Background China is now New Zealand’s largest export market since New Zealand signed the China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) back in 2008. In the year ending December 2019, 23% of New Zealand’s total goods and services exports were with China, worth $20.1 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented disruption […]
To give a general idea on what’s in the UMS’ bespoke China Daily Morning Brief, a daily email service focused on four industry categories – Education, Tourism, Food & Beverage, and Health & Skincare, I decided to write a summary of November insights our team published. The China Morning Brief […]
We are proud to announce that UMS has been selected as AustCham Shanghai’s Platinum Member for 2022. Eric Yu, our co-CEO has been chosen as the company nominee. UMS has been a long term partner of AustCham Shanghai and has been a proud and active member of the Chamber since […]
On 21 June, Eric Yu, co-CEO of UMS, was invited to speak at the WSET Global APP Summit. The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) provides best-in-class education and qualifications to inspire and empower the world’s wine and spirits professionals and enthusiasts. WSET’s first Global APP Summit brings together the Approved […]
UMS is excited to be launching its refreshed Morning Brief service! Morning Brief is a daily email publication that provides an overview of what topics are being discussed through four industries online in China. These four new industries include education, travel, FMCG and luxury goods specifically related to NZ and […]
On 18 May, Jessica Miao, UMS Founder, was invited to deliver a keynote presentation during Ministry of Awesome’s TechWeek. This sharing session guided participants through the challenges and instructions of launching your product into the China market. Jessica has become a hugely valuable mentor from Ministry of Awesome’s incubation programme at […]
On Thursday 7th April, the HSBC NZCTA China Business Awards were held, celebrating the growing success of the economic relationship between New Zealand & China. This is the ninth award ceremony since its inception in 2004 and they have grown to become New Zealand’s preeminent awards recognising and rewarding […]
It has been two years since we launched the Morning Brief – a daily summary providing the latest buzz on social media across four different industries: education, travel, food and beverage, and wellbeing and skincare. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have identified a gap between overseas businesses and their […]
We are thrilled to announce that UMS Founder Jessica Miao has won the Australia-New Zealand Community Awards ‘New Zealand Women in Leadership Award’ on 31st March. Jessica received a community nomination for the award, with the statement: “As a young and vivacious entrepreneur, Jessica is a trailblazer, opening the pathway […]
Background: De Beers has a unique position in the world of diamonds through their involvement in each stage of the diamond pipeline – from exploration and discovery through to the sale of diamond jewellery. They have conducted internal courses for decades and brought together some of the best courses, adding […]
On 22nd March, Eric Yu, UMS co-CEO and Partner, was invited to deliver a keynote presentation at a workshop run by the Australia China Business Council. This workshop is part of a series of targeted digital workshops which aim to empower Victorian exporters to take full advantage of Australia’s largest trading […]
To give a general idea of what’s in the UMS’ bespoke China Daily Morning Brief, a daily email service focused on four industry categories – Education, Tourism, Food & Beverage, and Health & Skincare, I decided to write a summary of the Feb. insights our team published. The Morning Brief […]