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Cambodia: Authorities launch purge

Cambodia: Authorities launch purge

Local authorities in Cambodia have begun ejecting commune-level members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) from their jobs and destroying all visible signs of the country’s largest opposition party.
Asia-Pacific: Flights skyrocket

Asia-Pacific: Flights skyrocket

Asian governments have been warned they must set aside sovereignty concerns if they are to manage the region’s extraordinary increase in air traffic.
India: Air pollution chokes capital

India: Air pollution chokes capital

For most of November, the Indian capital New Delhi has been smothered in air pollution that has reached 10 times the level considered dangerous by the World Health Organization.
Pakistan: Power project cancelled

Pakistan: Power project cancelled

Even some of the Chinese government’s best friends in Asia are beginning to balk at Beijing’s demands for the construction of President Xi Jinping’s One Belt, One Road infrastructure network.
Culture is key to closer trade ties: Korean trade official

Culture is key to closer trade ties: Korean trade official

Movies a useful tool to boost country’s brand here: chief trade commissioner Jung Hyung-shik
B.C. to re-enter ‘Panda bond’ market

B.C. to re-enter ‘Panda bond’ market

The B.C. provincial government – among the first foreign governments to issue bonds directly into China’s domestic market using the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) in 2016 – will again dip into the “Panda bond” market.
B.C. companies urged to refocus on regional trade networks

B.C. companies urged to refocus on regional trade networks

Businesses need to look farther afield for opportunity as supply chains shrink and global goods trade slows, say trade officials and economists
‘China-first’ policies raise B.C. business concerns

‘China-first’ policies raise B.C. business concerns

National congress provides a glimpse into the blueprint for a new Asian economic landscape
Dealers eye new Asian art opportunities in B.C.

Dealers eye new Asian art opportunities in B.C.

Chinese auctioneer hopes to develop Vancouver as a market for potential new buyers
Metro Vancouver suburbs targeted for trade by developing Asian economies

Metro Vancouver suburbs targeted for trade by developing Asian economies

Indonesian officials co-host business events this month in Richmond, Surrey, as communities outside Vancouver flex growing business muscle