VANCOUVER, BC – July 9, 2025 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce its four inaugural Indo-Pacific Media Fellowship recipients for 2025-26.
The Indo-Pacific Media Fellowship program, with support from the Government of Canada, is part of APF Canada’s new programs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is designed to help Asia-based journalists become better informed about Canada in order to write or broadcast insightfully on the Canada-Asia relationship to audiences in their home jurisdictions.
Indo-Pacific Media Fellows, selected through a competitive process, receive up to C$10,000 each and will spend up to three weeks in Canada researching and preparing their stories.
APF Canada’s 2025-26 Indo-Pacific Media Fellows are:
- Undral Amarsaikhan from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, plans to create a three-part multimedia series titled “Lessons from Canada,” exploring how Canada’s innovation ecosystem, climate resilience strategies, and education models can inform and inspire Mongolia and other Indo-Pacific countries. He is exploring field research opportunities in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.
- Trang Bui from Hanoi, Vietnam, plans to produce a three-part series with data visualizations that explore the impact of Canadian firms looking to Vietnam to decouple from the U.S. on industries, supply chains, and consumers in Vietnam, with a focus on the interconnected solar panel industry and Canadian beef and pork. She is exploring field research opportunities in Ontario and Alberta.
- Kiran Jacob from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, plans to produce three in-depth stories exploring how Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy is building economic bridges with Asia with a focus on building sovereign artificial intelligence compatibilities, synergies in hydrogen and clean energy transitions, and how small and medium enterprises can better grow, scale, and access each other’s markets. He is exploring field research opportunities in Ontario and British Columbia.
- Yogi Tujuliarto from Jakarta, Indonesia, plans to create three feature television reports and a longform article exploring how Canada’s clean energy sector creates and supports green jobs, and to explore lessons, challenges, and innovations in hydro, wind, and solar initiatives in Canada that can inform Indonesia’s transition strategies as it seeks to reach net-zero by 2060. He is exploring field research opportunities in Ontario and British Columbia.
APF Canada looks forward to welcoming this year’s Indo-Pacific Media Fellows to Canada and supporting their important work as journalists connecting issues and ideas between the Indo-Pacific and Canada.
For more details on APF Canada’s Indo-Pacific Media Fellowship program, visit our program online.
