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New Series: "China in Global Perspective: The Energy-Sustainability Nexus"

The Institute, in cooperation with CarbonTalks, the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, and the Liu Institute for Global Issues is pleased to announce three presentations on the theme of "China in Global Perspective: The Energy-Sustainability Nexus".  The series will address several issues related to energy, resource utilization, environment, climate change in China, all with a policy focus.  These matters now have special salience at the beginning of an intense national debate in Canada on energy exports to Asia, pipelines to the West Coast, tankers, and the ingredients of a comprehensive bilateral relationship with China. More details

Official Launch of the ASEAN-Canada Research Partnership

The ASEAN-Canada Research Partnership was officially  launched on the 20th January 2012 at the ASEAN Secretariat office in Jakarta.  Funded by the International Development Research Centre and anchored at the IAR’s  Centre for Southeast Asian Research and  the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, the three-year program is designed to foster a stronger relationship between Canada and ASEAN by building research capacity, collaboration and policy dialogue between and among Canada and ASEAN country institutions.  Rick Barichello will be co-directing the program and Paul Evans will serve on the central program committee. More details

MAAPPS-Jackson School Conference 2012

The Master of Arts - Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAAPPS) Graduate Student Association at UBC and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington will be holding their first joint annual graduate student conference that invites graduate students to UBC to present papers from all disciplines on topics aiming to increase our understanding of Asian politics, humanities, and histories from April 21-22, 2012More details


Jukupedia Shadowing Education
supplementary education/tutoring in Japan


High Peaks Pure Earth
translations of blogs from Tibet and People's Republic of China

 

Asia Pacific Memo

Government Policy in East Asia’s Digital Economy (Video Interview with Dr. Ken Coates) (Part 2/2)

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Upcoming Events
Monday, Feb 27, 2012
Professor Claude Comtois, Visiting Chevalier Professor in Transportation and Development in China
Seminar - Institute of Asian Research

Thursday, Mar 01, 2012
New perspectives on China’s Energy Security
Seminar

Saturday, Mar 03, 2012
South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN) 2012
Conference

Monday, Mar 12, 2012
Bearing Witness: Documenting China's Rise
Seminar - Institute of Asian Research and Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012
Lineage Culture and the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Seminar - Centre for Chinese Research

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012
Workshop: “Reconstruction after Japan’s Triple Disaster”
Workshop - Centre for Japanese Research

Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012
“Atoms for Peace”: Hiroshima and Japan’s Hidden Nuclear Agenda
Seminar - Centre for Japanese Research

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