President Xi’s Hopes for Safer Food
By Annex Asia Publishing Earlier this year, police from the southern province of Guangxi confiscated over 5,000 bottles of baijiu (the most popular hard liquor in China) from one of the local producers on the suspicion of containing Viagra. It is common practice in...
Bold Governmental Plans Recognize Quality as Crucial Competitive Factor
By Annex Asia Publishing The Made in China 2025 plan, introduced first by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in April 2015, aims to address some of the new challenges faced by Chinese economy and quoted by president Xi Jinping as the New Normal; the new reality where the the...
China’s Middle Class and the Internationalization of the RMB
By Reza Akhlaghi In March, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC), the country’s two legislative bodies, convened in Beijing. This year’s meeting focused on the economic reforms envisioned and pursued...
Geo-Map Takes Close Look at Canadian Businesses in Asia
By Reza Akhlaghi The Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto has launched an interactive a map that details the presence of Canadian businesses in Asia. The map, entitled CANASIA FOOTPRINT, displays nearly 1200 locations of Canadian companies and...