The Australian Business Forum (ABF) has successfully launched its Australia-China Business Week (ACBW) Roadshow for 2013 with its Shanghai Event, which concluded on 12 April at the Westin Bund Center, Shanghai China.   read more

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has departed for China today accompanied by the most senior Australian political delegation to ever visit the country.  read more

18 February 2012, Melbourne – Australian Business Forum (ABF), recently announced National Australia Bank (NAB) as this year’s naming sponsor for Australia-China Business Week (ACBW), an annual business platform to promote Sino-Australian business investment relations.  read more

Providing new platforms for Australian businesses to strengthen their positioning in the region  read more

After the week-long congress in Beijing, held every five years, Xi Jingping took over the reigns from Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China without too much surprise. According to Ms Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to China, the China’s next leader knows Australia well as he has already visited every mainland state of Australia and both territories.  read more

“We’re living through an extraordinary period in economic and social history. Never before have such rapid economic transformations taken place on such a large scale. Asia’s rise is, of course, changing the world.” said Dr Ken Henry when he crafted the government white paper Australia in the Asia’s Century.   read more

SYDNEY, Australia. — October 3rd, 2012 — Western Union Business Solutions, a business unit of the Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, has seen increased client appetite formaking payments to China in its local currency, the Renminbi (RMB).   read more

Melbourne will be the host of the 3rd Asia Pacific Business Outlook 2013 Forum and over 500 attendees from the Asia Pacific region countries are expected to attend this major event on 22 March 2013. The Forum program will bring together government, business and thought leaders to discuss “Australia in the Asian Century” with a focus on economic linkages with its neighbours in SE Asia, India, and China.  read more

1 August 2012, Australia – It has become a familiar story: China is booming. The country’s growing domestic demand and emerging buying power, as an inevitable result of rising incomes, has kept attracting foreign investors and companies. China’s positive growth outlook has paint an optimistic picture for foreign businesses, however, it is not easy to cash in on the market due to its unique features. With Australia continuing its economic engagement with China, it has become more crucial than ever for local businesses to understand this vast market.  read more