Tag: trade

China’s new tech ban to bite in 2020

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
The Chinese Government has instructed its agencies and state-owned enterprises to stop using Western IT hardware and software by the end of 2022. The move is widely seen as...

David Walker on China and tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As China’s economic power grows, its cultural power will also grow, together with a desire to project that cultural power, according to long-time China watcher and the inaugural BHP...

EMDG scheme gets $60 million boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will give the Export Market Development Grants scheme a $60 million top up in this week’s budget, a popular support program for tech companies and startups....

ASEAN leaders deliver on tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Delegates at the recent ASEAN-Australia Business Summit 2018 have reported on how Australia can better engage with its $2.7 trillion trading partner. ASEAN is predicted to be the globe’s...

Lion City links a smart deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Malcolm Turnbull says Australia would continue to look to Singapore for smart city development ideas and inspirations. Speaking to media at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on Friday, the Prime...

ASEAN-Aust in digital trade push

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has unveiled a digital standards cooperative initiative with Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trade partners to work together to adopt and develop international standards...

ASEAN summit a huge opportunity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australia-ASEAN Special Summit to be held in Sydney in mid-March is surely the least talked about and yet most important regional forum ever hosted by this country. Leaving...

Xi tightens grip in China tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The quinquennial Chinese Communist Party Congress, its 19th since winning the country’s civil war in 1949 begins this Wednesday. It will be the coronation of its leader for the...

Prof Ian Jacobs on China markets

Posted on   |  by James Riley
University of New South Wales president and vice-chancellor Ian Jacobs will deliver a keynote address at InnovationAus.com’s China Money, China Markets forum in Sydney on July 20. Prof Jacobs...