Asia Pacific

With a recent research poll from the University of British Columbia (UBC) showing less than one-third of Canadians have a favourable view of China, observers say that chill in public opinion is now spilling over into academia in the form of increasin

Despite the deep-freeze in Canada-China relations due to last December’s arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou, fears that Chinese consumers may turn on Canadian brands appear to have been largely a false alarm.

The current ongoing unrest in Hong Kong has already caused at least one Canadian company to change its decision to set up operations in the Chinese Special Administration Region, and other Canadian businesses may be wise - even given B.C.

Many firms wary of deeper involvement, but those that have committed are in for long haul

Doug Donaldson met with Chinese state-owned businesses in Shanghai and business giant in Japan

Pascal Lamy urges Canada to help counter digital dominance by U.S., China and EU

Views vary on immigration as a solution to the country’s skilled labour shortage

But Kenjiro Monji says the two need to develop a relationship that is deeper than trade

Canadians are aware of the country’s skilled-labour shortage and are generally supportive of using talent from Asia to fill the gap, according to an Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada report released today.

A minority government in Ottawa will likely increase concerns over doing business in a country where red tape and wait times for project approvals already generate considerable investor uncertainty.