Poly Culture Group, China’s largest art and cultural company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish its North American head office in Vancouver, signalling that HQ Vancouver is well on its way to meet or exceed its target of attracting two international head offices to B.C. by 2017.

Supplying China’s growing demand for clean energy technology and celebrating British Columbia’s strong cultural ties with China will be the major highlights of Premier Christy Clark’s third trade mission to China.

Premier Christy Clark highlighted outstanding work done by B.C.’s public service employees and inducted three new people into the BC Public Service Hall of Excellence at the Premier’s annual Innovation and Excellence Awards ceremony.

Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the B.C.-Guangdong Sister Province agreement and promoting exports in key sectors such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), agrifoods, clean technology and information and communications technology (ICT) are the focus of a fall trade mission to China by Premier Christy Clark.

Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King, and a delegation of more than 200 representatives of business and state are in British Columbia Oct. 24-28 for a Western Canada Belgian Economic Mission.

In a statement in the Legislature, Premier Christy Clark underscored the importance of stability in Canada-United States softwood lumber trade to British Columbia.

Premier Christy Clark offered a public thank-you to BC Wildfire Service crews and staff today.