On August 18, a seminar on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) was held at the Chinese Chamber of International Commerce in Xicheng. This event was organised by the CCIOC with the cooperation of AustCham to the end of enabling better understanding of the ChAFTA in the first year of its implementation. Those in attendance …
Building Professional Communities That Excel: Productivity
On Monday 22 August AustCham Beijing, BenCham and EventBank hosted the ‘Building Professional Communities that Excel’ event at the AustCham Events Space. A full room came to listen to two presentations on productivity, leadership and the different tools that organizations can used to save time, money and frustration. First Managing director of Canada China Business …
All Chamber Welcome Back Networking
Date: 24th August Time: 18:30 to 22:00 Venue: NUO Hotel Beijing Address: 2A Jiangtai Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016 P.R. China Cost: Price Member: 150 Non-Member: 250 Click here to RSVP SwissCham Beijing in conjunction with AustCham Beijing and 15 other leading foreign chambers in Beijing, is delighted to invite you to our traditional All …
Health and Lifesciences Talking Points 05-08-2016
In today’s Talking Points: Citic Group partnering with Japanese and Korean groups to expand its medical and health services in China; Canadian doctors use Chinese medical device technology in revolutionary heart surgery; Chinese scientists reducing mosquito population in Guangzhou in an effort to target Zika; Chinese scientists developing 3D-printing technology to produce skin grafts. Citic to …
Education Talking Points 04-08-2016
In today’s Talking Points: Stanford University study finds Chinese school system produces students with among the strongest critical thinking skills in the world; Record number of Australian students studying in Chinese universities; report finds Chinas higher education ‘big bang’ may increase educational inequality; Meituan & Dazhongdianping to establish new Internet Plus University (IPU) to enable the government’s “Internet Plus” strategy. Study finds …
AustCham Podcast | Exploring Strategic Industries – China’s Natural Gas Revolution
Click here to download It’s always in the news – China’s manufacturing overcapacity, the concomitant slowing of industries … you’d be forgiven for crossing the energy sector off your list of investments. But Glenn Corrie, Managing Director of Sinogas, thinks otherwise. He’s in China for the long run – and specifically in natural gas. …
Energy & Resources Talking Points | 03-08-2016
In today’s Talking Points: Merger of major Chinese steel companies under consideration; overcapacity reductions boost profits for Shaanxi Coal Industry Co and China Coal Energy Co; new study suggests carbon capture and storage may be more safe than first thought; CNOOC forecasts loss of 8 billion yuan, its first since it started trading. China considering …
Financial Services Talking Points | 02-08-2016
In today’s Talking Points: AMP’s China Growth Fund has been wound up due to dissatisfaction of major stakeholder LIM Advisors and other investors at poor performance; unclear data on China’s manufacturing sector reveals difference in weighting of indices; British and Chinese regulators cooperate to pave the road for closer financial services ties; and global equity traders …
Post-Event Update | July Aussie Drinks @ Hatchery
Post-Event Update Thanks to everyone who joined us for July Aussie Drinks. We hoped you all enjoyed Hatchery’s incredible selection of food, beer and wine. All the photos from the event are in the gallery below. Feel free to share them with your personal networks. We look forward to seeing you at our next event! …