China, US militaries in crunch talks to avoid conflicts in Taiwan and South China Sea
HONG KONG, Aug 7, 2020, SCMP. China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe and his US counterpart…
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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.
Palau takes a step to safely re-open borders
NGERULMUD, Aug 7, 2020, RNZ. Palau is to open up its borders to travellers but…
Trade between China and Russia down 4.3 per cent
BEIJING, Aug 7, 2020, TASS. The volume of trade between China and Russia decreased from…
Trump issues orders banning TikTok and WeChat from operating in 45 days if they are not sold by Chinese parent companies
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 7, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders that…
Chinese companies dominate bidding for Myanmar’s billion-dollar solar tender
NAY PYI TAW, Aug 7, 2020, Frontier Myanmar. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will…
[Analytics] Is China winning the AI race?
COVID-19 has become a severe stress test for countries around the world. From supply-chain management…
China’s foreign trade volume rises 6.5 per cent in July
BEIJING, Aug 7, 2020, China Daily. China’s foreign trade volume surged 6.5 percent to 2.93…
India’s Congress attacks govt for removing Chinese intrusion report from website
NEW DELHI, Aug 6, 2020, India Today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government…
[Analytics] China’s migrant workers facing end of an era
After spending more than half her life working in factories in Guangdong, Rao Dequn’s 25…
[Analytics] How South Korea built a system to beat Covid-19
The importance of a reliable and widely accessible health-care system is never more apparent than…
India’s PM Modi fires a Ram arrow at China
NEW DELHI, Aug 6, 2020, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached…
Novel tick-borne bunyavirus re-emerges in China, kills seven
TAIPEI, Aug 6, 2020, Taiwan News. A highly pathogenic, tick-borne novel bunyavirus has reportedly re-emerged…