Canada extends ban on most foreign travellers to July 31
OTTAWA, Jul 1, 2020, ECNS. Canada has extended the current ban on international travellers until…
Canada
Canada is an economy of 36 million people. It is also one of the 12 founding members of APEC. When it co-founded the forum in 1989, Canada had a real GDP of USD 1 trillion and a per capita GDP of USD 37,000. In 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 1.8 trillion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 50,231.
[Analytics] Tough talking at the EU–China summit
On 22 June, the first summit took place between the new EU leadership team, headed…
Japan conveys objection to Trump’s plan to add S. Korea to G-7
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 28, 2020, Kyodo. Japan has conveyed to the United States its objection…
[Analytics] Restrictions leave US travelers high and dry
In downtown Buffalo, New York, crossing the border into Ontario, Canada, used to be as…
Pro-China Taneti Maamau wins presidential re-election in Kiribati
TARAWA, Jun 23, 2020, The Guardian. Taneti Maamau was re-elected on Monday to a second…
Trump says he will announce foreign workers visa restrictions June 21 or June 22
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 21, 2020, Reuters. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would announce…
Canadians Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor formally charged by China for alleged espionage
OTTAWA, Jun 19, 2020, Global News. Chinese prosecutors have formally laid charges against Michael Kovrig…
[Analytics] Will Hong Kong be Tiananmen 2.0?
Hong Kong is on a knife’s edge. Yanghee Lee specially for The ASEAN Post. Once…
[Analytics] How the contact tracing app for Covid-19 works
In pandemics past, public health officials have utilized contact tracing in order to track the…
Hong Kong’s rich are preparing for a worst-case scenario
HONG KONG, JUn 14, 2020, Bloomberg. One Hong Kong businessman moved US$10 million to Singapore…
Following EU more countries around the globe announced borders opening in July
LONDON, Jun 13, 2020, CNBC. Many of the world’s greatest travel destinations are reopening to…
[Analytics] More than half of Canadians aren’t ready to return in restaurants
Physical distancing markers, personal protective equipment (PPE) and more booths paint a new picture of…