November update from the Australian Embassy in China

What’s on our minds? Encouraging signs have emerged that China’s power supply may literally be digging itself out of the hole it was in. The government recently confirmed daily coal output had exceeded its target of 12 million tons and stockpiles at generators had surpassed 120 million tons (or around three weeks’ supply). While power …

A Counter Narrative

Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, then as Foreign Minister from 2010 to 2012. In 2014, he was named Senior Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he led research on the future of China-United States relations. He is also Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism, Chair of Sanitation and Water for All, and Chairman of the Board at the International Peace Institute. In January 2021, he was appointed the 8th President and CEO of the Asia Society.

CKGSB’s China Economic Symposium Explores Prospects for China’s Economy and Its Contributions Globally

The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) hosted the 7th China Economic Symposium, offering insightful perspectives on the country’s economic transformation and illuminating the real meaning behind some of the challenges and opportunities as it shifts its economy towards carbon neutrality and technology innovation. At a time of uncertainty and division, global and Chinese thought …

Asian-Australian Leadership Summit 2020

An initiative of the Australian National University (ANU), PwC Australia, Johnson Partners and Asialink of the University of Melbourne, the Asian-Australian Leadership Summit (AALS) is a national platform that aims to elevate on the public agenda the issue of greater Asian-Australian representation in senior leadership positions, energising efforts to break through the ‘bamboo ceiling’, and …

Member Event | Important Notice on Tax Issues around Overseas Pensions & Provident Fund

One of the many unforeseen impacts of COVID-19 has been the massive financial impact, especially in the tourism and aviation industries around the world. Initially this was mainly in reduced hours and unpaid leave, however as time progresses and little solution is in sight, we are now seeing a raft of redundancies that will directly …