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Asia Matters AFKL ad_Ireland Asia Business Yearbook_Mar2014 - FOR PRINT.pdf 1 25/03/2014 13:22:21 2015 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K EVERY CORNER OF ASIA IS WITHIN YOUR REACH Thanks to the partnership between AIR FRANCE and KLM, along with our SkyTeam partners, we ofer you one of the largest networks to Asia. Fly from Dublin or Cork and connect seamlessly via our hubs in Paris and Amsterdam. For more information, please contact your dedicated travel representative. IAYB COVERS.indd 1 Cover.indd 1 18/05/201518/05/2015 18:15 18:17 ASIA BUSINESS WEEK IRELAND ACCESS ASIA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 8-14 JULY DUBLIN | CORK SPEAKERS INCLUDE Mr. Markus Beyrer Mr. Haruki Hayashi Mr. Phil Hogan Mr. Sang Woo Kim Director General of Business Europe Managing Director, Mitsubishi European Commissioner for President of Corporate Affairs Europe, International Corporation (Europe) Plc. Agriculture & Rural Development Samsung Mr. Colin Ellis Ms. Jan O’Sullivan TD Mr. Zhang Feng Mr. Danny McCoy Chief Credit Officer, Minister for Education and Skills Director, Institute of Food Safety at Chinese Chief Executive, Moody's Investor’s Services Academy of Inspection & Quarantine Ibec DUBLIN EVENTS Ireland China Asia Ireland Education Asia Ireland Financial Business Summit & Global Talent Forum Services Forum 8 JULY 2015 9 JULY 2015 9 JULY 2015 Asia Matters Economic Seventh EU Asia Top Asia Fashion Innovation Award Dinner Economist Round Table Showcase 9 JULY 2015 10 JULY 2015 11 JULY 2015 CORK EVENTS Cork China Asia Ireland Food & Business Summit Agritech Forum 13 JULY 2015 14 JULY 2015 IN COOPERATION WITH BOOKING NOW ON www.asiabusinessweek.ie Cover.indd 2 19/05/2015 17:57 The Ireland Asia Business Yearbook is published by Asia Matters in association with Business and Leadership Ltd CONTENTS ©Asia Matters Executive director: Martin Murray [email protected] Director for marketing and communications: Stephanie FitzGerald-Smith [email protected] www.asiamatters.eu +353 1 9065333 4 FOREWORD COUNTRY PROFILES By the Prime Minister of Ireland, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny 40 Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan outlines importance of Managing director: Sam Hobbs 6 INTRODUCTION Ireland’s relationship with Asia [email protected] Chairman of Asia Matters Alan Dukes 42 China +353 1 6251425 outlines key developments 46 Japan 50 Indonesia www.businessandleadership.com 8 PRESIDENTIAL VISIT Editor: Sorcha Corcoran 54 India State visit of President Michael D 58 Korea Production editor: Karina Corbett Higgins to China 62 Philippines Designer: Keith Wealleans 66 Singapore SECTOR PROFILES 70 Malaysia Asia Matters is an economic institute based in Dublin dedicated to 72 Vietnam developing Ireland-Asia and EU-Asia business partnership. It is an 10 FOOD AND DRINK 76 Thailand independent, not-for-profit organisation with a strong educational remit Minister for Agriculture Simon 79 Laos 80 Myanmar delivered through business briefings, conferences, policy research, social Coveney on the lifting of the EU milk 81 Brunei media and publications. The chairman of Asia Matters is Alan Dukes, quota and Ireland’s agri-food strategy the former Irish Minister for Finance, and the executive director, Martin 82 Mongolia 84 Cambodia Murray is Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in Ireland. 18 EDUCATION VIEW FROM DUBLIN Within Ireland, Asia Matters provides thought leadership, market Minister for Education Jan O’ Sullivan insights and business connectivity through networking events such as discusses how partnership links are 86 Capital connections with Beijing, the annual ‘Asia Business Week Ireland’ summit and publications such being strengthened between Ireland Hong Kong and China and Asia as the annual ‘Ireland Asia Business Yearbook’, the book of reference CORK for bilateral trade relations. Asia Matters works collectively with and 26 ICT 90 Partnership with China: Shanghai complimentarily to Irish Government departments, diplomatic missions, and Jiangsu agencies and business organisations for the greater good. It engages Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and at a conceptual, operational and multilateral level to create a greater Innovation Richard Bruton updates on 92 FASHION circle of understanding and connectivity between senior Irish, EU and growth in Asia for Irish ICT product Irish designers gaining recognition in Asia Asian business and government opinion leaders. Through this networked and service providers community, Asia Matters builds dynamic links and connects people to 96 CULTURE markets and business partnership opportunities. 31 TOURISM Cultural connections building deeper Minister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe understanding Within Asia, Asia Matters hosts the EU Asia Top Economist Round Table outlines how Ireland’s tourism 98 PARTNERSHIP WITH strategy impacts on Asian markets (TERT) series in association with key stakeholders on the ground. In JAPAN 2014, the TERT series took place in Tokyo and Beijing. In 2015 the 34 FINANCE Executive director of Asia Matters Eighth EU Asia TERT will be held in Tokyo and in 2016, TERT will expand Martin Murray updates on EU Japan Aviation finance has taken off in to ASEAN. Asia Matters strongly believes in Irish engagement with Asia EPA Negotiations and TERT within an EU context. Ireland Based in Dublin, Business & Leadership is Ireland’s leading business publisher. We specialise in creating unique, engaging and thought provoking content for business leaders, and are the publishers of both the official magazine of the Institute of Directors in Ireland, Irish Director, and the global magazine of the IDA, Innovation Ireland Review. Our targeted online business news platform www.businessandleadership. com delivers business news and leadership insights to almost 70,000 business users each month. Ireland Asia Business Yearbook 2015 3 IAYB_page02-03_contents.indd 3 20/05/2015 14:13 FOREWORD Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is a leading higher education institution based in Cork City on the south coast of Ireland. Cork, one of Ireland’s major cities, is noted as a CONSISTENT centre of entrepreneurship, business development and employment generation. Many international investors have established significant locations in Cork, resulting in the creation of specialist clusters in the life sciences, information technology, and engagement agri-food sectors. ED EDUCAT CUS ION FO ORLD INN U R- L-W OVA LE EE EA TI A WITH its vast population and power as a driver of global economic growth, Asia is R R O D A N IN home to increasingly influential global actors. It retains its status as an important C G One of the largest providers priority for the Irish Government, and we remain committed to expanding and -E of Engineering Programmes D in Ireland countries. G E One of the largest providers R E of Professional Accountancy S Programmes in Ireland E High level visits and meetings help to deepen government-to-government A Cultural City with safe R and friendly environment programme of engagement. Important high level visits and trade missions C H for students promotion meetings and events in five cities – and education-focused trade missions to both China and India. Home of Ireland’s leading I am delighted that China recently lifted its ban on beef imports from Ireland. campus incubation centre “The Rubicon” producers. In December, President Michael D Higgins, accompanied by Minister for Leading-Edge Research Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie engagements with Asian partners, including Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen CIT boasts a population of over 14,000 students which continues to grow year on year. The Institute offers a wide range of flexible higher education programmes from Bachelor to PhD level in the following disciplines: development of deep and lasting relationships. The Government and its agencies Business & Humanities / Engineering / Science & Computing / Art & Design / Music / Maritime Studies For further information With students enrolled from over 125 different countries, CIT’s excellence in higher education is recognised worldwide. CIT offers International Office CIT a safe and welcoming environment to international students in addition to providing excellent educational qualifications and the tel 00353-214335453 availability of an entrepreneurial environmental. International email [email protected] students are attracted by CIT’s innovation ecosystem and its ability www.cit.ie/international to develop graduates who are capable of making an immediate © impact in industry and business. 4 Ireland Asia Business Yearbook 2015 Asia Matters Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is a leading higher education institution based in Cork City on the south coast of Ireland. Cork, one of Ireland’s major cities, is noted as a centre of entrepreneurship, business development and employment generation. Many international investors have established significant locations in Cork, resulting in the creation of specialist clusters in the life sciences, information technology, and agri-food sectors. ED EDUCAT CUS ION FO ORLD INN U R- L-W OV LE E EA AT A RE R IO D A N IN C G One of the largest providers -E of Engineering Programmes D in Ireland G E One of the largest providers R E of Professional Accountancy S Programmes in Ireland E A Cultural City with safe R and friendly environment C H for students Home of Ireland’s leading campus incubation centre “The Rubicon” Leading-Edge Research CIT boasts a population of over 14,000 students which continues to grow year on year. The