Mentor Walks Asia in Beijing: June 17, 2016 aa Event Details Date: Friday, June 17th, 2016 Time: 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM Location: Ritan Park, South Gate (located on Guanghua Lu, at the intersection of Jianhua Lu) Registration: RSVP is required. Participation is free. aa If you would like to register as a mentee for …
Chemistry offering students a bright future, but students are still sceptical Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel is calling for Australian students to be properly informed about the opportunities available in national science and research. Australian students are still sceptical that following science, and particularly chemistry, into university is a secure pathway. …
June Aussie Drinks @ Sofitel Wanda Beijing with Prince Tribute Date: Friday 24 June 2016 Time: 6:30PM – 9:30PM Cost: FREE (Members) 50RMB (Non Members) Venue: Sofitel Wanda Beijing Address: 93 Jianguo Road, Tower C Wanda Plaza Chaoyang District100022. 北京市建国路93号万达广场C座100022 Join us for June Aussie Drinks on Friday the 24th of June at the Sofitel Wanda Beijing. This month …
AustCham Beijing welcomes Ms Jan Adams PSM, the recently appointed Australian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China AustCham Beijing welcomes Ms Jan Adams PSM to her new post as the Australian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. Ms Adams took her appointment at the beginning of this year in February 2016. Ms Adams …
China makes largest foreign purchase with $43billion bid for Swiss Syngenta State-owned ChemChina agreed a $43billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta on Wednesday. This move comes as a set-back to US firm Monsanto which failed to buy Syngenta last year. The purchase of Syngenta should precede a major improvement of China’s potential …
Anglo American has announced the details of wide-ranging measures that will sustainably improve cash flows and materially reduce net debt, while focusing the Group on its core portfolio of world-class diamond, platinum group metals (PGMs) and copper assets. We will continue to manage our Bulks commodities for value with a view to exit over time. …
Turnbull not beating ‘round the bush about a GST increase Malcom Turnbull has reaffirmed government standing on rumours of a possible GST increase. Despite Senator Cash telling Sky News on Monday night that the idea has not be completely dropped, Turnbull firmly stated that the Australian Government “will not be taking a proposal to increase …
China crude oil imports fall in January from record high China’s crude oil imports fell 20 percent in January from record high volumes the previous month to their lowest level since October, official customs data showed on Monday. China took advantage of low global oil prices last year to add up to 185 million barrels …
Is ATAR a failing system? Australian university vice-chancellors have called for ATAR admissions process to be scrapped, describing it as “inefficient” and “unfair” despite admitting a record number of students through the system. The Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has found the practice of admitting students with lower than the minimum ATAR into university courses …
Bargaining power pork-barrel Accusations of pork-barrelling have erupted over the Coalition government’s delivery of a $13.8 million federal program to try and enhance farmers’ collective bargaining powers in agricultural supply chains. Labor attacked the government for “deviating” from its original plan in a move they say aims to deliver political benefits for the Page electorate …