The Online Safety Bill has become law and will make the UK the safest place to be online 🔒

It will:
🛡️ increase protection for children
📲 give adults greater control over their online experience
❌ keep illegal content away from users

Read more 🔽
gov.uk/government/new…

📣 NEWS: we welcome the appointment of three new Trade Commissioners: Martin Kent, Lewis Neal and Oliver Christian.

They will generate UK business opportunities & contribute to the growth of sustainable economies across their regions 📈

Martin Kent
@tradegovukMEAP

Great discussion Milken Institute on how we use trade to drive more inclusive growth opportunities. Fortunate to be with ICC Pamela Mar (big supporter of our digital trade work), ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) (our ASEAN Economic sponsor) & Tengku Zafrul 🇲🇾 (after meeting in NZ when we signed CPTPP)

Today kicks off #NIIS23 !

Here are four things happening across the next two days:

1⃣200 international delegates visiting NI.
2⃣Showcases of our internationally renowned sectors.
3⃣A line up of international and local business leaders.
4⃣Sharing Northern Ireland success stories.

Just 100 days after entering into force, the UK’s trade deals with Australia & New Zealand are already seeing benefits for businesses.

Read how two UK firms are seeing success by taking advantage of Australia's appetite for healthy snacks 👉 ow.ly/obm950PJYiX

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Prime Minister leehsienloong at the #G20 Summit.

The leaders welcomed the new UK-Singapore partnership, which they have signed today.

They also agreed on the need for further work between international partners to ensure proper regulation of AI.

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The UK has signed a new strategic partnership with Singapore.

This partnership will:

📈 Grow the UK’s economy
💻 Enhance expertise in new technologies
💼 Create more jobs

One year on, we remember the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Loved around the world, she dedicated Her life to Her country and the Commonwealth.

🇬🇧🌏UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) 👔Chairman Lord Ed Vaizey sharing his thoughts on the value of the 💼British Chambers of Commerce in #ASEAN ...
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#UKASEAN #ABIS2023 #AIPF2023 Ian Gibbons Allen Lai British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia BritCham Singapore British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam The British Chamber of Commerce Thailand British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (BMCC)

.Bloomberg CEO Forum this morning: UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) Chair Lord Ed Vaizey discussed intl Trade with #ASEAN along with Lili Yan Ing, Lead Adviser, Southeast Asian Region: ERIA, Marc Mealy, Senior Vice President-Policy: US-ABC & K. Oanh Ha, Senior Global Business Reporter: Bloomberg

Fantastic debate at #GTRASIA on the future of regional trade deals and how geopolitics, innovation and the climate challenge will shape them. Thanks for hosting 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin & Global Trade Review

Great to be back at #GTRAsia yesterday. Lots of shout outs for the UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act which comes into force on the 20th September (my leaving gift) and will enable 80% of bills of lading to be traded electronically. Great openings from 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin & Peter Ong

Today we’ve set out our ambitions for the AI Safety Summit which will take place on the 1st and 2nd November at Bletchley Park.

Find out more below 👇
gov.uk/government/new…

And so we begin ASEAN Investment Forum 2023 as part of ASEAN Annual Business & Investment Summit in vibrant #Jakarta . Strong line up inc #ASEAN Sec Gen Dr Kao Kim Hourn Arsjad Rasjid Lord Ed Vaizey UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) Allen Lai

SAVE THE DATE! The BritCham ASEAN Indo-Pacific Business Forum 'Cutting Edge Business Intelligence for Global Leaders'

Event details here: bit.ly/PreOpeningAIPF

Earlier this month in Thailand, I spoke with The Nation Thailand about our growing £6bn UK-TH trade relationship, our deepening partnership on #tech and why Thailand is an increasingly important trading partner 🇬🇧🤝🇹🇭

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Before I moved to Singapore, I was lucky enough to sit on the Board of Bletchley Park. Nowhere better epitomises the UK’s deep history of R&D and the phenomenal team there will welcome the world 👏 Matt Clifford Jonathan Black

On 1-2 November 2023, governments, AI companies and experts from around the work will meet at @BletchleyPark for crucial talks on the safe and responsible development of AI.

AI has the potential to revolutionise the way we live, but we must also minimise its risks.

Thanks to Department for Business and Trade Minister Nigel Huddleston MP for taking the time to speak to the #AsiaPacific network while visiting Vietnam, after a weekend co-chairing the UK-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting in Indonesia. After packed day in HCMC, next stop Hanoi!