At a time of high economic uncertainty, social tensions, and radical changes in the political landscape globally, the inaugural Paris Peace Forum (PPF) made a timely and bold statement about the urgency of finding solutions to failures in global...

Canadian regionalism, or differing views and positions across the country, is part of the fabric that makes Canada, Canada. The roots of these regional divergences grew out of the country's history and they are formalized in the Constitution....

Is Canada falling behind its global competitors in accessing markets in Asia? Many Canadians think so. This is one of the key findings of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s latest National Opinion Poll (NOP) that taps Canadians’ views on...

According to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s (APF Canada) national opinion poll, 59 per cent of Canadians believe that within the not-too-distant future, our trade with Asia will outweigh our trade with the United States. More than half – 53...

Some 8,000 km separate Canada and Japan. In 1930, that trip would have been the equivalent of an 8 day, 6 hour and 27 minute voyage between Yokohama and Vancouver on the RMS Empress of Japan. Today, it is the equivalent of an 8 hour and 40 minute...

There has been a longstanding dispute between British Columbia and Alberta over the potential environmental risks versus the economic benefits of transporting oil or gas through pipelines. As the heightened tensions between Alberta and British...

"So, this was not a real documentary, right?" asked one of the work colleagues coming out of the first showing of Hao Wu's People's Republic of Desire, which depicts rather absurd, surreal stories of those involved in China's livestreaming industry...

The Running Actress, a pet project from award-winning actress Moon So-ri, addresses some of the struggles that Korean actresses face as they age by highlighting her own experiences competing for leading roles in films only to be passed over for...

Saudi Arabia’s reaction to statements of concern from Canada’s foreign ministry over repression of human rights activists shows a willingness to weaponize trade policy in order to secure consent to human rights abuses. This can only embolden other...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is organizing an all-new, youth-driven event with partner Cansbridge Fellowship in Vancouver on October 12-13, 2018. Held at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Building, the Building Bridges conference...

As autumn weather and scattered showers descend upon Vancouver, the arrival of first time director and screenwriter Lhpal Gyal’s new film, Wangdrak’s Rain Boots, is quite possibly the heart-warming distraction that Vancouverites need to offset the...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is organizing an all-new, youth-driven event with partner Cansbridge Fellowship in Vancouver on October 12-13, 2018. Held at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Building, the Building Bridges conference...

The province of Quebec and its French-speaking population has often been regarded as having different attitudes toward foreign and military affairs than other Canadians, particularly anglophone Canadians. This different perspective on foreign...

With the conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the continued uncertainty surrounding NAFTA, and rising anti-trade rhetoric from within the Trump administration, 2018 is proving a pivot point for Canada to...

Blachford Lake Lodge in Northwest Territories is an off-the-beaten track tourist destination that has found success with Asian travellers. We caught up with Katherine Johnson, the sales and marketing manager at Blachford, to learn how the lodge has...

Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in their opinion piece “China is not the answer to our trade woes,” (Globe and Mail, July 20), make the case that China is not the answer to Canada’s problems with the U.S. over...

Join us for a virtual field trip to the frontier lands of remotest China! UBC Political Science Professor Yves Tiberghien, along with his writer/lecturer wife Yvonne Xiao Tiberghien and China experts Professor Dayuan Xue (Minzu University of China)...

On July 1, 2018 Canada announced C$16.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, including steel and iron (25%) and a 10 per cent tariff on a long list of goods, including ketchup, detergent and aluminium. According to the Washington-based...

Last week, the Canadian government rejected the $1.5-billion, Beijing-backed takeover of Canadian construction company Aecon, with Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains citing national security concerns. There were also compelling economic...

The current campaign by the PRC Ministry of State Security calling on people in China to beware of foreign spies should give pause to Canadians hoping for closer economic and social ties with Beijing. The propaganda campaign is yet a further step in...