Oceania Business Council
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22 July 2026
Strengthening Cooperation and Promoting Exchange: OBC Vice Chair of the Board Diana Lin Leads Delegation to Visit Liaoning Council for the Promotion of International Trade
28 May 2026
Gathering Strength, Charting the Future: Oceania Business Council (OBC) Holds Its 2026 Annual General Meeting
25 May 2026
Taizhou Delegation Visits Melbourne to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation with Oceania Business Council
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Association News12 November 2026
Oceania Business Council and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Dalian Sub-council Sign Cooperation Agreements in Dalian
Dalian, China, 12 November 2026 — The Oceania Business Council (OBC) and Australian Shanghai Business Association each signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dalian Council for the Promotion of International Trade (China Chamber of International Commerce Dalian Chamber of Commerce) during a two-day business delegation visit to Dalian.
Association News4 November 2026
Deepening Two-Way Trade Cooperation and Jointly Exploring International Market Opportunities
The Oceania Business Council and the Yiwu Municipal Government Delegation hold an economic and trade cooperation forum and agreement signing ceremony
Association News21 September 2026
Oceania Business Council Chairman Bruce Atkinson Leads a Delegation to the Zhejiang Council for the Promotion of International Trade
On 21 September 2026 a delegation led by Hon. Bruce Atkinson AM, Chairman of the Board of the Oceania Business Council, visited CCPIT Zhejiang and the Zhejiang Chamber of International Commerce in Hangzhou to discuss closer Zhejiang–Australia trade and cooperation in artificial intelligence, robotics and biomedicine; the hosts invited the Council to next year's Global Digital Trade Expo.
Association News18 September 2026
Joint Delegation of the Inner Mongolia General Chamber of Commerce of Australia and the Oceania Business Council Completes Business Visit to Inner Mongolia
Five days in Ordos and Hohhot, two memoranda of cooperation signed, and a joint effort to connect Inner Mongolia's quality products and projects with Australia
Event Previews & Recaps10 September 2026
Mutual Engagement, Shared Horizons | China–Australia Business Matching Meeting Concludes Successfully
The Oceania Business Council and the Ningxia Council for the Promotion of International Trade co-hosted a China–Australia business matching meeting at Hexa Space in Melbourne. Government and business guests, local companies and more than ten Ningxia enterprises took part in speeches, industry sharing, company presentations and networking; the two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a long-term partnership.
Association News13 December 2025
Oceania Business Council Delegation Visits Changning: Coffee Robots, Smart Ports and a Strategic Agreement Draw a New Blueprint for Cooperation
On 13 December, an Oceania Business Council delegation led by President Sunny Sun visited Shanghai's Changning District, touring the coffee robots of Helium Dolphin Robotics, learning about WELLOCEAN's AI port solution, and signing a strategic cooperation agreement with the Changning District Science and Technology Commission covering AI and advanced manufacturing.
Association News11 December 2025
Deepening Agri-Food Cooperation for a Healthy Future: Oceania Business Council and China Agricultural University Discuss a New Chapter of WaFi Platform Cooperation
On 11 December, Oceania Business Council Executive President Sunny Sun led a delegation to China Agricultural University for talks with Professor Fu Wenge, chief planner of the WaFi platform. They reached preliminary consensus on the Council joining WaFi events in March 2026, a proposed Australia (Oceania) session and Melbourne office, and an MBA delegation visiting Australia in November 2026.
Association News11 December 2025
Oceania Business Council and Poly Art Education Discuss China-Australia Cultural and Arts Cooperation, Plan to Jointly Organise 2026 Sydney Spring Festival Gala
On 11 December 2025, Oceania Business Council Executive President Sunny Sun met Poly Art Education Investment Co., Ltd. General Manager Chen Peng and Deputy General Manager Xie Rui at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing. The two sides agreed to jointly plan the 2026 Sydney Spring Festival Gala and to expand arts, education and youth exchange cooperation in Melbourne.
Association News5 December 2025
Oceania Business Council Delegation Visits Shanghai Nanhongqiao Chamber of Commerce to Explore New Space for International Cooperation
On 5 December 2025 an Oceania Business Council delegation led by Executive President Sunny Sun met the Nanhongqiao Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, which presented its positioning, membership and going-global services; Sun also met the Shanghai Inner Mongolia Chamber of Commerce on health cooperation. The two chambers said they would establish long-term exchange and reciprocal-visit mechanisms.
Association News23 November 2025
Oceania Business Council Leads Delegation to the 19th Growth-Stage Pharmaceutical Enterprises Development Conference and Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Lishui CCPIT
On 23 November 2025 the Oceania Business Council, led by President Sunny Sun, attended the 19th Growth-Stage Pharmaceutical Enterprises Development Conference in Lishui, Zhejiang, and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Lishui CCPIT covering the 2026 Australia-China Health Industry Expo in Melbourne, an Oceania pavilion in Qingtian and visits to local pharmaceutical enterprises.
Industry & Market Insights17 November 2025
Melbourne Hosts Major International Gathering: Australia–China Health Products Expo, World Traditional Medicine Forum & World TCM Trade Conference Draw Global Attention
Melbourne hosted the 2025 Australia–China Health Industry Expo, the 7th World Traditional Medicine Forum and the World TCM Services Trade Conference on 26–27 October, drawing more than 500 delegates from 19 countries and regions. Co-organised by the Oceania Business & Industry Council, the two-day gathering built high-level platforms for academic exchange, trade development and industry collaboration in the global health sector.
Event Previews & Recaps8 August 2025
TCM and Health Industry Promotion Meeting and Mid-Year Reception Held at World Trade Centre Melbourne
On 8 August 2025 the Oceania Business Council held its TCM and Health Industry Promotion Meeting and mid-year reception at World Trade Centre Melbourne with more than 200 guests. Reports covered the China delegation, the Suzhou Oceania Industrial Park and the October Australia–China Health Products Expo; Bruce Atkinson was elected President and a new council was formed.
Association News11 July 2025
Oceania Business Council Delegation's China Tour
A round-up of the Oceania Business Council delegation's visits in China: the RCEP Huangshan Forum, CCPIT Zhejiang's Australia-focused trade and investment programme, business matching meetings in Hangzhou and Jiaxing, Bozhou's traditional Chinese medicine industry, the International Buyers in Huzhou event and a return visit to Suzhou's Wuzhong District, with cooperation agreements signed with several local trade promotion councils.
Association News11 February 2025
The Preparatory Meeting for The World Traditional Medicine Forum cum World Federation of TCM Trade Services Conference Was Successfully Held
The preparatory meeting for the 7th World Traditional Medicine Forum cum World Federation of TCM Trade Services Conference was held on 7 February 2025 at the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Victoria headquarters, reaching consensus on academic exchange, government cooperation and trade promotion. The expo will be held in Melbourne from 24 to 26 October 2025.
Industry & Market Insights2 December 2024
The 7th World Traditional Medicine Forum cum World Federation of TCM Trade Services Conference
The 7th World Traditional Medicine Forum cum World Federation of TCM Trade Services Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia on 25-26 October 2025 under the theme "Integrating tradition and modernity to build a healthy future," with the Oceania Business Council among the organisers.
Association News25 September 2024
Australia-China Business and Commerce Association Successfully Concludes Chinese New Year Business Networking Event
The Australia-China Business and Commerce Association (ACBCA) hosted a Chinese New Year business networking event at The Cullen Hotel in Prahran on 20 February, bringing together over 50 Australian and Chinese business leaders. Chairman Sun Guozhao outlined the association's mission and 2015 plans, joined by congratulatory speeches from government and business dignitaries.
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