A guest blog from Lord Davies of Abersoch, Chair of UK-ASEAN Business Council I am writing this blog because I strongly believe that South East Asia is a region of exciting opportunity for British business. There is demand for British …
Guest blogger Paul Smith, Chairman, Harvey Nash Outsourcing and Council Member UKASEAN Business Council, tells us why UK companies should brag about their success more. You can meet Paul at Asia focused UKTI events next week at Haydock Park (Weds …
A guest blog from Tim Harrap from Lye Cross Farm. Tim will be speaking at UKTI's 'Doing Business in Asia: Meet the Experts', Haydock Park Racecourse, Merseyside on 17 October. Before entering on the adventure of exporting I travelled widely …
"Doing business is all about coping with uncertainty" That was the opening line from the CEO of the recently-opened Japan office of a FTSE 100 company who spoke to Embassy staff a few weeks ago. He went on to say …
A message from the British High Commissioner, HE Paul Madden With all the Olympic and Paralympic athletes now back in Australia from what has been a long and wonderful summer of sport in London, I was reflecting on what the …
Once a week. That is, on average, how often Government Ministers fly to Germany to support British Industry. Admittedly that is an average based only on the last three weeks, but still an impressive statistic. Not even reshuffles or strikes …
Hairy Bikers, Nigella, Great British Bake-off.... For a country that has a reputation for poor food we're pretty keen on foodie TV in the UK. But it's nothing compared with Japan, where it seems obligatory for every single programme - …
The Olympics are all about preparation, competing and winning and that’s what our companies are doing internationally. London has been stunning. Our city prepared, competed and won the hearts and support of everyone from athletes to politicians, across the world. …
The double Olympic champion was enjoying her freshly-bbq'd lamb so much, I am sure I could have pinched her medal without her realising. As high-jumping legend Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth tucked in to the quality British export in front of her, people …
Tonight is the big night. I have always been interested in business. Before going to university I had a couple of minutes of agony – thinking that I might instead attend theatre school – but I never felt confident enough …
