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11 Mar 2014
/ On the agenda

Successful return to Japan by Cirque du Soleil

Japanese audiences have once again shown their fascination with Cirque du Soleil, which presented the Japanese premiere of its show OVO last month in Tokyo.
11 Mar 2014
/ On the agenda

Québec-India cooperation in the mining sector

The first meeting of the Québec-India joint working group on cooperation in the mineral resources industry was held in Toronto on March 5 during the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.
7 Mar 2014
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Québec strengthens its relations with Missouri

On March 3 and 4, 2014, Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon, Governor of Missouri, conducted a successful first mission in Québec. During the visit, Élaine Zakaïb, Minister for Industrial Policy and the Banque de développement économique du Québec, and Mike Downing, Director of the Department of Economic Development, signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen economic and scientific relations between Québec and Missouri.
6 Mar 2014
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Québec-Maharashtra cooperation: Call for projects

The Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur (MRIFCE) has issued a third call for projects aimed at continuing the cooperation launched in 2009 with the Indian state of Maharashtra.
5 Mar 2014
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10 years of UQAM in China

The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) are celebrating 10 years of partnership.
5 Mar 2014
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France follows Québec’s lead in improving health in the workplace

The preventive approach developed in Québec over the past several years by the Healthy Enterprises Group (Groupe entreprises en santé) will soon be implemented in France. The goal of the approach is to mobilize and equip work environments to ensure health, well-being and productivity.
4 Mar 2014
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New York charmed by Québec fashion

Representatives of 28 Québec fashion industry businesses had a chance to show off their creations during the Moda Manhattan trade fair in New York, held from February 23 to 25. The trade mission was organized by the Québec government office in New York (DGQNY), in collaboration with the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and World Trade Centre Montreal.
28 Feb 2014
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France and Québec partner up in entrepreneurship

At the instigation of the Fondation de l’entrepreneurship and the Québec Government Office in Paris, 13 Québec entrepreneurs under 35 years of age travelled to France from February 17 to 21 for an entrepreneurial assistance project known as operation mentorés.
28 Feb 2014
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Québec-based Kinova honoured in Germany

On February 25, Kinova, a Québec-based company, received the prestigious Innovation 2014 Award from the German Paraplegia Foundation for its robotic arm known as JACO.
26 Feb 2014
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Québec supports the International Festival of Films on Art

Minister Jean-François Lisée and Maka Kotto, Minister of Culture and Communications, announce that $202,000 in financial support will be given to the 32nd International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), which will be held from March 20 to 30 in Montreal.