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The Hong Kong Canada Business Association’s (HKCBA) Vancouver Section will host a luncheon event on June 5 titled “Asia Calling: How to Answer.” The event, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, will feature keynote speaker Stockwell Day, Strategic Advisor of MacMillan Ltd. Mr. Day will focus on how Canadian companies can learn from and take advantage of opportunities...
24 Mai 2013
Calgary-based Bengal Energy Ltd., an international junior oil and gas exploration and production company, announced that it has agreed to form a strategic joint venture with Beach Energy Ltd. of Australia for the exploration and development of Bengal Energy’s 100% owned Tookoonooka Block in the Cooper Basin of Australia. Beach Energy will fund Bengal’s share of a two-well drilling and 3D seismic...
23 Mai 2013
West Mountain Capital Corp., a Calgary-based investment company that focuses on environmental services, has formed a joint venture agreement with The Reignwood Group of China, a multinational company with investments in a wide range of goods and services. The agreement is for a jointly owned corporation named Reignwood Environmental which will perform services such as brownfield redevelopment,...
23 Mai 2013
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan announced that it has received licensing to open an office in Hong Kong in the coming months. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which has C$129.5 billion in assets, invests and administers the pensions of more than 300,000 retired and active teachers in Ontario.
22 Mai 2013
The Canada China Business Council (CCBC) will host a luncheon event, “How Canada is Growing Business in Shanghai and Eastern China,” on Monday, June 12 in Vancouver. The event will feature Mr. Rick Savone, Consul General of the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai, China, who will speak on how Canadian businesses can best position themselves to seize economic and commercial opportunities in...
22 Mai 2013
CIBT Education Group Inc., a Vancouver-based education management company, announced that its subsidiary, King George International College (KGIC), will open its Beijing Education Center in June. CIBT focuses on the global education market and maintains a network of business, technical and language colleges in several countries. The new centre will offer fully accredited language preparation...
21 Mai 2013
The Canadian Trade Commissioner in Japan, along with the Japan External Trade Organization, is organizing a series of seminars, titled “Harnessing Japan’s Innovation Power,” for Canadian companies in the R&D sector on June 17, Toronto on June 19, and Montreal on June 20. The seminars will focus on how companies can maximize their R&D potential through various strategies and specific...
21 Mai 2013
The Government of Alberta has released a new international strategy that seeks to enhance access in priority markets and attract investment through a Team Alberta approach. The strategy will strengthen Alberta’s presence in growing and important markets, including doubling resources in its trade and investment office in Beijing, co-locating its Shanghai office with the federal government and...
17 Mai 2013
Atco Structures & Logistics, part of the Calgary-based Atco Group of companies, reported it will supply 357 modular building units for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG Project in Western Australia in a deal valued at almost C$100 million. With international engineering company Bechtel, Atco’s Australian subsidiary will design, manufacture, transport and install the units. The Atco...
17 Mai 2013
The Canada China Business Council (CCBC) is hosting a workshop on attracting Chinese investment in Markham, Ontario on May 28. Experts presenting at the session include Mayor of the City of Markham, Frank Scarpitti; Todd Bissett, Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Andy Chan, Partner at Miller Thomson LLP; CCBC’s Tony Gostling; and Loretta Yuen of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development,...
17 Mai 2013