Trump, global political instability boost Xi Jinping’s bid to stay beyond 2022, says veteran China watcher
One Pacific News Editor December 6, 2016 0 COMMENTSWith Donald Trump’s shock election as US President and political instability spreading throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East, veteran China watcher Willy Wo-Lap Lam has doubled down on his prediction that Xi Jinping will extend his stay as China’s top political and military leader by another five years to 2027. And possibly longer. Xi […]
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Vancouver’s housing “conversation”: The missing voices
One Pacific News Editor November 12, 2016 0 COMMENTSBy Ng Weng Hoong, November 12 2016, Saturday Why were there no Chinese or Asian speakers and so few Asian delegates at what was touted as Vancouver’s first “global” summit on housing issues? The question seemed to surprise Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas, the city’s general manager for community services, who organised the “Re:Address” series of events with […]
READ MOREChina, US, Israel in Vancouver’s drive to become high-tech hub
One Pacific News Editor October 31, 2016 0 COMMENTSIt is easy to overlook Metro Vancouver’s growing attraction as a hub for technology development and investment amid the endless flow of negative headlines about the city’s housing challenges and British Columbia’s floundering liquefied natural gas (LNG) plans. But for those working to establish a Silicon Valley North in western Canada’s most vibrant region, 2016 […]
READ MOREThe Middle Kingdom and Middle Powers attempt to build a new centre
One Pacific News Editor September 27, 2016 0 COMMENTSBy Ng Weng Hoong, September 27, 2016 Canada and Australia: The Role of Good International Citizens …Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming”, 1919 It is 20 years since Gareth Evans stepped down as Australia’s most influential foreign minister, and one of […]
READ MORECampaigners celebrate plunge in Chinese buying of Vancouver real estate. What about the cost to the economy?
One Pacific News Editor September 23, 2016 0 COMMENTSSeptember 23, 2016 Success! Those seeking to reduce foreign, especially Chinese, buying of Vancouver’s real estate are celebrating the latest set of data showing their hard work is paying off. Foreigners bought only 60 properties to account for a mere 0.7% of all Metro Vancouver sales in August, down sharply from the historical norm of […]
READ MOREForty years on, Mao celebrated and condemned in Canada’s Richmond City
One Pacific News Editor September 9, 2016 0 COMMENTSLouis Huang holding sign protesting Mao celebration in Richmond, Sept 3. Photo by OnePacificNews “Protestors forced Melbourne and Sydney to cancel event” Canada’s Richmond City may have secured the dubious honour of being the only one outside China to host an event celebrating the life of Chinese leader Mao Zedong to mark the 40th anniversary […]
READ MOREVancouver’s shell-shocked housing sector casts shadow over BC’s economy
One Pacific News Editor August 4, 2016 0 COMMENTSMinister Wat confident economy will ride out shock of 15% tax on foreign buyers of Vancouver homes. Singapore, Hong Kong markets more volatile nearly four years after tax imposed. By Ng Weng Hoong A senior member of Premier Christy Clark’s cabinet has expressed confidence that British Columbia’s economy and real estate market will ride out […]
READ MORERichmond’s Asia transformation: The media’s diversity blind spot
One Pacific News Editor July 17, 2016 0 COMMENTSBy Ng Weng Hoong, July 17 2016, Sunday If Pierre Pelletier were a politician, he would have come under intense public scrutiny in the last 18 months that he has been in charge of a key surviving institution in British Columbia’s Richmond City. Instead, as publisher of the Richmond News, he has the role of […]
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