The Chinese market represents an enormous opportunity for Canadian businesses. Canada's share of Chinese imports, however, has not improved in nearly two decades: in 1999, Canada held 1.40 per cent; today, it holds about 1.39 per cent. Certainly,...

  Dr. Fareed Zakaria appeared on CBC's On the Money following his U of T lecture on Canada's future role on the international stage. (Click image to view). Dr. Fareed Zakaria opened his recent University of Toronto lecture by glancing into...

When Canadians think of the Pacific Islands, or 'Oceania,' we think of beaches and family vacations. What we do not think of is the next sphere of great-power influence. In May 2016, Cleo Paskal [1] made the case to the Asia Pacific Foundation of...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada recently released a report entitled, Boosting British Columbia's Exports to Asia: A Survey of B.C. Businesses. This survey of 146 small- and medium-sized B.C. exporters — some exporting to Asia, others not...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited his home country of South Korea last week, and all the buzz was about his future plans. As the world's top diplomat enters the final six months of his term at the UN, he will look back on a long career. But...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a difficult decision. As economic growth slows and sovereign debt mounts, the prime minister must decide whether to go ahead with a consumption tax increase that would take effect April 1, 2017. The tax...