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...

Japan is a high-tech country, and e-commerce is on the rise. The island country has the second-largest e-commerce market in the Asia Pacific and the fourth-largest market in the world. For Canadian...

In May 1986, Indigenous Ainu master wood carver Toko Nupuri arrived in Vancouver on his way to Burnaby with his wife as part of a delegation from Kushiro, Hokkaido to celebrate the 20th anniversary...

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...

By the time Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wrapped up his three-day visit to Beijing on October 27, companies from both countries had signed agreements to co-operate on more than 50...

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...

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,...

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...

With the signing of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), the immediate reaction of trade experts was that this clears the way for the Trump administration to pursue its trade war with...

"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...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is hosting a brownbag presentation by this year's Marshall McLuhan Fellow, Jeff Canoy, a broadcast journalist with Philippines media and entertainment group ABS-...

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...

Save the Date: Join us Oct. 30 for our Media Fellows Alumni Appreciation and CEO Panel Night with co-hosts Weber Shandwick Vancouver and support from Cathay Pacific Canada. Meet our former and...

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...

HALIFAX, Canada – September 27, 2018 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the Economics and Technology Research Institute of China National Petroleum Corporation (ETRI of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...