Archive Communiqués 2009
Vancouver, BC - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the reappointment of Carol Anne Lee to the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.“Ms. Lee is a valued member of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada board,” said Minister Cannon. “Her knowledge in areas such as business and marketing is a great asset.”The Asia Pacific...
18 Décembre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s youth-oriented 25@25 video contest has extended its deadline by two weeks, and will now accept submissions until January 15, 2010. An innovative and interactive video contest that celebrates APF Canada’s 25th anniversary, “25@25: Canada’s Future with Asia”, asks young Canadians (18-35) to help identify 25 issues that will be...
16 Décembre 2009
A special issue of International Journal (IJ), has been released today to mark the 25th anniversary of the legislation that set up the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canada’s premier think tank on Canada-Asia relations. The issue of IJ, which is published by the Canadian International Council, was compiled by APF Canada and contains a series of articles on various aspects of the Canada-Asia...
15 Décembre 2009
Le 14 décembre 2009, Vancouver, C.-B. : La Fondation Asie Pacifique
du Canada annonce la nomination de Daniel Gagnier au conseil d’administration.M. Gagnier a été vice-président principal,
Affaires générales et externes chez Alcan depuis 1994. Auparavant, il a
occupé plusieurs fonctions au sein des gouvernements du Canada, de
l’Ontario et de la Saskatchewan. Il a été...
14 Décembre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC – The Board of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada announces the appointment of Daniel Gagnier to its Board of Directors.Mr. Gagnier was formerly Alcan Inc.’s senior vice president, Corporate and External Affairs. Prior to joining Alcan in 1994, Mr. Gagnier held a number of positions with the governments of Canada, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Mr. Gagnier is the past Chairman,...
14 Décembre 2009
Vancouver, C.-B. : Le concours de la Fondation Asie Pacifique du
Canada est lancé pour les bourses 2010-11 destinées aux médias ; ces
bourses offrent aux journalistes canadiens, oeuvrant dans tout type de
média, l’occasion de séjourner en Asie dans le but d’effectuer des
recherches et de préparer des articles et des émissions. La Fondation
accepte aussi les demandes de bourses de...
10 Décembre 2009
Vancouver, BC - Applications are now being accepted for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 2010-11 Media Fellowship program that offers Canadian journalists, in any media channel, the opportunity to spend time anywhere in Asia researching and preparing stories and programs. The Foundation is also accepting applications to its Post-Graduate Research Fellowship program that offers recent...
07 Décembre 2009
LONDON, ON – Asia is already an important player in the global economy and will become even more so as the economy emerges from recession. As a Pacific nation, Canada is positioned to benefit from Asia’s rise, but only if it acts assertively, acknowledging it can no longer rely on the security of the U.S. market. At next week’s Ivey Idea Forum, Yuen Pau Woo, Chief Executive...
20 Novembre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC - Canada has a hidden province, more populous than Manitoba or Saskatchewan, with more citizens than all of Atlantic Canada. Where is this ‘secret’ province? It’s in the United States and in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, China and in dozens of other countries around the world. It is made up of the estimated 2.8 million Canadian citizens who live outside our national borders –...
29 Octobre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC – The Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies opens today at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Graduate School of Business in downtown Vancouver. The centre is a joint venture of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Simon Fraser University.
The goal of the centre is to carry out research, outreach and training activities on business issues that are...
08 Octobre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC –– The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is holding a workshop in Vancouver on October 5 to encourage participation in its youth-oriented video contest, 25@25. Created to mark the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, the 25@25 contest asks the next generation of Canadians (ages 18-35) what they think are the most important issues in Canada-Asia relations. Entrants are invited to share...
24 septembre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC –– How often do think-tanks ask youth for their opinions? The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is doing just that.
The Foundation’s 25@25 Contest is launching on September 17th and will run until December 31st, 2009. The contest asks young Canadians (18-35) to share their vision for Canada’s Future with Asia. With a whopping $5000 grand prize, 25@25...
16 septembre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC - The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is delighted by the recent appointment of Dr. Paul Evans as Director of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Evans served as Co-CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Foundation between 2005 and 2008, then as Senior Advisor to the Board. This appointment coincides with his return to the...
15 septembre 2009
Vancouver, BC - Canada should be ready for a growing inflow of Chinese investment over the next few years. That is one message from a ground-breaking survey by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, which will be released on September 15th. The survey found that Canada is near the top of the list of overseas investment targets for Chinese companies. The ‘new China’ is flexing its economic muscle...
14 septembre 2009
Vancouver, BC - The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has named Trang Nguyen as the winner of the Erika Heller Post Graduate Research Fellowship for 2009-2010. Trang Nguyen, a native of Edmonton who graduated from the University of Alberta in Commerce, recently completed her Masters in International Relations at the Australian National University in Canberra. Trang will spend a year working...
14 septembre 2009
VANCOUVER, BC – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada today announced the appointment of two top Canadian scholars as Senior Fellows of the Foundation. Dr. Wendy Dobson and Dr. Amitav Acharya join other Senior Fellows who lend their expertise to the Foundation.Dr. Dobson is Director of the Institute for International Business and Professor at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the...
11 septembre 2009
Vancouver, BC - Aug. 27, 2009 (Embargoed until Aug. 31, 2009) – Fears of a world-wide economic meltdown. The collapse of currencies. Soaring personal debt. Crisis. Disaster.Headlines ripped from the pages of today’s papers?No – this was 1997 in Asia … and a new report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and The University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of...
01 septembre 2009
Vancouver, BC – Journalists from the Toronto Star and CBC Radio are this year’s winners of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 2009-10 Media Fellowship program that offers Canadian journalists, in any media channel, the opportunity to spend time anywhere in Asia researching and preparing stories and programs. The Foundation also named the three young scholars who will be attached to the...
11 Août 2009
VANCOUVER, BC – “Long distance Ceylon Tamil nationalism’ is a fact of life Canadian governments will have to learn to deal with for years to come, according to the first issue of Canada-Asia Agenda, a new publication by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Written by Canadian expert Bruce Matthews, Canada-Asia Agenda succinctly traces the rise and defeat of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE)...
30 Juin 2009
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the reappointment of John H. McArthur as chairman of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Board of Directors. “We are grateful to Mr. McArthur for agreeing to a second term as chairman of the Foundation,” said Minister Cannon. “His vision and leadership have been appreciated by the Foundation, as well as by...
23 Juin 2009
