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Wollongong, Australia

Asian Century workshop at Wollongong University

The University of Wollongong is holding a workshop on "Development Issues in the Asian Century" on 6-7 November 2013. Registration details are in the Reference section below. Read more...
Vancouver

Asia-Pacific comes to Canada

We currently live in a 3-speed world. And the fast speed part, the Asia-Pacific, is coming to Vancouver this week for the PECC annual meeting.

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20080415_2014 Chomtong Elders Festival,

Asia in 2014

In the year 2014, too many Asian countries will experience regional tensions, domestic political frictions and relative economic weakness. Read more...
The US-China Debate

America and China: Asia's great powers

With President Obama's recent "pivot" towards the Asia-Pacific, the US has returned to a more familiar military posture -- that of facing off against another superpower, in this case China. Read more...
Alliance of Civilizations' Asian Initiative

Alliance of Civilizations' Asian Initiative

The UN Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative launched to address mutual distrust between the Islamic world and the West, is elaborating an impressive new program in Asia. Read more...
Satellite View of Oil Sands Development, Alberta

Alberta's pivot to Asia

Changing dynamics in the US, Alberta's main market, are foisting the landlocked Candian province into the Asian Century. Read more...
No vision for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

No vision for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

There is still no vision yet in sight for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games argues Sven Saaler from Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
Japan/US Alliance

Japan/US Alliance

Despite some undeniable challenges, US and Japanese relations are actually quite strong, argues Australia's Bree Wellington, who recently studied at Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
JAPAN MYANMAR DIPLOMACY

Japan's and Myanmar's strategic partnership

Emanuele Schibotto writes of the impressive strategic partnership unfolding between Japan and Myanmar. Read more...
Day 3: FIH Mens' Junior World Cup 2009

Japan -- Australia's best friend!

"As far as I'm concerned, Japan is Australia's best friend in Asia and we want to keep it a very strong friendship," Australia's Tony Abbott told Japan's Shinzo Abe. Read more...
modern japanese

Italy and Japan -- opposites attract!

Italy and Japan could (and should) learn a lot from each other, argues Santo Tripodi, an "Italo-Australian" student at Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
Japan's Nationalists

Conflict in the East and South China Seas

This article, I originally wrote some time ago, is worth a read in light the Chinese/Japanese conflicts in the East China Sea Read more...
Sophia University

Comparing Australia and Japan

On her first visit to Japan, to study at Tokyo's Sophia University, Australia's Bree Wellington has shared with us her comparison of Australian and Japanese ideology, politics and economics. Read more...
The Power to Protect...

Clinton to China, "STOP IT"

"China and Japan are sliding towards war", wrote the Economist magazine on 19 January. Read more...
Challenges in Asia and the World: Democracy, Nationalism and Secularism

Challenges in Asia and the World: Democracy, Nationalism and Secularism

We are honored that Ambassador Kazuo Kodama, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN, has shared with us his recent speech to the Japan America Society of Southern California. Read more...
Lee Hsien-Loong - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012

Singapore wants US to stay in Asia

In a fascinating interview, Singapore Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong said "We think that it is good that the US presence remains in the region, including the security presence". Read more...
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Jim Rogers on Asia, Singapore and life

"Jim Rogers makes my head hurt", said Nobel Prize winning economist, Paul Krugman. Mine too. But his heretical thoughts in "Street Smarts" make for great reading. Read more...
A Mosaic of Masks!

African growth with Asian characteristics

African governments are now turning instead to Asia as a partner in development, writes Amit Jain. Read more...
Governor Neil Abercrombie this morning at the US-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum & Signing Ceremony in Los Angeles, CA.

What Americans Should Know about the US-China Commercial Relationship

Ken Davies has shared with us his assessment of the US-China Business Council's 2013 report on China and the U.S. Economy. Read more...
US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue Protest

US-China Strategic Distrust

US Senate confirmation hearings for President Obama's foreign policy and security team will focus on Middle East issues, not on the "main game" of China, unfortunately. Read more...