Partial lockdown eyed as part of tougher measures to contain Covid-19 in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Jul 20, 2020, ST. Civil servants in Hong Kong returned to working from…
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.
PM Modi’s fabricated strongman image has become India’s biggest weakness: Opposition politician
NEW DELHI, Jul 20, 2020, Hindustan Times. Reiterating that China has still occupied India’s territory,…
A US travel ban would bar China’s top billionaire entrepreneurs from America
HONG KONG, Jul 19, 2020, CNN Business. The Trump administration is reportedly considering a ban…
[Analytics] Inside China’s plans to claim ocean dominance
Inch by inch. Step by step. China is stealing the South China Sea. Jamie Seidel…
[Analytics] Covid-19 crisis stirs military politics in Indonesia
Buffed Indonesian Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa, whose military career didn’t seem to…
Burger King restaurants probed for safety issues in China’s Nanchang
NANCHANG, Jul 19, 2020, China Daily. Six Burger King restaurants in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, had…
US has ‘lost its mind, morals and credibility’, China’s foreign minister tells Russian counterpart
BEIJING, Jul 19, 2020, SCMP. China’s foreign minister told his Russian counterpart on Friday that…
Select Asian flight routes may resume this August: Vietnam’s ministry
HANOI, Jul 19, 2020, VN Express. The Transport Ministry has proposed that commercial routes between…
Britain might like to follow Trump’s lead on China
LONDON, Jul 19, 2020, CNN. When the UK announced its U-turn on allowing the Chinese…
No mandatory quarantine for Chinese vessels, seafarers in Bangladesh in waters: Official
DHAKA, Jul 19, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese seafarers and vessels have been exempted from a mandatory…
More than 500 unmovable relics damaged in floods in China
BEIJING, Jul 19, 2020, Xinhua. More than 500 unmovable cultural relics have suffered damage due…
[Analytics] Why Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are investing billions in India
Since the start of 2020, the biggest names in US tech have invested around $17…