[Dialogue] ‘Go game must be included in a corporate learning for Russian top managers’
Pan Pacific Agency continues a series of publications about ancient oriental game Go on the…
China
The People’s Republic of China is an economy of 1.3 billion people. When it joined APEC in 1991, it had a real GDP of USD 906 billion and a per capita GDP of USD 788. Today it is the second-largest economy in the world. By 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 9.5 trillion, while its per capita GDP increased nine-fold to USD 6,800.
Taiwan lets mainland Chinese students return to island for university
TAIPEI, Aug 26, 2020, SCMP. Taiwan is allowing tertiary students from mainland China to return…
China keen to work with ‘US states, local councils, businesses’: Xi Jinping
BEIJING, Aug 25, 2020, SCMP. President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed a commitment to cooperate with…
Strengthening B2B ties with China is Pakistan’s foremost priority: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25, 2020, Xinhua. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that strengthening the business-to-business…
[Analytics] The Eurasian Century has already begun
In 1997, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote: “Eurasia is the axial supercontinent … It is imperative that…
China promises to prioritize Mekong nations for Covid-19 vaccine
HANOI, Aug 25, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam and other Mekong countries will receive priority once…
Russia achieves certain success in helping China set up its missile attack warning system
KUBINKA, Aug 25, 2020, TASS. Russia has started work on some elements of the Chinese…
VNG sues TikTok over alleged copyright infringement in Vietnam
HANOI, Aug 25, 2020, Reuters. TikTok is finding itself entangled in yet another controversy as…
Australia kills sale of a dairy business to China as trade tensions rise
HONG KONG, Aug 25, 2020, CNN Business. China Mengniu Dairy has called off its plan…
US, China agree to ensure ‘success’ in partial trade deal: USTR
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 25, 2020, Kyodo. Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators affirmed progress in…
Military flights over West Philippine Sea will continue despite China statement: Philippine govt
MANILA, Aug 24, 2020, PhilStar. The military’s movements in the West Philippine Sea are in…
[Analytics] Taiwan and the United States — much thunder, little rain
Since April, the administration of US President Donald Trump has been ratcheting up its rhetoric…