Thanks to all mentors and mentees who braved the threat of rain to join our August Mentor Walk. A diverse and outstanding group of women leaders with experience across law, finance, business development, philanthropy, education, academia, entrepreneurship, healthcare, government relations and professional coaching accompanied an equally diverse and motivated group of mentees in conversation around Ritan Park. Event …
In today’s Talking Points: wealthy Beijingers turning to organic hobby farms; Western fast food’s dwindling popularity apparent as McDonalds and KFC struggle to sell minority stakes; Australian and NZ dairy producers feel the pressure of changing global dairy trends; and what’s new – 100+ unlicensed Beijing restaurants found to be serving food prepared in unhygienic …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …