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A wave of change is sweeping over the developing nation of Vietnam. While still a single-party state, power continuing to lie with the Communist Party of Vietnam, the appointment of relatively young politicians into newly created ministries is considered a significant generational change and a sign of the reformationist culture bringing the country into the [...]
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When the caveman first invented the wheel, he didn’t make a profit from it. The other cavemen probably thought he was a pretty neat guy, especially when they all started to copy it and their quality of life began to improve, but our Neanderthal ancestors didn’t have the complex financial marketplace and its opportunities that [...]
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While Australia escaped the worst of the global financial crisis, there’s no doubt that a number of our destination markets were badly affected by the downturn. Fortunately, there were a number of exporters that not only survived, but also thrived in this period. Colour by numbers Five-time winners of the Tasmanian Export Awards, part of [...]
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It isn’t just the ‘who’ or ‘what’ that contributes to an international reputation: ‘where’ is becoming an increasingly important marketing tool. Here’s a geography lesson, IP style. When I think about all the things I love to eat and drink, I tend to think of Cowra cheese, Tasmanian smoked salmon, champagne from, well, Champagne. But [...]
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Since the global financial crisis, Canada has been one of the world’s most resilient economies, so how can Australian exporters make the most of our existing links to seek out new opportunities? Canada has long been considered the younger sibling of the USA, adapting some of its ways and relying heavily on bilateral trade. However, [...]
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Tom-ay-to, tom-ar-to – however you say it, Simply Green Tomatoes are an Australian success story. From a family farm in Boort, Victoria, now exporting to the far reaches of the Middle East and beyond, Marilyn Lanyon’s green tomato business is growing exponentially thanks to the quality of the product and her relentless pursuit of identifying [...]
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Australian fashion stationery label kikki.K has been nominated for the Retail Innovation award at the World Retail Awards, to be held in Germany in April. Nominated by trend analysts and forecaster Worth Global Style Network (WGSN), kikki.K has the personal backing of WGSN’s managing director Asia-Pacific Julie Harris, who said the nomination is well deserved. [...]
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A Sydney technology company has won the heart of the world diamond industry, where it is being used to monitor thousands of precious gems, NSW Minister for State and Regional Development Ian Macdonald said. Magellan Technology’s electronic tracking technology has been installed in one of the world’s top diamond grading houses, the HRD Antwerp Institute [...]
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Australian airline passengers travelling overseas face new tougher security measures, which may include full-body scans, on flights to the United States. Part of a $400 million-plus counter-terrorism package, the scans come in conjunction with other measures being considered, including strengthening of international gateway security checkpoints to Australia in Asia and the Middle East, and religious [...]
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Ending a dispute that’s been running for 16 years, Minister for Trade Simon Cream has welcomed a breakthrough deal that will cut the European Union (EU) banana import tariff, alongside a related agreement to provide deeper tariff cuts on the importation of tropical products. Crean said the deals on bananas and tropical products would generate [...]
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