IAR Asia Pacific Forum

The conference is approaching... We are happy to announce that the schedule for the 2015 IAR Asia Pacific Graduate Conference is ready. We got wonderful panels this year!

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Chindia: Leaving the BRICs Behind? | IAR Asia Pacfic Forum Written by: Clarrie Ng | IAR Asia Pacific Forum and the UBC Political Science Student Association collaborated this week and hosted a forum “Chindia: Leaving the BRICs Behind?”...

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Oil price drops to $50: What is the impact on Asian Economies? | IAR Asia Pacfic Forum The fluctuation of oil prices is always the talk of the town anywhere you go in the world. Most of our daily happenings rely directly and indirectly to oil. So when we hear news of oil plunging to $50, we wonder what impact it has across the world but more specifically the Asian Economies. IAR Asia…

INSIGHT: Oil prices have plummeted to the lowest levels in years and severely damaged economies of major oil exporting countries. Could this be a conspiracy between Western powers and Saudi Arabia to weaken their political rivals?

TRAILER: http://youtu.be/AkxcDjbRlOY

For the full story: Thursday, 8pm on Channel NewsAsia.

Capture the Lunar New Year Through the Lens of Your Camera!

The Institute of Asian Research invites everyone to submit entries for our inaugural Lunar New Year Photo Contest. The Lunar New Year is a holiday based on the cycles of the moon and is celebrated by countries across East and Southeast Asia.

The Institute seeks to find images that best answer the question:

What does the Lunar New Year look like to you?

The judges are looking for works that offer high artistic quality and creativity – be imaginative!

Prizes are available for the top submissions with the winning entry also having their photograph featured on the Institute of Asian Research’s website and in the C.K. Choi Building.

Deadline: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 5:00pm

To view the full contest rules and submission guidelines, please visit: http://www.iar.ubc.ca/LunarPhotoContest.aspx

Why the Pacific’s time has come FOUR centuries ago the Pacific Ocean was central to the global economy. Silver shipped from modern-day Mexico via Manila to China propped up the debased Chinese...

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IAR Asia Pacific Forum 2015: Charlie Hebdo and the Freedom of Speech in Asia Pacific | IAR Asia... Written by: Clarrie Ng | We kicked off the start of the year with a great round of discussion on Charlie Hebdo and the Freedom of Speech in Asia Pacific. The event was moderated by Dr. Julian...

Are you interested in presenting your Asia Pacific-related research at a conference?

Then submit your abstract until Dec 31 for the IAR Asia Pacific Graduate Conference at University of British Columbia, www.iar-asiapacificgraduateconference.weebly.com