Canada and China announced on Thursday the start of exploratory talks towards a free trade agreement and an extradition treaty, even as China’s premier was forced to defend his country’s human rights record and its use of capital punishment. By Levon … Continued
A Montreal non-profit has planned several projects to highlight the arrival of 60,000 Vietnamese refugees in Canada in the 1970s and to thank those who welcomed them and helped them settle in. Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people fled after … Continued
Festival Accès Asie, is the longest continuous celebration of Asian culture in Canada. Toronto began to celebrate first, but then stopped for a period of time. Now Toronto and Vancouver have major festivals in May, as well as several other … Continued
Chinese immigrants and China-based investors in Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia are looking further than investing in houses and luxury condominiums, expanding to investments in hotels, wineries and mineral water, according to a report by Reuters News Agency … Continued
Vietnam’s relationship with Canada has been damaged by a new law commemorating the arrival of refugees after the fall of Saigon, said a Vietnamese diplomat to the Globe and Mailnewspaper. The law sets April 30 as Journey to Freedom Day to mark the … Continued
https://www.rcinet.ca/patrimoine-asiatique-en/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2014/05/Dolores-Chew-2014-05-26.mp3 Monday’s (May 26) swearing in of Narendra Modi as the new Prime Minister of India, not only raises questions about the future in India, but also in Canada, both in the Indian diaspora, and in the larger Canadian mainstream … Continued
https://www.rcinet.ca/patrimoine-asiatique-en/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2014/05/Naveen-Girn-2014-05-27.mp3 On Friday morning (May 23) Naveen Girn started his day at Vancouver harbour, and tried to imagine what it was like for 376 passengers 100 years earlier on May 23, 1914 who arrived at the harbour, and then were … Continued
On this occasion we meet a woman who as a very young child escaped with her parents from the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong. Making their way to Canada, the young girl eventually grew up to become one of the … Continued