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Indonesia Pays a Price for Tardy Response to COVID-19
Indonesia is one of the hardest hit countries in Asia by COVID-19. After … 9,511 by April 28, with 773 deaths. The capital of Jakarta and its suburbs – housing around 30 million people – is at … testing rate in the world, conducting only 62,000 tests for its 260 million citizens (British Columbia, with 5.1 …
APF Canada Vice-President Christine Nakamura Receives Prestigious Award for Leadership in International Trade
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce … year’s recipient of the JoAnna Townsend Excellence Award for Leadership in International Trade . The award was … an outstanding woman in Ontario who, through her business and personal networks, creates opportunities to actively …
Free Round-trip Tickets for Students Travelling to Hong Kong in 2018
Please note that this program is currently fully subscribed and no longer accepting applications for 2018. Are you a Canadian post-secondary student … an exchange, study-abroad or internship in Hong Kong for the May or September 2018 term? If so, you are eligible to …
What is China’s New Foreign Investment Law, and What Does It Mean for Canada and the Global Economy?
15, 2019, China passed its new Foreign Investment Law at the dual ‘Two Sessions’ meeting of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s chief … 16 : Guarantees foreign capital enterprises’ right to bid for public procurement projects. Article 17 : Foreign …
The Secret to Taiwan’s Successful COVID Response
that a novel coronavirus outbreak had emerged in Wuhan at the end of January, the Johns Hopkins University forecasted … that Taiwan would fare badly due to its proximity and dense business and travel ties to China. Months later, as … of writing. Pundits and health experts have lauded Taiwan for its early and effective epidemic response. Measures such …
15 Years After Independence, Whatever Happened to East Timor?
On May 20, 2017, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (the country’s official name, using the Portuguese words for East Timor) celebrated the 15th anniversary of the … of the headlines since the violent end of Indonesian rule and the country’s emergence as the 21st century’s first new …
Taiwan’s Ruling Party Suffers Defeat in Local Elections
The Takeaway Taiwan held its “nine-in-one” local elections on November 26, with citizens voting for regional officials from mayor to village chief. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) won 13 out of the 21 mayor and county magistrate seats, while the incumbent Democratic …
Market-Targeting Initiative: Israel’s Smart Money Program
With the objective of learning from the rich experiences and lessons that other countries have gained from small- and … from 57 companies, of which 39 applications were approved for 31 companies, with total funding of some C$3.83M (an …
Places, Parties, and Politicians: A Primer on South Korea’s 2022 Presidential Election
This Dispatch is the first in a five-part series by our South Korea Election … Watch , a team of young analysts tracking key developments and issues in South Korea’s March 9 presidential election. … and how the ‘China factor’ has become more complex for them than for their parents and grandparents. The March …
Japan, the Indo-Pacific and Lessons for North America: Economic Security, Interdependence, and Supply Chain Resilience
As Canada and the United States develop new Indo-Pacific and economic … Japan now has a cabinet minister specifically responsible for economic security as Japan addresses the economic fallout …
