Business Asia articles from September 2005

Business Asia archives from September 2005

Strong governance for the people: SAR chief executive Donald Tsang delivers his policy address to the Legislative Council. In this issue we bring you part 1 of his address and in our next issue, will bring you part 2.(POLICY ADDRESS)
September 1, 2005... Madam President, Introduction Since the last Policy Address, Hong Kong has undergone significant changes. It is moving forward with new vigour, confidence and ambition to embrace the future. I have reviewed our recent work with...

Sharp rebound in farmer confidence: Rabobank reports rural confidence has rebounded sharply, with Australia's farmers the most confident they have been in more than two years.(surveys)
September 1, 2005... The latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found 39 per cent of the nation's primary producers now expect the agricultural economy to improve over the next 12 months, up from 21 per cent with that view in the previous quarter....

CAA--a window into the world's next economic powerhouse.(China Automobile Association)
September 1, 2005... It will come as no surprise that Insurance Australia Group's (IAG) first foray into China is through a roadside assistance initiative, China Automobile Association (CAA). IAG's heritage is firmly rooted in roadside assistance, having grown out...

And the winners are ... The votes are in and business travellers across the region have had their say on Asia's best hotels.(awards)
September 1, 2005... For the fourth time, the Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai has been named Overall Best Business Hotel in Asia and Ritz-Carlton has also been named Hotel Group of the Decade 1997 - 2005, a new award for 2005. The Best Business Hotels in Asia...

APEC '05 Busan, S. Korea.(APEC--SOUTH KOREA 2005)
September 1, 2005... The Australian Prime Minister John Howard had a large attendance at the APEC annual leaders conference in Susan, South Korea, Pictured here from left to right, clockwise are: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, presenting at the CEO...

The Wiggles win 2005 DHL Australian Exporter of the Year: colourful skivvies were rubbing shoulders with business suits at the 42nd Australian Export Awards as Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister, Mark Vaile, named Aussie icon The Wiggles International as the 2005 DHL Australian Exporter of the Year.(2005 AUSTRALIAN EXPORT AWARDS)
September 1, 2005... "These great Australian entertainers have had Rim outstanding export success and thoroughly deserve to be named overall winners of this year's Australian Export Awards," Vaile said. "By matching great ideas, creativity and determination...

Plan to attract Asian travellers: cruise ship passengers travelling between South East Asia and Western Australia will have more opportunities to visit exotic eco tourism destinations under a plan proposed by a leading cruise marketing expert.(tourism promotion)
September 1, 2005... In an address to the Fremantle Ports hosted Cruise Down Under conference, Professor Ross Dowling said cruise marketers should recognise rising demand among tourists from Singapore, Malaysia, India and China to experience something different...

Australia's beautiful exports.(evaluation)
September 1, 2005... Members of Australia's 31,000 export community come in all shapes and sizes and not all seem to be glamorous on the surface. There are farmers flogging wool and wheat grain and GPS technology, miners selling coal, iron ore and computer...

Australia's "most beautiful' gather in Sydney.(AUSTRALIA'S 50 MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPORTS)
September 1, 2005... OVERSEAS TRADING magazine held it's highly successful 50 Most Beautiful Exports promotion in Sydney in December, The stars of Australian exports were present from businesses as diverse as Qantas to Autore South Seal Pearls, Some of the...