This week AustCham Beijing Chair, Tracy Colgan, and General Manager, Nick Coyle, met with the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull MP and International Advisor to Prime Minister, Ms Frances Adamson. During the visit to Canberra, Tracy and Nick spoke with a number of Australian Ministers to discuss future activities with AustCham Beijing and our members.
Rio Tinto talent development programme in Mongolia Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine in the South Gobi desert invested US$1.5 million in education and training programmes during the first half of 2015. To date they have funded the training of nearly 300 teachers and school managers to Australian national standards. In addition, Rio Tinto’s …
Today, Alibaba made close to $4 billion in sales within the first hour of Singles’ Day in China, the world’s biggest online shopping event. The figure is nearly double the $2 billion spent in the same time of the retail giant’s sales last year. In fact, Alibaba’s sales reached $9.3 billion on Singles’ Day in …
26th Session of US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade The 26th Session of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Guangzhou has been concluded successfully with agreement being reached in several key areas. The Commission focused on intellectual property rights, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, competition policy and technology policy. At present, China …
Andrew Thorburn, National Australia Bank Group CEO, toasts to the success of the bank’s China business alongside David Wang, Beijing Branch Manager Building on existing capability and coverage in China, National Australia Bank formally opened its Beijing branch on 17 November. Officiated by Group CEO, Andrew Thorburn, and Group Executive Business Banking, Angela Mentis, the …
Flight Centre Limited is one of the world’s largest independent travel retailers, and now boasts more than 2000 shops and businesses in 11 countries across the globe. The company, through its retail and corporate brands, provides a complete travel service for leisure and business travelers. The company’s corporate travel management network is represented through FCm …
Dulwich College Beijing provides an education of the highest quality in English to international students between the ages of one and eighteen. Their philosophy places emphasis on the importance of a student’s intellectual and personal development. Within a supportive environment, they focus on three core areas; academic excellence, sporting achievement and performance opportunity. So far …
Dezan Shira & Associates is a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in emerging Asia. Since its establishment in 1992, the firm has grown into one of Asia’s most versatile full-service consultancies with operational offices across …
Deakin University is a large public University in Australia with campuses in Melbourne, Geelong and Warrnambool. Deakin University also offers an MPA/CPA offshore in Beijing and Shanghai.
Crown Worldwide was established in 1965 and has grown to become a global leader of international transportation, business information storage and logistics services. From over 200 locations in 50 countries, 4,000 employees provide global relocations services for corporate and private clients, and manage over 20,000,000 cubic feet of business records.