Kazakhstan health ministry rejects Chinese claim of ‘unknown, deadlier pneumonia’
NUR-SULTAN, JUl 10, 2020, SCMP. Kazakhstan’s health ministry has dismissed a Chinese embassy warning that…
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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.
Chinese nickel company promises to hire 5,000 locals amid backlash in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jul 10, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Chinese-backed mining company PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry…
WHO experts to visit China as part of Covid-19 investigation
BEIJING, Jul 10, 2020, AP. Two World Health Organization experts will spend the next two…
China refutes US accusations over South China Sea military exercises
BEIJING, Jul 10, 2020, Xinhua. A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday refuted the accusations made…
[Analytics] Two elephants are fighting
The recent clash between India and China in Ladakh highlighted that these two Asian giants…
Lao PM visits farms, industries to boost local suppliers, production
VIENTIANE, Jul 10, 2020, Vientiane Times. The Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Thursday visited an…
‘I don’t know what the end goal is’ in trade war with China: US negotiator Robert Lighthizer
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 10, 2020, SCMP. America’s top trade negotiator says he doesn’t know what…
China’s consumer price index up 2.5 per cent in June
BEIJING, JUl 10, 2020, China Daily. China’s consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation,…
[Analytics] China-India border dispute may force South Asian neighbours to pick a side
Smaller countries in South Asia have sought to avoid being dragged into the hostility between…
Russia developing 17 potential Covid-19 vaccines
MOSCOW, Jul 9, 2020, TASS. Russia is currently developing 17 potential vaccines against COVID-19, a…
[Analytics] Territorial nationalism a dead end for Modi
The Indian press reported that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fell back 1.5 kilometers…
Top Chinese diplomats give conciliatory signals while demanding respect from the US
BEIJING, Jul 9, 2020, CNBC. China’s top two foreign ministers kept to a conciliatory tone…