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...

Recent public feuding between Canadian journalists and Chinese officials draws attention to coverage of China in the Canadian media. Here, our authors explore Canadian media coverage of China, and...

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...

While the CPTPP’s impact on trade in the already highly open Asia Pacific region will be modest, the deal provides a welcome reassurance of open markets at a time when trade wars are being waged....

VANCOUVER, B.C. – MAY 1, 2018 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce the release of the APF Canada Investment Monitor 2018: Report on Canadian Investment in the Asia Pacific,...

This week the world turned its attention to Panmunjom, a small village that shares a border with both North and South Korea, and the meeting spot for the first summit between the leaders of the two...

China is going to hold its first China International Import Expo in Shanghai from November 5-to-10, 2018. Hosted by China's Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, with...

Vancouver, BC – April 20, 2018 – Four Canadian university students have been selected to participate in the Noah Canada-Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada China Connect program. The China...