Studying Chinese in China for Free - Confucius Institute Scholarship

3/04/2009

To provide people around the world who are interested in Chinese language learning with more opportunities to further their studies, the Confucius Institute Headquarters has set up the "Confucius Institute Scholarship" Program starting 2009. The scholarships are both for short-term study and degrees, ie Bachelor's, Master's and Doctor's. Please contact us at jgong@unimelb.edu.au for further information. | Read more…

Making houses less affordable is perverse yet obvious

31/10/2008

But interest rate cuts alone will not do the job of stabilising housing prices, writes Mark Crosby. | Read more…

Need for deeds of speed

24/10/2008

With luck, and pragmatism, we may endure a slowdown - and stave off a global recession. | Read more…

Economic and Business Round Table between Jiangsu Province and the State of Victoria

15/10/2008

The Economic and Business Round Table between Jiangsu Province and the State of Victoria was held on October the 15th 2008 at Nanjing University, Jiangsu Province in China. The meeting focused on challenges faced today in the areas of water conservation and efficient water use. It is hoped that the discussion between the two parties shall identify areas for joint cooperation in the area of urban and industrial water, and that this cooperation may lead to joint projects between the University of Melbourne and Nanjing University, for the long-term benefit of both the State of Victoria and Jiangsu Province. Guests present at the meeting included the Vice Chancellor Professor Glyn David and Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Frank Larkins at the University of Melbourne, the Executive Vice-President Professor Shi Jianjun and Director of International Cooperation and Exchange Professor Zou Yajung of Nanjing University, Mr Li Chun Jiang Deputy Director of the Economic and Trade Commission as the representative of the Jiangsu Government, Mr Charles Brent, Commissioner to Greater China for the State Government of Victoria as well as scholars and experts in business and water-related issues. | Read more…

China Day - Discovery of Chinese Culture

9/10/2008

The Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the University jointly held the Grant China Day event on the 9th of October 2008. Four programs were presented: Chinese Minority Group Fashion Show; Traditional Toys and Art-crafts; Introduction to Chinese Literature, Philosophy and History; Display and Work Shop of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. Chinese dancing, the play of traditional Chinese musical instrument Xiao and sword walk were applauded by the audience. The Deputy Consul-General Madame Wang and the Education Consul Mr. Zhu from the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Melbourne attended the event. | Read more…

US package is social welfare for the upper crust

30/09/2008

Managers should go and shareholders be wiped out, writes Mark Crosby. | Read more…

Fed action spurs moral hazard

29/09/2008

Mark Crosby | The Australian Financial Review The US rescue package is sowing the sees for the next financial meltdown, writes Mark Crosby. | Read more…

How the dragon outmanoeuvred the elephant

23/09/2008

India's democracy and rule of law are no substitute for the orderliness and leadership of which China is capable, writes Mark Crosby. | Read more…

Melbourne Set to Host Chinese Teacher Training Centre

22/09/2008

On September the 22nd, 2008, Education Minister of the Government of Victoria, Australia, Bronwyn Pike led a group in a visit to the Confucius Institute head office (National Han Ban), and signed the “Letter of Intent Concerning the Establishment of Chinese Teacher Training Centres in Victoria” with the Director of the National Hanban Madame Xu Lin. According to the Letter of Intent, National Hanban will cooperate with the Victorian Government in the establishment of Chinese Teacher Training Centre in Victoria, organization of trainings for Chinese teachers, compilation of new text books and researches on methods of teaching, thereby promoting the healthy and sustained development of Chinese language in Victoria. Ma Jianfei, Vice Director of National Hanban, and other associated personnel were also present at the signing of the Letter of Intent. | Read more…

Deloitte China Material - Managing strategic risk in China's unpredictable automotive market

24/10/2007

Sept 2007 The saga of Tian River Motors In this report Deloitte Research describes how the executives at the fictional Tian River Motors (TRM) devise a strategy to mitigate long term risk and provide strategic flexibility in order to accelerate into a high-pay off strategy - Operation Overtake. | Read more…

No rabbits but a few Demons

24/10/2007

Martin Boulton | October 19, 2007 The Age VISITORS to the Great Wall of China had an unexpected taste of Australian culture this week when a group of Melbourne players gave them a lesson in Australian football. During a visit to the spectacular Huang Ya Guan section of the Great Wall, Lynden Dunn, Brock McLean and Paul Wheatley were among nine players having a kick while taking in the sights. | Read more…

Deloitte China Material - China and India

24/10/2007

China and India July 2007 Comparing the world's hottest consumer markets The integration of more than one billion Chinese and Indian workers into the global economy over the past quarter century was one of the most important economic events ever. Yet of even greater importance for the future are the rising incomes of Chinese and Indian consumers | Read more…

Australian Football in China

24/10/2007

On Monday 15th October, The Melbourne Football Club will embark on a new chapter in Australia-China relations, when a party of 26 including nine of it's younger players travel to Beijing. The 10-day mission is the beginning of a new phase between Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne, and China, opening an opportunity for considerable and sustainable long-term benefits. The Itinerary begins with an Ambassadorial reception in Beijing and includes cultural visits, football clinics, business matching forums, official receptions, cultural exchanges, and personal development challenges across cities – Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Suzhou. | Read more…

New free-trade harbor area approved for trade with ASEAN

12/10/2007

HAIKOU -- The Chinese government has approved plans for the country's fourth harbor area with preferential tax rates in a major step towards a free trade zone with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The State Council authorized the Yangpu Bonded Harbor Area in the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, south China's Hainan Province, covering 9.21 sq km and to be completed in three stages. | Read more…

Boeing: Air Travel in China to Soar Fivefold by 2026

19/09/2007

China's domestic air travel market will grow nearly fivefold in the next 20 years, Boeing said yesterday. With an annual growth rate of 8.1 percent, China's domestic airline traffic is expected to increase from under one-fifth the size of the North American domestic market today, to over half its size by 2026, according to a Boeing report issued yesterday. | Read more…

End-of-season China Trip Forges Lasting Relations

24/07/2007

The Demons are on a mission to forge trade ties with China, writes Tim Harcourt. Most footy clubs' end-of-season trips involve lots of drinking and skylarking before the rigours of summer pre-season training kicks in. This year, the Melbourne Football Club is organising a footy trip with a difference. But the Demons are on a mission - a fully fledged business mission to China in October - for Australian companies interested in China but unsure about where to start. | Read more…

Confucius Goes Corporate

27/06/2007

The Australian Milanda Rout TEACHING Chinese in most Victorian schools and equipping business with a cultural understanding of China are among the aims of the new Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne. The institute is the third of its type in Australia, but among 160 across the globe it is only the second to offer corporate programs. The institute - a Chinese government vehicle for promoting the country's language and culture - will offer academic and corporate programs with four cross-cultural and four language classes. | Read more…

The Next Cultural Revolution

15/06/2007

Arriving for breakfast on a recent morning in Beijing, Jennifer Wen Ma looks as self-assured as the glittering new buildings rising around her. Her eyes convey a kind of benign ferocity, a flicker of knowingness that's jarring in a 33-year-old. But then again, for all her youth, Ma is carrying an unlikely burden: the aspirations of 1.3 billion people. | Read more…

Amazon to invest more in China shopping website

8/06/2007

US online seller Amazon announced Thursday it will increase its investment in Joyo.com, one of China's leading online shopping websites, according to an AFP report. | Read more…

2007 World Conference on Sinology held in Renmin University of China

31/03/2007

On March 26th the 2007 World Conference on Sinology ceremoniously opened in Mingde Hall of the Renmin University of China. | Read more…