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.

Following the tragic aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the Province is committing to match up to a total of $300,000 in monetary donations that British Columbians make to the Canadian Red Cross by Dec. 9, 2013, for disaster relief in the Philippines.

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.

Premier Christy Clark is appointing an investment and trade commissioner to promote and advance British Columbia's trade and economic interests and strengthen the Province's government-to-government relationships in Asia.