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Chongqing Integrated Bonded Zone Hosts Conference on Enterprise Expansion to Singapore

On 17 December 2024, a dedicated exchange session to assist enterprises in exploring overseas markets was recently held at the Chongqing Lianglu Guoyuan Port Comprehensive Bonded Zone (CBZ), located within the China (Chongqing) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

The event brought together experts from the Liangjiang New Area (Pilot Free Trade Zone) People’s Court, Standard Chartered Bank’s Chongqing branch, Singapore’s Fuzilin Group, and Wisenet Asia, among others. Through in-depth case studies, speakers provided actionable insights into the challenges of international expansion and strategies to overcome them, covering key aspects such as legal compliance, financing, talent acquisition, and overseas business registration. The session was attended by over 30 representatives from the Chongqing Municipal Commerce Commission, Enterprise Singapore, and various companies within the CBZ.

Addressing Legal Risks in Trademark Registration

Yu Bo, Deputy Chief Judge of the Intellectual Property Tribunal at the Liangjiang New Area People’s Court, shared expertise on the legal risks associated with foreign trademark registration, particularly in relation to OEM trademark infringement. Using vivid examples, Yu guided enterprises on safeguarding their intellectual property rights.

Financing Solutions for SMEs

Chen Youshan, a consultant from Standard Chartered Bank’s SME Banking division, presented tailored solutions for foreign trade financing. She explained the application of various types of letters of credit in international trade, offering practical strategies to address common challenges faced by SMEs, such as high financing costs and limited access to credit.

Talent Management in Cross-Border Operations

Ocean Guan Zhongjie, Deputy General Manager for China at Wisenet Asia, discussed the talent management challenges arising from cultural differences in cross-border operations. Guan shared unique perspectives and practical solutions for managing multinational teams effectively.

Exploring Opportunities in Southeast Asia

Ouyang Qianhu, Assistant Manager at Singapore’s Fuzilin Group, provided a comprehensive overview of the Southeast Asian market. She offered valuable advice on industry selection, business model development, and key considerations for company registration in the region.

Practical Insights for International Growth

Participants praised the event as an invaluable platform for gaining practical guidance. They appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from experts across legal, financial, human resources, and consulting domains, equipping them with effective solutions for navigating international markets.

The head of the China-Singapore Collaboration Department within the CBZ highlighted the event as an innovative expansion of the zone’s enterprise service center capabilities. Looking ahead, the CBZ plans to leverage the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative to enhance its service ecosystem further. It aims to provide “one-stop” solutions for enterprises looking to establish themselves overseas while fostering an international professional service environment. These efforts will empower companies to shine on the global stage and drive their international success.

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JOINT NEWS RELEASE: NTU Singapore partners WiseNet Asia and Yubei District People’s Government to offer tech internships amid tough job market

SINGAPORE, 13 May 2020 – To support undergraduates seeking internships in an uncertain market amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is partnering human resources consultancy WiseNet Asia, and the Chongqing Yubei District People’s Government (YDPG) to offer internship opportunities in areas such as big data and artificial intelligence (AI).

These internship and employment opportunities, found primarily in the Yubei District, a burgeoning tech and innovation hub in Chongqing, China, will be open to NTU Singapore students across all disciplines. The Yubei District is home to the Xiantao International Big Data Valley, where more than 700 companies have set up offices, including big names such as Microsoft and Qualcomm.

NTU Deputy President and Provost Professor Ling San, WiseNet Asia Consulting Director Mr Diron Chua, and Communist Party of China Yubei District Committee Vice Secretary Mr Tan Qing inked the agreement yesterday at the fifth Joint Implementation Committee Meeting for the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity, at The Treasury building, Singapore. Mr Tan, who is also the Chief Executive of YDPG, signed the agreement remotely via video conferencing.

Joining them at the event were Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo. Chongqing Party Secretary Chen Min’er, and Chongqing Mayor Tang Liangzhi witnessed the signing through video conferencing.

(Back row from left to right): Josephine Teo, Second Minister for Home Affairs; Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry. (Front row from far right): Diron Chua, Director, WiseNet Asia; Professor Ling San, Nanyang Technological University

The collaboration seeks to leverage each party’s strengths, experience, and capabilities in order to facilitate increased collaboration in talent development and mobility between Chongqing, China and Singapore.

Prof Ling San said: “During this period of unprecedented challenges, it is even more crucial to give our students a competitive edge in securing employment. The internship opportunities that arise from NTU’s collaboration with WiseNet and the Chongqing Yubei District People’s Government will allow our students to experience the vibrancy and agility of the tech companies in Chongqing, and build up expertise in fast-growing fields such as big data and AI. Students may even get full-time employment opportunities arising from this collaboration. It will also give our students an opportunity to understand our region better, so that they are well-prepared to thrive in other countries and cultures, including in Asia.”

Mr Wesley Hui, Director of WiseNet Asia, said: “We are excited to be working together with NTU Singapore and Chongqing Yubei District People’s Government in talent development. Talents are a constant priority in companies of any size. When young workers are groomed from the start of their career, they are conditioned with the right mindsets, values and the tenacity to withstand tough challenges. These are the soft factors that make up successful leaders.”

Internships to start second half of 2020

The placements that are expected to start in the second half of this year will see NTU students being offered internship opportunities in the Yubei District, as well as industry networking opportunities, with the help of YDPG and WiseNet.

In addition to being given an allowance, students who are successfully recruited as interns will have their visas, accommodation and meals taken care of.

WiseNet will coordinate with companies on the selection and placement of potential interns, while YPDG will take care of the students’ visas, accommodation and meals for up to six months.

As part of the agreement, NTU will contribute to the human capital development of executives in Chongqing through its postgraduate programmes and executive courses.

 

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Back row from left to right: Josephine Teo, Second Minister for Home Affairs; Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry
Front row from far right: Diron Chua, Director, WiseNet Asia; Professor Ling San, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Media contacts:

Foo Jie Ying
Manager, Corporate Communications Office
Nanyang Technological University
Tel: 6790 6681; Mobile: 9117 5023
Email: jieying@ntu.edu.sg

Regine Chin
GM, Marketing
WiseNet Asia
+65 6337 2231
regine.chin@wisenetasia.com

About Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, set up jointly with Imperial College London.

NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N).

Ranked 11th in the world, NTU has been placed the world’s top young university for the past six years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and it has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) building projects, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Singapore’s healthcare district.

For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg.

 

About WiseNet Asia Pte Ltd

WiseNet Asia Pte Ltd is a regional integrated Human Resources services provider and consulting firm headquartered in Singapore.  WiseNet Asia’s HR solutions consist of talent acquisition, talent transition, talent development and HR outsourcing.  WiseNet Asia’s core value is to accelerate human resources development through innovative HR models and knowledge sharing. For more information, visit http://WiseNetAsia.com/

 

Related News

Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore:   https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2020/05/5th-CCI-JIC-Meeting-12-May-2020

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore):  https://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=0c56dfe2-2ef2-434c-925b-c3d38194955b

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head of Human Resources, China

April 2020

Successfully closed the position of Head of Human Resources, China for a Sino-Singapore logistics joint-venture group originating from the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity (CCI).

 

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2nd Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade(WCIFIT)

16 May 2019 –  WiseNet Asia participated in the 2nd Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Chongqing to present its Belt and Road HR Solutions. This is the largest trade fair in Western China, and a significant event for Chongqing to carry forward it’s trade opening up through global collaborations.  The trade opening up policy is in line with the Belt and Road Initiative for the Western region.

The 3 days event from May 16 to 18 attracted participants from 95 countries, consisting of 4000 companies and 70,000 visitors. A total of 132 projects with investment value of RMB337.53 billion are signed during the event.

 

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Chongqing Connectivity Initiative Bureau and Singapore Manufacturing Federation Started Initial Discussion on Leveraging of Southern Transport Corridor

 

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28 Feb 2019:  WiseNet Asia facilitated a meeting between Chongqing Connectivity Initiative Bureau, China (CCIB) and Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), the aim of the meeting is to create awareness and promote trade in the Southern Transport Corridor to members of SMF.

Chongqing Connectivity Initiative Bureau is represented by Mr Hu Jian Bo, Minister of the Transport & Logistics Promotion Department, CCI.

Singapore Manufacturing Federation is represented by Mr Poh Choon An, Vice President.  Mr Poh is also the Vice Chairman, China and North Asia Business Group, Singapore Business Federation (SBF).  Other attendees from Singapore included Mr Wesley Hui, Executive Director, WiseNet Asia, Mr Chan Fook Seng, Consulting Director, Global Trade Services and several other key figures from each of these entities.

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Left: Mr Hu Jian Bo, Minister of the Transport & Logistics Promotion Department, CCI; Mr Poh Choon An, Vice President, Singapore Manufacturing Federation

The Southern Transport Corridor is an extension of the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative (CCI), the 3rd government-to-government joint project between China and Singapore.  Chongqing is the western hub of the Belt and Road Initiative due to its strategic location that connects the “Silk Road Economic Belt”, “21st Century Maritime Silk” and the “Yangtze River Economic Belt”.

The Southern Transport Corridor is a southward trade route of multimodal rail and sea logistics networks.  The Corridor consist of:
– Chongqing-Guizhou-Guangxi-Singapore rail-sea multi-modal logistics passage
– Southward cross-border road passage via the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi
Southern Transport Corridor

With Southern Transport Corridor and the Europe bound north west rail route (YuXinOu), Chongqing is well positioned as the logistics hub for the western region.

Most of the members of Singapore Manufacturing Federation have set ups in countries along the Southern Transport Corridor, hence they will benefit from lower cost of goods sent, and reduced shipping time.  SMF currently has 3000 members; SBF have another 5000 members, members from both associations will be alerted on the new network and its opportunities.

As of to date, not many Singapore companies are aware of the Southern Transport Corridor.  When the faster and lower cost transport networks are fully maximized, the benefits are enormous.  Moving forward, WiseNet Asia will assist companies that intend to expand into Southern China through its strength in business matching and talents management.

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Singapore Chongqing Cross-Border Businesses Representatives Meet with Chongqing Municipal Government Officials to Discuss Business Challenges

12 March 2019 – Representatives from companies that operate in both sides of Chongqing and Singapore met with government officials from the Chongqing Municipal Government to discuss challenges in the course of doing business cross-border. This meeting aims to discuss business issues and possible solutions.

More and more multinationals and SMEs expand their businesses cross-border under the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative (CCI), the third government-to-government project between Singapore and China, which was set up in Nov 2015.  Four priority sectors identified for joint development under CCI are financial services, aviation, transport   and   logistics   and   Information   and   Communications Technology (ICT).

This meeting is hosted by Mr Qi Xiao Feng, Deputy Director, Chongqing Connectivity Initiative Bureau.

Other representatives from Chongqing include Mr Deng Hui Lin, Deputy Mayor of Chongqing Municipal Government; Mr Qi Xiao Feng, CCIB Deputy Director; Mr Pang Li Qiang, Municipal Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Corps Political Commissar; Mr He Qiang, Director of Chongqing Public Security, Chengdu Railway Public Security Bureau.  Also in the meeting are representatives from Municipal Government Port Logistics, Municipal Public Security Bureau, CCIB, YuXinOu Railway.

The Singapore based companies in Chongqing that have their representatives present are from WiseNet Asia, YCH Group, City Developments Ltd, Vibrant Group Ltd., Fooyo, Business China, FinTech Association.

The Chongqing based companies in Singapore that have their representatives present are from Chongqing International Trade Group, Zomwork, Xinyi Jimao, Shybuild, Dawn Group, Quanneng Pharmaceutical, Singapore Chinese medicine industry，Rong Teng Technology (Nova), Perfect International School, SECC Holdings, Meridian Industries.

The Singapore companies’ feedback on challenges they are facing in doing business in Chongqing, some of these include work permit validity for 1 year, which can be a hassle to renew yearly.  Other areas where the participants requested for improvements include local corporate governance with better clarity, clearer defined legal protection for overseas companies’ investment and joint ventures.

Wesley & Dep Dir CCIB

From left: Wesley Hui, Executive Director, WiseNet Asia and Qi Xiao Feng, Deputy Director, Chongqing Connectivity Initiative Bureau

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