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Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (R) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet for talks at the Presidential Place in Hanoi on November 8, 2017. | Photo: Thống Nhất/Vietnam News...

The School of Economics (SOE) at Fudan Universtiy (Fudan U) and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) will co-host a luncheon forum with a keynote speech by Professor Jun Zhang, Dean of...

Over the next four weeks, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada will be releasing a four-part blog series on the development of the Arctic dimension of China's Belt and Road Initiative: 'The Polar...

It should come as reassuring news to the international community that China appears genuinely committed to addressing climate change and promoting clean-tech innovation. China’s 13th five-year plan...

On April 30, the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece, Global Times, released a damning op-ed, titled “Canada must adopt holistic China policy.” It managed to denigrate all immigrant Canadians by...

In the start-up community, the biblical-sounding term ‘Valley of Death’ refers to the precarious intermediate stage between Research and Development (R&D) and product commercialization. This gap...

The global market for clean technology is now estimated to be around US$1 trillion and is expected to surpass US$2.5 trillion by 2020. For Canada, a country with an economy largely reliant on...

During Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Beijing in December 2017, the Canadian media once again drew fire for their coverage of China. The Communist Party-run Global Times lashed out at...

After trashing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during his election campaign, and following through on his election promise to withdraw the United States from the pact right after taking office,...

China’s growing economic and political influence continues to dominate the news, and Canada has certainly been paying attention. Now it’s time to move past the “China-is-rising” narrative and start...

The looming trade war between the United States and China – potential tariffs have so far only been announced – may never happen, but it is the type of brinkmanship that neither country needs, nor...

As China surges forward as the world’s second largest economy, it comes as little surprise that it is the world’s largest solid waste generator, surpassing the U.S. in 2004. The World Bank predicts...

China faces a daunting challenge: it houses 20 per cent of the world’s population while only having seven per cent of the world’s water resources. In addition, only 67.7 per cent of China’s surface...

Reeling from the 'airpocalypse' of deadly air pollution that attracted global media attention and sparked public outrage beginning in 2013, Beijing has made international headlines once again, but...

China has made commitments to environmental protection and pollution control, to create cities with "a blue sky, clear water, green land and a beautiful environment." Not only did China declare "...

  VANCOUVER, BC – May 4, 2018 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce its three Media Fellowship recipients for 2018-19. Each year, the APF Canada Media...

A roundtable discussion with Australia’s new High Commissioner to Canada, Natasha Smith, as she discusses Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper on a stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. The...

A roundtable discussion on global best practices for renewable energy, how Canada can benefit from emergent opportunities in the Asia Pacific, and how Canada can adopt and benefit from technological...

On March 8, 2018, Canada signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with 10 other parties: Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand...