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Over 350 million people will migrate into China’s cities by 2025. As China scrambles to build the equivalent of two New York Cities every year, it is turning to green building technology – as much to save on energy bills as to save the planet. Leading developer Zhang Lei weighs in on green building talent in Canada and China can make a global impact on sustainability. This video is part of APF Canada’s Media Fellowship Program.
December 13, 2011
Getting things done in China without Mandarin is easier now than in the days when Mao jackets were all the rage. But as Australia and the United States push forward with ambitious Chinese language-learning programs, why doesn’t Canada have a plan? Hear opinions from Canadian Hank Horkoff, whose educational business reaches 1 million people worldwide with online Mandarin lessons. This video is part of the APF Canada’s Media Fellowship Program.
December 13, 2011
Is there space for Canada to support civil society in China through the country’s growing interest in social responsibility? Get the perspective of Canadian Nathan Zhang, whose social enterprise Brand Nu is finding creative solutions to poverty among rural women in China. This video is part of the APF Canada’s Media Fellowship Program.
December 13, 2011
In the rush to push natural resources to Chinese investors, Canada often forgets its most valuable asset – people. Meet China Consultant Grace Chum, who says it Canada’s bicultural, creative minds that will make us a significant business player in China. This video is part of APF Canada’s Media Fellowship Program.
November 15, 2011
Canadian Resources 2.0 re-imagines Canada’s connection with the world’s most vibrant markets. Through a series of HD video portraits, the project captures a new era of human innovation shaping Canada’s economic and cultural ties with China.
Stay tuned for the release of the four portrait videos soon!
October 27, 2011
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, discusses the First Nations Leadership Council’s new China strategy, First Nations & China: Transforming Relationships. He highlights the need for Canada’s First Nations peoples to represent their own interests abroad and discusses the central role of cultural affinity and shared history in the First Nations-China relationship.
October 27, 2011
Grand Chief Edward John, Political Executive of the First Nations Summit, introduces FNLC’s new China strategy, First Nations & China: Transforming Relationships. He discusses the importance of educating investors in natural resource projects about First Nations’ rights, of opening Chinese markets to First Nations entrepreneurs, and of building relationships based on cultural affinity and respect.
October 12, 2011
Colin Dodds, the President of Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, discusses how Atlantic Canada can build linkages to Asia through education at the 4Front Atlantic Conference held on October 7, 2011.
October 12, 2011
Stewart Beck, the High Commissioner of Canada to the Republic of India discusses opportunities for knowledge-based collaboration between Atlantic Canada and India at the 4Front Atlantic Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 7, 2011.
October 12, 2011
Colin Dodds, President of Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, discusses the Asian Studies Program at his school, which is the only one in Atlantic Canada at the 4Front Atlantic Conference held on October 7, 2011.