Now is ‘The Perfect Time’ on 17 March 2011, 10.32
His Excellency Dr Geoff Raby
Australian Ambassador to China
This is the perfect time to be looking at the future of Australia-China relations, and to consider the opportunities for further developing the already strong trade and investment relationship.Following a series of high-level visits in both directions in recent months, the bilateral relationship between Austr
China’s Outbound Trade & Investment Drivers on 19 January 2011, 12.48
Here the ACBC’s Chief Representative in China, Paul Glasson, outlines the four main drivers behind China’s ‘Go Global Strategy’ and what these mean to the Australia-China relationship.
Driver 1:
The shift in China’s economic structureThis has been a shift from the manufacturing, export-driven model to that of a higher-end, comparatively more service, internal,
The Right Way to do Business in China on 19 January 2011, 14.24
Despite favourable regulatory and economic conditions, Australian businesses, along with most Western counterparts, remain uncertain about how best to navigate China’s unfamiliar cultural and socio-political terrain.Most seasoned businesses who took part in the initial ‘gold rush’ to China have their fair share of incredulous cultural faux pas to tell. For example,
Cultural Intelligence – More than Knowledge on 19 January 2011, 16.03
Cultural skills and awareness are now accepted as imperative for Australians working in China and for Chinese working in Australia. Often referred to as Cultural Intelligence or CQ, many organisations have progressed from the assumption that the business world sits outside the influence of local culture.Savvy business people prepare themselves for differenc
Winning Translations - How to get the Deal you Want on 19 January 2011, 16.09
Chin Communications Managing Director Charles Qin compering and translating for a series of live broadcasts for World Expo
The company’s ‘editing and recording suites’ (promoting their studio’s facilities) turned into ‘recording artists in three piece suits’; not only that, their ‘headline act’ became a ‘woman with big hair’! Oh dear – someone paid