EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY 24TH MAY, 4:30PM – 6:00PM Visa acquisition arrangements are a complex integral part of Australia-China relations, yet it’s common knowledge that the processes are often non intuitive to navigate and in a state of flux. In response, AustCham Beijing and the Australian Embassy are holding an essential overarching information session on the …
Click here for the PDF version Signal The new tax regime for direct retail imports is not a strike against foreign exporters, but a regulatory lever to build markets, and develop logistics chains and consumer protections. Intent General Administration of Customs (GAC) implemented a new tax regimefor 1,142 categories of direct retail imports on 8 …
Reading still climbing in China, especially online The interest in reading books online is continuing to climb in China, with Chinese people reading on average eight books in 2015, with 79.6 percent of Chinese adults now in the habit of reading. The increase is in line with China’s top leaders who, since 2006, have actively …
Italy to boost wine sales in China on Alibaba Alibaba and Italy have outlined their intentions to boost the share of Italian wine sold on the Chinese e-commerce network 10-fold as a part of a wider move to increase Italian wine exports to China. Currently Italian wines sold in China lag behind their French and …
Bulk billing incentives for pathologists to be scrapped on ay before election, Sussan Ley says Federal Health Minister Susan Ley, has stated that she will continue to pursue the implementation of a policy that will dispose of the current bulk billing incentives for pathologists, regardless if the date of implementation is one day prior to …
In recent years, social media has become one of the most essential and engaging yet challenging marketing tools. Many marketers face difficulties choosing the right platform, creating relevant and sharable content, building their reach, and developing a successful and efficient social media strategy. While SMEs may lack the resources and budget to execute social media …
People’s Bank of China eases credit card rules The People’s Bank of China has announced that it will allow banks to offer up to a 30 percent discount on the credit-card lending rate, which at current stands at 0.05 percent per day. Effective from 2017, the daily limit credit card holders will be able to …
Last Friday, AustCham Beijing Chair Tracy Colgan was interviewed on CCTV News, Global Business to speak about Australia Week In China (AWIC) and how it continues to highlight the growing partnership between the two countries. Tracy commented on how post ChAFTA signing has marked an increased demand for events such as AWIC among the business community. …
China General Nuclear Power Corp outlines plans for Malaysia With the confirmation of clean energy assets in several ‘Belt and Road’ countries, China General Nuclear Power Corp (CNG) has outlined its future plans for a South-East Asian CNG Headquarter located in Malaysia. The Chinese state-owned energy giant stated that they intent to push for the …
AustCham Beijing’s General Manager Nick Coyle was featured yesterday on Sohu News commenting on the current Australia Week Business delegation and Chinese-Australian tourism relations. Please read below for AustCham’s translation. The signing of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) in December 2015 has encouraged the reduction of tariffs in many economic areas. Prime …