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Insight - China's smartphone shoppers ripe for Aussie revolutionaries
8 Oct 2013Insights
LAST year, love-struck shoppers with a smartphone in one hand and a credit card in the other set an extraordinary record on Taobao, China's top retail website, spending $US3 billion in a single 24-hou ...
Wine
Australian wine exporters encouraged to apply for Austrade mission to China
25 Sep 2013Latest from Austrade
Australian wine producers who want access to the world’s fastest-growing export market can take part in the 2013 Cheers Australia trade mission to cities in regional China.
Insight - Chengdu: a new gate opens way to old China
1 Aug 2013Insights
Signs of an impending slowdown in China are unsettling for Australian exporters, but the immense economic changes they foreshadow will bring opportunities as well as risks.
Meat
Australia commits funding to showcase beef exports
30 Jul 2013Latest from Austrade
Australia has committed funding to a major event set to showcase the nation’s A$7.4 billion cattle industry to international markets.
Australian companies honoured for China business growth
18 Jul 2013Latest from Austrade
Six Australian companies were honoured at the AustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Awards for their contributions through their goods and services to the growth of commercial ties between the two ...
Australia set to benefit from rising consumption in Asia
29 May 2013Latest from Austrade
Australia is well-placed to benefit from the region’s rising consumption, according to Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Honourable Kelvin Thomson.
Performing Arts | Music
Australia’s Marshall Day named acoustics consultant for Jiangsu Grand Theatre
24 May 2013Latest from Austrade
Marshall Day Acoustics has been appointed the acoustics consultant for the Jiangsu Grand Theatre project in Nanjing, marking the Australian company’s latest project in China.
Preparing for the Asian Century (Ministerial)
14 May 2013Media releases
The Gillard Government is providing an additional $84.6 million over four years to Australian universities, some of which will give students more opportunity to study an Asian language.
ADC Future Summit to focus on Australia-China ties
4 Apr 2013Latest from Austrade
Australia’s changing relationship with China is the focus of the upcoming ADC Future Summit, featuring keynote speaker Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Environment | Utilities
China mission showcases Australian water expertise
3 Apr 2013Latest from Austrade
Australian businesses involved in the water industry can learn more about significant opportunities arising from China’s $272 billion investment in water conservation during a trade mission in June.

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