| Australia China Business News The News Briefs below are updated regularly from Google. |
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| 08 August 2008 Kathryn Lee, earthquake survivor. 01 August 2008 China has joined several other countries and beaten Australia to the post in a bid to ban plastic bags after new laws came into effect on June 1. 01 July 2008 The release of the May Budget has signalled the starting gun for Australian companies hoping to get involved in Shanghai’s 2010 World Expo writes Sophie Loras. 01 July 2008 Dave Poddar and John Shi, Partners at Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Wayne Leach, a Senior Associate at Mallesons, outline the significance of China’s new anti-monopoly law and what businesses operating in China need to look out for. 01 July 2008 Australia has welcomed the decision by the China Banking Regulatory Commission to allow Chinese banking institutions to invest in Australia. 01 July 2008 Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan capped off his June visit to China with news the embattled talks for an Australia-China free trade agreement would recommence. 01 July 2008 AMP Capital Investors has become the first international company to receive an additional investment quota from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange. 01 July 2008 A collaboration between researchers from the University of Queensland and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is revolutionizing the solar energy industry after the two teams developed a technique to grow special crystals with reactive surfaces. 01 July 2008 Nominations for this year’s AustCham Australia-China Business Awards have opened. 01 July 2008 Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in May show China remains Australia’s largest two-way trading partner. 01 July 2008 The CSIRO and Australian Bureau of Meteorology have developed two techniques being used in Beijing to ensure a rain-free Olympics. 01 July 2008 A three-level hub dedicated to selling and showcasing Australian and New Zealand produce has opened in Beijing’s downtown Jianwai SOHO precinct. 01 July 2008 Great Wall Motors is set to become the second Chinese car company to begin exports into Australia. 01 July 2008 Australia has expressed concerns over new Chinese visa restrictions in the lead up to the Olympic Games, warning they are affecting business. |








