China courts freeze $157M of Evergrande assets over missed construction payments
HONG KONG, Feb 16, 2022, Reuters. A Chinese court has ordered the freezing of 640.4…
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.
China’s Xi says Hong Kong needs to stabilise and control Covid-19 surge
HONG KONG, Feb 16, 2022, Reuters. China’s President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong’s government…
China-born billionaire denies Australian election interference
SYDNEY, Feb 15, 2022, AFP. A Chinese-Australian billionaire on Tuesday (Feb 15) denied being the…
Australia urges China to denounce Russia over Ukraine
CANBERRA, Feb 15, 2022, AP. Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday urged China to denounce Russian…
Taiwan says Chinese plane flew close to remote island
TAIPEI, Feb 15, 2022, Reuters. A small Chinese civilian aircraft flew very close to a…
[Analytics] China’s tech giants push toward an $8T metaverse opportunity
Imagine this: the metaverse with Chinese characteristics. That’s how the virtual world that everyone’s talking…
China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics
BEIJING, Feb 13, 2022, Reuters. The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday…
China halts Lithuania beef, dairy and beer imports amid Taiwan row
BEIJING, Feb 11, 2022, BBC. China has stopped buying beef, dairy products and beer from…
China to build more eco-farms by 2025
BEIJING, Feb 10, 2022, Xinhua. China plans to build more ecological farms in the coming…
China warns against publishing false iron ore information amid price rally
BEIJING, Feb 9, 2022, Reuters. China’s state planner warned on Wednesday against fabricating iron ore…
Taiwan sees ‘enormous’ room for chip cooperation with EU
TAIPEI, Feb 9, 2022, Reuters. Taiwan’s government believes there is “enormous” room for cooperation with…
Russia and China show solidarity, but their interests are not all the same
BEIJING, Feb 8, 2022, CNBC. Russia and China may be closer than they’ve been in…