Day: March 18, 2010

Australian parents arriving in China have a much wider choice of schooling options than they did five years ago, but choosing the right school is still just as difficult. Sophie Loras reports. 

The Green Building Council of Australia’s close association in assisting China to establish its own green building council will have lasting benefits for both countries long into the future writes Tony Arnel.

Is “Kangaroo marketing” the best way of profiling Australian wines in China or are there deeper considerations when pitching your product to the world’s largest wine market? Matthew Bahen gives his on the ground view.

China has introduced unprecedented restrictive measures on representative offices of foreign companies. Nicolas Groffman looks at the ramifications of the new laws. 

Willy Lam weighs up the pros and cons of two recently launched commissions. 

Iron ore continues to be the thorn in the side of Australia China relations writes Rowan Callick.

Cecilia Fan looks at some of the cultural reasons behind why Chinese staff are often reluctant to speak up about work issues and offers some techniques to counteract it. 

Mark Douglas ponders a different life in Hong Kong had he chosen to learn the language.

Australia is the guest country of honour at China’s largest fair for SMEs in Guangzhou in September, and offers Australian and Chinese companies a unique opportunity to display, trade, exchange and cooperate writes Jeff Turner.

With the Australian pavilion leading the field in reaching construction milestones, an exciting program of trade, investment, policy, academic and tourism events is taking shape writes Lyndall Sachs, Australia’s Commissioner-General for Shanghai World Expo.