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 18:48:15 -0700 https://www.asiapacific.ca/themes/apf/images/APF-logo-mark-v1.svg https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/media-fellow-robert-williams-reports-politicalization Media Fellow Robert Williams documents Australia's failed rollout of an international student cap, and the harsh realities for students living in Sydney.... Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:57:04 +0000 Robert Williams: 2023-2024 APF Canada Media Fellow Dispatch 58374 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/podcast/kakehashi-conversations/kakehashi-conversations-discussion-olympic-champion-eleanor In this first episode of Kakehashi Conversations, Alexander Treasure sits down with three-time Olympic Foil Fencer champion Eleanor Harvey. ... Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:24:02 +0000 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Podcast 58357 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/vancouver-taiwanese-film-festival-2024-old-fox Synopsis: Directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Hsiao Ya-chuan, Old Fox invites viewers to reflect on life's difficult choices—between financial insecurity and wealth, and between caring for others or minding one’s own business. The story follows 11-year... Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:46:02 +0000 Tanya Dawar, Woojoo Hong Dispatch 58000 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/japanese-film-festival-2024-sumodo-successors-samurai Synopsis: Sumodo: The Successors of Samurai, filmmaker Eiji Sakata’s directorial debut, is a documentary that explores the enigmatic world of Japan’s national sport. It follows the rikishi (wrestlers) who choose sumo not simply as a profession, but... Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:29:24 +0000 Alexander Treasure, Siân Jones Dispatch 57998 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/roadmap-canadian-engagement-with-evolving-thailand Thailand's tumultuous politics and lack of substantive democracy have thrust it into the international spotlight with challenges for Canadian engagement.... Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:41:35 +0000 David Matijasevich: Instructor, Political Science, Capilano University Dispatch 57864 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/podcast/asia-pacific-conversations/asia-pacific-conversations-evolving-role-journalists 2023 Marshall McLuhan Fellow Jodesz Gavilan, an investigative reporter with Rappler, an independent news outlet in the Philippines, discusses the challenges for human rights journalists in her country. In her conversation with APF Canada's Senior... Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:56:37 +0000 Podcast 57606 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/results-pakistans-national-elections-catch-military Analysis: Pakistan elections, delayed amid political and economic unrest, failed to deliver the anticipated win for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.... Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:42:20 +0000 Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury, Suyesha Dutta Insight 57596 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/look-ahead-what-should-canada-be-watching-in-Asia-in-2024 10 things APF Canada's analysts will be watching closely in 2024 across the Asia Pacific as they impact Canada and Canadians. ... Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:39:50 +0000 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Dispatch 57562 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/temple-inauguration-raises-ruling-partys-stock-before-elections Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates new temple for the Hindu deity Lord Ram in the city of Ayodhya raising stock ahead of national elections.... Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:48:06 +0000 Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury, Suyesha Dutta Dispatch 57560 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/bhutans-new-government-will-face-challenges APF Canada analysis of the outcomes and implications of Bhutan's January 9 2024 national election returning former prime minister Tshering Tobgay to power.... Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:29:08 +0000 Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury, Suyesha Dutta, Deeplina Banerjee Insight 57518 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/2023-year-in-review-timeline ... Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:52:22 +0000 Read More 57455 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/india-state-elections-BJP-big-wins-2023 Five states to send 83 MPs to the 543-member lower house of the Indian parliament in an election that is a useful bellwether of the mood of the electorate.... Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:09:53 +0000 Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury: Program Manager, South Asia, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Dispatch 57453 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/vancouver-international-film-festival-monk-and-gun-review Bhutanese director-writer Pawo Choyning Dorji tells a story of change and transition in Bhutan through satirical commentary in The Monk and the Gun... Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:23:34 +0000 Saima Islam: Junior Research Scholar, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Dispatch 57408 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/bureaucratic-obstacles-delay-implementation-indias-landmark The Takeaway India’s passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill, intended to reserve one-third of national and state legislative seats for women candidates, has been hailed as a move forward for women’s representation throughout the country. However,... Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:11:39 +0000 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Insight 57390 at https://www.asiapacific.ca https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/vancouver-taiwanese-film-festival-2023-days-millennium Synopsis Days Before the Millennium (徘徊年代) follows the story of two Vietnamese women in Taiwan, before and after the millennium, whose stories of integration and search for a better life illustrate the complex ways people experience immigration.... Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:52:35 +0000 Suyesha Dutta, Momo Sakudo Dispatch 57354 at https://www.asiapacific.ca