On December 3rd, AustCham Executive Committee met with Haidian District Party Secretary Cui Shuqiang to touch base and discuss future activities for AustCham Beijing and our members.
Financial Services Talking Points 03-12-2015
2015-12-03 Yuan accepted into IMF’s group of global reserve currencies The International Monetary Fund has included the yuan in its basket of currencies used to value their special drawing rights (SDR). The change, effective in October 2016, means the yuan will join the US dollar, euro, yen and pound sterling in the SDR basket. The …
AustCham Podcast | North Queensland Mayors talk tourism and investment with China
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk leads a trade and investment mission to China, the mission includes the Mayors of North Queensland communities of Cairns, Townsville, Whitsunday and Mackay. In 2014-2015 two way trade between China and Queensland exceeded $18 million AUD, the mission looks to further diversify relations, with an emphasis on agriculture, education and …
Energy & Resources Talking Points 02-12-15
China the new leader in climate change From a reluctant partner and stumbling block in the previous Copenhagen climate talks, to leader come this time in Paris, China is taking a lead in a crucial issue affecting the world today and more so the future. Many promising Chinese government announcements lead to a promising outlook, …
AustCham Beijing’s position paper on Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements
1st November, 2015 Beijing, China AustCham Beijing have prepared a submission to the Australian Government regarding the Productivity Commission’s review into Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements. AustCham members have provided a comprehensive overview of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues and recommendations for the Australian Government to strengthen support to Australian businesses navigating intellectual property issues in …
Education Talking Points 1-12-2015
Half the world’s mobile students from Asia The latest Education at a Glance report produced by the OECD shows that Asian students represented over half of all international students enrolled in tertiary education. The report also notes that higher numbers of international students in OECD countries are enrolled in the more advanced degree programmes. Australia, …