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SFU Beedie senior resident fellow Yuen Pau Woo appointed to the Canadian Senate

Nov 10, 2016

British Columbia’s newest independent senator is Yuen Pau Woo, a senior resident fellow at the Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies at SFU.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment this fall. Woo has more than 25 years of experience in strategy and policy for business, government and not-for-profit organizations. He is widely recognized as a leading thinker on Asian economic issues and Canada-Asia relations, and is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond […]

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HQ Vancouver: A Hub for Global Business Services

Nov 30, 2015

Vancouver is currently punching far below its weight in terms of the number of number of globally recognized businesses with head offices in the city. However, rather than viewing this as a negative, this in fact represents a massive opportunity for the city.

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Yuen Pau Woo appointed Senior Resident Fellow for Beedie’s Jack Austin Centre

Oct 24, 2014

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has announced the appointment of Yuen Pau Woo as Senior Resident Fellow for the Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies.

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Jack Austin Centre hosts Asian Development Bank

Oct 15, 2014

The established world standard for indicating extreme poverty – currently measured as income or expenditure of $1.25 a day per person – does not fully capture the extent of Asian poverty levels, and should be adjusted to include additional factors.

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Vancouver Sun: Secrets to building business in China

May 13, 2014

Huge potential for B.C. companies that are willing to invest the time and adapt to culture differences.

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