News Articles for Australia China Business Council WA Branch

Fresh moves to drive diversification of Australia's critical minerals pose questions about the role of China – the nation's largest trading partner.

Western Australia is expected to continue to outperform the rest of the country in its two-way trade with China, Australia's biggest trading partner.

Stakeholders are worried changes to WA's Asian engagement strategy indicate a withdrawal from key markets.

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The state government has foreshadowed a new graduate visa scheme to attract international students to WA but has no plans to reverse earlier policy decisions that have contributed to a plunge in the state's share of foreign students coming to Australia.

SPECIAL REPORT: Three WA arts organisations have performed a series of firsts on tours to Asia this year, building on business and diplomatic strategies that highlight the value of cultural exchange.

Western Australian MP Ian Goodenough has called for a ministerial review into the federal government's tightening of offshore investment regulations, saying the policy change is having an unintended detrimental impact on property development.

Once businesses have identified an opportunity in China they must then execute an effective strategy to engage the market, which requires cultural and demographic understanding.

WHEN Australia China Business Council Western Australian president Adam Handley met WA Symphony Orchestra chair Janet Holmes a Court in a Qantas lounge a few years ago, their conversation eventuall

Despite bidding farewell to the Year of the Horse, Perth Racing is ringing in the Lunar New Year with a dedicated Chinese Lunar Race Day, designed to encourage closer business and tourism links wit

Western Australia's 13th-biggest law firm, Minter Ellison, continues to rebuild its local presence, with the appointment of Adam Handley as WA managing partner.

Business leader Duncan Calder has resigned as the national president of the Australia China Business Council after being charged with sex offences.

Australian business needs to better promote its services sector to win greater recognition in China, according to our leading diplomat in Beijing.

Western Australia's outgoing Chinese consul general says the state's farmers have told her they want financial support and access to markets.

A moderation in the growth of China's economy has sharpened the focus on trade opportunities beyond the mining and resources sector.

CHINESE investment in Australia may have slowed as uncertainty continues about the value of commodities, but it has not stopped.

WHILE the recent period of engagement with China goes back 40 years in diplomatic terms, and well into the 1980s at a trade level, there are plenty of cautionary tales from those doing regular busi

Our biggest export market has slowed demand, but a new growth phase is under way.

CHINA'S preference for deals at the bigger end of the investment spectrum may account for the high level of attention they receive at a political level.