British Columbia's trade relationships have a direct impact on the growth of family-supporting jobs in our province, said Premier Christy Clark on the heels of the second Jobs and Trade Mission to Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

On the final day of this Jobs and Trade Mission, Premier Christy Clark strengthened the relationship with the Philippines by signing a Joint Communiqué on labour mobility and highlighting the tremendous opportunities and economic partnerships available in British Columbia, such as the new, made-in-B.C. clean-energy facility.

Premier Christy Clark today touted B.C.'s natural resources, competitive taxes and a highly skilled workforce to top Korean investors.

During the second Jobs and Trade Mission, Premier Chirsty Clark began her first full day in Korea promoting clean energy resources like British Columbia's biomass sector and highlighted Canada Wood Group's project that will see B.C. lumber in more than 200 Korean homes.

Premier Christy Clark continued her Jobs and Trade Mission by touring the Negishi Terminal, Asia's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, and promoting B.C.'s promising LNG sector to potential Japanese partners.

On her first full day in Tokyo as part of the second Jobs and Trade Mission, Premier Christy Clark sold the benefits of investment in British Columbia to both emerging and established industries.

Premier Clark visited the Yuriage Shrine at Hiyoriyama today to lay a bouquet in memory of the thousands who lost their lives in last year's tsunami.