫、京东、拼多多三大电商平台都不约而同提到“新消费”。

  天猫及淘宝总裁蒋凡表示,这是一届体现新消费力量的天猫双十一,也是中国新消费时代的开始。新的消费人口、新的消费供给,新的消费场景和行为都正在爆炸式的出现。这将成为今年天猫双十一最显著的特征。

  今年双十一,京东主打下沉市场。京东方面表示,不断攀升的数字背后,是中国广袤的城乡消费者的新消费热情,也是京东多年来在零售、物流、数字科技等基础设施能力上的厚积薄发。

  拼多多方面称:我们感受到了中国经济的韧性与强劲活力,看到了数百万身处农村的农产品生产者、城市中小卖家、数万品牌商与经销商们,竭尽所能为超过4.8亿消费者提供多样化的商品和选择。( 责任编辑查正富 主编陈雪霏)

第五届世界浙商大会将举行 近2000名浙商参会

中国侨网发布会现场。 供图

发布会现场。 供图

  第五届世界浙商大会将举行 吸引近2000名浙商“回娘家”

  北欧绿色邮报网援引中新社 (记者 张斌) 报道:11月4日,记者从浙江省政府新闻办举行的新闻发布会上了解到,第五届世界浙商大会(下称大会)将于11月13日至14日在杭州召开,来自全球各地的近2000名浙商代表将与会。大会招引项目总投资额为历届之最,协议总投资达3000亿元以上。

  浙江省委统战部副部长、浙江省工商联党组书记、第五届世界浙商大会组委会执行副主任兼办公室主任陈浩介绍,在大会开幕式现场,浙江为侨服务全球通平台、浙江省金融综合服务平台、浙江省企业服务综合平台将开通,“展现浙江省委、省政府深入推进‘最多跑一次’改革,打造国际一流营商环境,全面关爱浙商、服务浙商、助力浙商的鲜明态度和具体举措。”

  大会还将表彰“高质量发展”领军企业,颁发2019全球浙商金奖,激励浙商坚定信心、砥砺奋进,引领创新、领先开放,争当高质量发展排头兵。

  大会共安排29场活动,时间跨度从9月到11月,包括2场主体活动、12项专题活动、15项联动活动。2场主体活动为大会开幕式和世界浙商论坛。12项专题活动重点体现新经济新产业新时代的发展导向。15项联动活动大多突出地方特色,重在推动本地产业和区域发展。

  本届大会共有2700余名嘉宾出席主体活动,其中浙商代表近2000名,占比超过70%,充分体现浙商主体。世界500强企业代表,央企及浙江省属国有企业代表,全球67个国家和地区、全国31个省(市、自治区)知名浙商、友商、华商、外商代表,海内外高层次人才代表,外国领馆官员代表、“一带一路”沿线国家和地区经贸机构和重要商会代表,著名专家学者、有关社会团体及研究机构代表等将出席大会。

  目前,浙江有600多万浙商在国内各地经商办企业,有200多万浙商在全球各个国家和地区投资创业。( 责任编辑查正富 主编陈雪霏)