Premier Christy Clark has delivered the following statement on the death of Nelson Mandela.

On the final leg of Jobs and Trade Mission 2013, Premier Christy Clark signed two agreements, fortifying relationships to increase investments for natural gas development in B.C.

As part of the second day of Premier Christy Clark's Jobs and Trade Mission 2013 to Korea, eight additional agreements have been signed, further deepening ties with British Columbian, Korean and Chinese businesses and organizations.

Premier Christy Clark signed a new three-year action plan with Governor Kim Moon-Soo to mark the five-year anniversary of British Columbia's sister province relationship with Korea's Gyeonggi Province.

Bank of China (Canada), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of China, has consolidated its Canadian trade finance services at its International Business Centre in Vancouver.

The first weekend of Premier Christy Clark's 2013 Jobs and Trade Mission was highlighted by a new natural gas venture establishing a Vancouver head office and Bluestar International Business signing an $80-million forestry deal that will see B.C. lumber used for infrastructure projects in China.

It has been a history-making week as British Columbia continues to deepen its relationship with China and the fast-growing economies of the Asia Pacific.

A business-development trip by Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman has strengthened British Columbia's working relationship with large liquefied natural gas (LNG) proponents and investors in China, South Korea and Malaysia.