Canada is back in the game in Asia. With two recent visits by Prime Minister Stephen Harper (to China, Thailand, Korea, and Japan) and a path-breaking trip to Burma by Foreign Minister John Baird,...
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced that Vietnam has become the first Asian market since 2003 to open its markets to Canadian live breeding cattle,...
John Baird, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, signed on to the Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia during the ASEAN Regional Forum and Post...
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, will meet with Chinese-Canadian business leaders on July 13 for a round-table discussion on Canada’s free trade...
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, welcomed recent findings of a World Trade Organization panel report on China’s export restrictions on certain...
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton, met with Indo-...
The Price Edward Island Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development Minister, Neil LeClair, announced that a pilot project to ship live canner lobsters to the Chinese market is well underway.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced that access to Korea’s beef market, which had been suspended in 2003 due to concerns about mad cow disease, will...
Premier Christy Clark declared April 18 ‘Gyeonggi Day in B.C.’ as she met with Kim Moon-Soo, Governor of Korea’s Gyeonggi province, on his first official visit to British Columbia.
Calgary-based Oil Optimization Inc., has signed a petroleum concession agreement with the Ministry of Energy in Thailand for block L14/50 which covers one million acres in central Thailand and the...
Nesscap Energy Inc., a South Korean research, development and manufacturer of ultracapacitor products, announced it began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under symbol NCE.
Arch Coal, Inc., a US-based coal mining company, announced an agreement with Canadian Crown Corporation Ridley Terminals Inc. to facilitate coal exports to Asia-Pacific markets.
Minister of International Trade, Peter Van Loan, announced the opening of Canadian exports of spruce lumber to India.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced during her visit to Beijing that an arrangement on new market access between Canada and China has been reached, opening up a new...
A new study authored by Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Senior Editor, Douglas Goold, argues the Government of Canada and Canadian businesses need to wake up and capitalize on the trade...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India announced the beginning of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and India.
The demand for safe, quality agricultural products in Asia is growing and B.C.
Canada and Mongolia have reached new agreements to improve trade and market access, as well as strengthen both agricultural cooperation and Mongolia’s democratic governance and ...
Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, announced the release of the results of a joint study on the benefits of free trade between Canada and India. Mr.
A new agreement with the Province of Hebei further opens a market in northern China to BC wood products and wood-frame building technology.
