Immigration trend in reverse: Asia down, Europe up
Share Is the current government really receptive to new immigrants in the way they present to us? New stats obtained by Ming Pao shows an emerging, peculiar trend of immigrant landings since the Tories took office in 2006. First of all, for at least the last 25 years, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has been very transparent in publishing immigration stats. Detailed breakdowns on numbers – such as source countries, destinations, types of... [Read More...]
BC – Asia trade stats
Share BC Stats release – With the rapid economic growth of countries such as China and India, Asia has become a focal point for exporters looking to expand their marketplace. For British Columbia, Asia has long been an important destination for the province’s commodity exports, with the share of BC’s total goods exports rising above 25% in the 1970s and remaining there since. In 1989, the share of BC’s exports shipped to Asia... [Read More...]
Indian soaps go mainstream on China TV
Share During my May trip to Xian, China has impressed me on a lot of daily small things. One of them was a TV soap opera. It’s a Indian TV soap aired on the mainstream CCTV. Why special? Coz it was dubbed in Mandarin with Chinese subtitles. And, it was aired during prime time. I found this an extremely effective way to learn about the essence of another culture. In Hong Kong, we have long used to watch Cantonese-dubbed foreign soaps, such as... [Read More...]
India to overtake US, Japan by 2050
Share It’d be interesting to see if the West would react with an “India Threat” theory. ————– Economic Times – Emerging economies, including India, will overtake the developed countries in economic growth by 2050. With the popularity of India and China as investment destination is rising while the attractiveness Europe and North America is slipping, says a study. “The seven new global powers... [Read More...]
