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...

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...

Mr. Stewart Patrick, Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) Program at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.,...

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...

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...

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...

Voters in Cambodia head to the polls on July 29, 2018 to elect the country’s National Assembly. Join the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada for a conversation with two Cambodia watchers who will share...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) has partnered with the Canadian International Council (CIC), Vancouver branch, to host a brownbag discussion with Dr. Stephen Nagy, Distinguished...

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...

As Canadians, we're proud of the regulatory processes that our government has in place; the system of checks-and-balances is well-established and respected. That said, it was discouraging this week...

Finland has a bold plan to short circuit the global network of maritime data cables that make up the circulatory system of the global economy. The idea is straightforward: build a cable north to the...

Join Trade, Investment and Innovation Program Manager Justin Elavathil as he explores the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), how it has evolved, and what that means for Canada in "Resurrecting the TPP...

I met Peter Vesterbacka at the We+ ‘Coworking Space’ in Helsinki, a place he affectionately dubbed the ‘Heart of Eurasia.’ We+, a Chinese company that operates startup incubators across the Finnish...

Welcome to a special episode of The Youth Element, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s podcast series about youth cultures in Canada and Asia. Join Justin Kwan and special guest host Erin...

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the 44th G7 summit in Quebec. | Courtesy Vietnam News Agency The following is an interview with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the...

The Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project (PCLP) is an initiative of the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley in partnership with the Royal BC Museum. The goal of the PCLP...

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...