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India’s sleeping economic tiger will take time to awaken

India’s sleeping economic tiger will take time to awaken

Free trade with India will open markets to Canadian companies, but they will be complex to navigate and slower to grow than China’s
Japan: Solar power shines

Japan: Solar power shines

The popularity of solar power is rising sharply in Japan in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which destroyed the Fukushima nuclear power plant
North Korea: Regime feels the sting of sanctions

North Korea: Regime feels the sting of sanctions

It seems that the national leader with the world’s worst haircut, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, may be feeling the pinch from international sanctions sparked by his nuclear weapons program.
Cambodia: Crocodile farmers eye Europe

Cambodia: Crocodile farmers eye Europe

Cambodia is a significant exporter of crocodile skins and meat, and that it plans to become a bigger player in this specialized market.
Burma: Foreign banks enter market

Burma: Foreign banks enter market

Burma’s banking sector is bracing for a shakeup as three foreign banks have opened branches in the commercial capital, Yangon ...
India: Jewelry ad stirs controversy

India: Jewelry ad stirs controversy

Top Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai has become embroiled in a racism uproar after she posed for an Indian jewelry advertisement.
Modi’s visit divides Vancouver Indo-Canadian community

Modi’s visit divides Vancouver Indo-Canadian community

Applause for the Indian prime minister’s positive effect on trade relations between India and Canada, protest over his human rights record
Indian PM’s visit promises to raise Surrey’s profile

Indian PM’s visit promises to raise Surrey’s profile

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a brief appearance at a temple before the end of the popular leader’s three-day Canadian visit
Canada off track when it comes to China: former ambassador

Canada off track when it comes to China: former ambassador

Canada needs to make smarter policy and diplomatic decisions in the future
Indian prime minister’s economic reforms face political hurdles

Indian prime minister’s economic reforms face political hurdles

Since the historic federal budget of 1991 presented by then-finance minister Manmohan Singh that launched India on a path of reform and market orientation, budget day in India has been high season for economic policy and has sent political ripples throughout South Asia and beyond.