2007 is the "Year of Spain in China" and Spain is pulling out all the stops to promote its culture, language and institutions -- and, of course, Spanish business. While trade links between the two countries have been pretty limited to date, around 300 Spanish companies have now established a presence in China and the Spanish-Chinese business summit, held this week in Beijing, sought to project a more modern image of both countries' economies...   more »

Looking for a Chinese partner? Subscribers to QIN, a new electronic database service from Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP), will be spoilt for choice. It covers over 300,000 mainly private Chinese companies , providing financial data and detailed information on ownership and corporate structure...    more »