April 22 2013
Director Gordon Houlden talks to Alberta Venture about China, its view of the world and what Albertans should know about doing business there.
April 05 2013
As rantings from North Korea become ever more belligerent and bizarre, there are signs that China, its only outside friend in the world, is beginning to distance itself, too.
Normally reluctant to voice any sign of despair whenever tensions deepen on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese are now talking about their “serious concern” over escalating developments there.
February 27 2013
The $15.1-billion (U.S.) takeover of Nexen Inc. by CNOOC Ltd. has yet to receive its final seal of approval. But Chinese firms are already telling the Canadian government they are nervous about the declining value of Alberta crude – concerns that stand to affect the flow of foreign dollars into the western energy sector.