RESCHEDULE TIME: 3:30PM – 5:30PM Join AustCham Beijing, the British Chamber of Commerce and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday, May 20th for an update on the newly adopted law regulating activities of foreign NGOs in China. At the 20th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress on …
Health & Lifesciences Talking Points 19-03-16
China to increase organ transplantation hospitals as voluntary donation tops Asia China seeks to increase the number of hospitals habilitated to carry out organ transplant surgeries from 169 to 300 in the upcoming five years. The number of donation coordinators, whose role is to convince relatives of potential donors to help with the donation process …
Financial Services Talking Points 18-05-16
Incubator for China-New Zealand High-Tech Innovation Launches The cities of Guangzhou, China and Auckland, New Zealand have launched a project to encourage high-tech start-up collaboration between the two nations. This cooperative project will see InnHub innovation incubator, which is currently based in Guangzhou, invest up to NZ$20 million into Auckland, helping the city’s GridAKL support …
Energy & Resources Talking Points 17-05-2016
Growing number of Chinese firms seeking clean energy investment abroad Energy finance directors at Societe Generale have indicated that there are a growing number of Chinese companies involved in renewable energy investment overseas, with a clear acceleration in the trend observed over the last two years. The French multinational financial services group headquartered in Paris …
Education Talking Points 13-05-16
Chinese student numbers in Australia hit high The number of international students studying in Australia this year has risen by 13 per cent compared to 2015 numbers. Chinese students accounted for the largest increase with a 23 per cent increase from the previous year, with the total number of Chinese students in universities, colleges and …
May Mentor Walks
Our upcoming Mentor Walks will be at 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM Friday, 13th May at Ritan Park, South Gate. If you would like to register as a mentee for the walk please sign up on this yoopay page. SIGN-UP TO MENTEE! Event Details Date: Friday, May 13th Time: 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM (please arrive promptly at 7:45 AM, so we may split into …
Food & Agribusiness Talking Points 11-05-2016
Food Safety regulations emphasised by top legislator Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has sworn to crack down toughly on companies that violate food and safety regulations as well as government departments that fail to carry out their supervisory responsibilities. The speech was made by Zhang in the China’s Inner Mongolia …
Health & Lifesciences Talking Points 10-05-2016
GPs crusade over the freezing of Medicare rebates Medicare rebates are set to be a defining feature of this election cycle, with the Coalition facing stark opposition from doctors campaigning to have the national Medicare Rebates repealed. The campaign will likely affect the marginal seats, and therefore also directly affect the election. According to Morton …
Financial Services Talking Points 06-05-2016
Small businesses welcome cuts to company tax rates The recently released Australian budget includes cuts to company tax and an inclusion of businesses with an annual turnover of under 10 million dollars in the definition of “small businesses”. NAB Business’ Executive General Manager, Cindy Batchelor, believes that as 97% of Australian businesses are considered small …
Energy & Resources Talking Points 05-05-2016
U.S automotive and energy giant Tesla taps into China’s new-energy car market U.S electric automaker and Energy Storage Giant Tesla Motors Inc, has stated that the company plans to establish at least 10 new stores across China this year. Zhu Xiaotong, president of Tesla China, further reiterated Teslas optimism regarding China, stating that he …