Quebec-based Mediatrix Telecom, involved in the development and design of information technology products, has signed a non-exclusive licence agreement with Yamaha Corporation that will enable...
Sanyo Electronic Co has announced that it has signed a business collaboration agreement with a unit of AGRA Inc - Agra Earth and Environmental Ltd. Under the agreement Sanyo will send engineers to...
Burnaby-based fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Automotive has announced that it will build a new plant in Japan capable of producing 200,000 fuel cell units per year. The plant is expected to be...
J-Air, a Hiroshima-based regional airline and subsidiary of Japan Airlines, will acquire two 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ-200 jets to replace its existing fleet of smaller prop planes. The Bombardier...
Inco Limited, a producer of nickel which is used to make stainless steel, says that demand in Asia for stainless steel is “exceptionally strong.” The chief executive of Inco, Michael...
Sapporo Breweries Ltd, working jointly with a Canadian subsidiary of US-based Cargill Corp and the University of Saskatchewan, has developed a new high quality variety of malting barley. The new...
Toronto-based ABC Group, an automotive parts maker, announced that they have established a wholly owned unit in Hamamatsu. The new unit, ABC Group Japan Inc., will develop and supply Japanese...
Marubeni Corp. announced that Daishowa Marubeni International Ltd.(DMI), a subsidiary that it owns with Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co. will sell its Alberta lumber mills to BC-based Tolko...
All Nippon Airways will become part of the Star Alliance on October 31st and Singapore Airlines has announced that it plans to become a member of the global airline grouping next March or April....
The World Trade Organization has ruled against a key section of the 1965 Canada-U.S. Auto Pact. In its preliminary report, the WTO said that Canadian auto tariffs, which favour mainly US...
Senior taxation officials from Japan, Australia, the United States and Canada are meeting in Kobe, Japan to discuss international taxation issues and mutual cooperation. The meeting will focus on...
Ballard Power Systems has received a C$3.9-million order from Honda Research and Development Co. of Saitama, Japan, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., to supply Ballard fuel cells, equipment and...
Scotiabank has announced that they plan to join a consortium of international financial institutions led by US investor group Ripplewood Holdings, to buy the troubled Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan...
Australia’s Telstra Corp. announced that it has signed a preliminary agreement with Teleglobe Canada and Japan Telecom for the development and commercialization of a new fibre optic cable...
All Nippon Airways has announced that they will be joining the Star Alliance group to help it increase its presence in overseas markets and improve operational efficiency through the sharing of...
Sanyo Electric Co. has announced that they plan to begin marketing wireless phone terminals employing the code division multiple access (CDMA) technology to mobile service operators in Canada,...
Air Nippon Co. of Tokyo, a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways Co., has purchased three 56-Dash 8 Q300 turboprop airplanes from Bombardier Inc. The aircraft will be used for their regional ...
The Japanese press is reporting that Canada has accepted a Japanese plan to subject certain food products to mandatory labelling for genetically modified organism (GMO) content. It’s expected...
The Federal Reserve Board has approved the acquisition of Toronto-based Newcourt Credit Group Inc by Japan’s second-largest bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. The bank’s proposal was to...
Agricultural ministers from Canada, Australia, Japan, the United States and the European Union will be meeting in Montreal later this week to prepare for the next round of global trade talks under...
