China’s national legislature starts annual session
BEIJING, Mar 5, 2019, Xinhua. The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, opened…
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[Analytics] Tariff war cost US companies and consumers US$4.4 billion a month in 2018
Economists find those who were exposed to the duties overseas ‘paid none of the bill’…
China lowers growth target to 6-6.5%, the slowest pace in nearly three decades
BEIJING, Mar 5, 2019, The Straits Times. China will aim for a lower growth target…
[Analytics] China keeps lid on military spending for fourth year in a row
Defence budget’s annual increases have slowed to single digits since 2016 after cuts in personnel…
Kremlin hopes date of North Korean leader’s visit to Russia will be confirmed soon
MOSCOW, Mar 4, 2019, TASS. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov expects that the exact date of…
Daewoo starts assembling semi-knocked down buses in Myanmar from April
YANGON, Mar 4, 2019, Myanmar Times. Daewoo Bus Myanmar Company, a joint venture between Myanmar…
China to run driverless maglev trains at 200 kph in 2020
BEIJING, Mar 4, 2019, Xinhua. China will roll off a new generation of self-developed driverless…
Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP
TORONTO, Mar 4, 2019, AP. An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the…
North China province launches new flight to Moscow
SHIJIAZHUANG, Mar 4, 2019, Xinhua. North China’s Hebei Province on Sunday opened its first direct…
PM Moon names new envoys to China, Russia, Japan
SEOUL, Mar 4, 2019, The Korea Times. President Moon Jae-in plans to appoint former second…
Beijing slams Ottawa move in Meng case
BEIJING, Mar 3, 2019, China News Agency. Beijing expressed “strong dissatisfaction with” and “resolute opposition…
[Analytics] The battle between Uber and Lyft pits two Japanese billionaires against each other
Rakuten invested $300 million in Lyft in 2015, when the ride-hailing company was trying to…