https://www.asiapacific.ca/ en Canada's Catalyst for Engagement with Asia, Asia's Bridge to Canada ©2025 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:48:10 -0700 https://www.asiapacific.ca/themes/apf/images/APF-logo-mark-v1.svg https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/streamlined-g7-statements-signal-canadas-priorities-us Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hosted her G7 counterparts last week for a three-day meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec.... Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:23:47 +0000 Asia Watch 58499 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/doge-targets-radio-free-asia-hit-us-soft-power Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-funded news outlet, will be hollowed out following a probe by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.... Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:26:58 +0000 Asia Watch 58500 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/china-japan-south-korea-fms-meet-tokyo-trilateral-summit Foreign ministers from China, Japan, and South Korea convened in Tokyo last week for a day of meetings revolving around trade, foreign policy, and more.... Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:02:53 +0000 Asia Watch 58515 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/engineering-marvel-could-allow-beijing-paralyze Beijing has developed a device capable of “severing the world’s most fortified underwater communication lines,” according to The South China Morning Post.... Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:06:59 +0000 Asia Watch 58516 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/trumps-hydra-headed-tariffs-set-sting-asia-canada President Trump unveiled his global barrage of tariffs yesterday, the most disruptive effort yet to “overhaul” the U.S.’s trading relationships.... Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:07:55 +0000 Asia Watch 58527 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/already-reeling-civil-war-myanmar-contends-calamitous Last Friday's earthquake in Myanmar has killed at least 2,700 people, turned buildings to rubble, and reshaped the civil war that has raged since 2021.... Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:22:43 +0000 Asia Watch 58528 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/chaos-confusion-reign-trumps-trade-war-hits-asia Asian markets felt the heat (and relief) of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff plans and an uncertain outlook for global growth. ... Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:33:31 +0000 Asia Watch 58552 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/chinese-owned-port-features-australian-election-campaign The both Australian leader have pledged to reclaim a “strategic” Chinese-owned port in Australia’s Northern Territory in the first leader's debate.... Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:37:03 +0000 Asia Watch 58553 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/xi-tours-southeast-asia-reeling-allies-and-rankling-trump Chinese President Xi Jinping toured Southeast Asia, marketing China as a dependable partner and inking an armful of technology agreements. ... Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:24:44 +0000 Asia Watch 58569 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/nato-chief-visits-tokyo NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Japan for a two-day trip last week, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru. ... Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:38:40 +0000 Asia Watch 58570 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/japan-resists-us-trade-demands-opposition-tariffs-mounts Japan's top tariff negotiator, Akazawa Ryosei, is on the front lines of a high-stakes tariff negotiation with U.S. President Donald Trump. ... Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:43:36 +0000 Asia Watch 58580 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/vance-woos-modi-us-india-trade-deal-takes-shape U.S. Vice President JD Vance commended India’s “laser-like focus on the future,” and called Indians “a people who will not be held back."... Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:49:11 +0000 Asia Watch 58581 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/india-china-likely-top-carneys-list-asia-priorities Mark Carney’s Liberal Party secured a minority mandate in Canada’s federal election on Monday May 28th, 2025. ... Thu, 01 May 2025 12:11:00 +0000 Asia Watch 58594 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/india-pakistan-relations-crater A terrorist attack that killed 26 people in Kashmir on April 22 has ignited a dangerous set of reprisals between India and Pakistan.... Thu, 01 May 2025 12:16:11 +0000 Asia Watch 58595 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/asia-watch/labor-triumphs-australian-election-coalition-collapses Anthony Albanese and his centre-left Labor Party stormed to a majority win in Australia’s federal election on Saturday in the Trump 2.0 era.... Fri, 09 May 2025 09:09:39 +0000 Asia Watch 58612 at https://www.asiapacific.ca