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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council has released a new resource for Australian and New Zealand importers. It is available free of charge to any SMEs doing business with Hong Kong or China and contains a list of more than 120,000 suppliers from all over the world, including manufacturers, agents, distributors and other types of [...]
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I know very few people who don’t like eating and drinking. I was therefore very impressed with the recent competition run by the Association of Coffee and Tea of Hong Kong to promote Kam Cha, otherwise known as Hong Kong style milk tea, and in turn leverage some positive publicity for Hong Kong. The competition [...]
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Small businesses can now manage their patents, trade marks and other valuable intellectual property (IP) assets with a new online tool launched by IP Australia. IP Explorer, a joint development between the Federal Government agency and the governments of Hong Kong, China and Singapore, helps business manage their IP assets by assisting in identifying and [...]
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A recent report commissioned by the Victorian Government has identified strong opportunities in the Hong Kong food and beverage market for Victorian businesses. According to Hong Kong Market Study (Agribusiness and Beverage), Victoria is in a strong position to export fruit and vegetables, seafood, meat and beverages to the small but strong Asian market, with [...]
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The Hong Kong-Australia Business Association (HKABA) NSW Chapter has launched its annual business awards, to celebrate excellence in trade and business relations between Hong Kong and the state of NSW. “Our Business Awards is a way of recognising those hardworking entrepreneurs despite the difficult times. It’s also a good way to increase your company profile [...]
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Respected financial publication The Wall Street Journal has released its 16th annual Index of Economic Freedom, placing Hong Kong at the top, followed by Singapore and Australia. Along with The Heritage Foundation, the journal scores 179 countries based on market openness. Accompanying the Index was a report that indicated that “attacks on the free market, [...]
...read moreAustralian grapes have seen a rise in popularity in Hong Kong, according to a report commissioned by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries on the Hong Kong and China market for table grapes. The report shows Australian grape exports into Hong Kong increased by 140 percent last year compared to 2008, and was valued at [...]
...read moreBrisbane has been ranked 10th in an index of the top Asian Cities of the Future, according to the Financial Times’ fDi Magazine. Singapore topped the list when the publication ranked the economic, business and financial strengths of 133 cities across the Asia-Pacific region. The Queensland capital also ranked second overall for best foreign direct [...]
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Qantas have announced they will increase international fares by up to five percent this week, a strong indication that the era of heavily discounted airfares is coming to an end. In its first international fare increase since June last year, Qantas will put up first class and business class fares by three percent on Friday. [...]
...read moreThe annual Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) will be held in Melbourne this year. The awards have be developed to increase community ICT awareness and connect the digital divide in its 16 members’ economies. Bonnie Shek, director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Australia and New Zealand Office said APICTA was always a good time [...]
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