Chinese troops leave Galwan, Hot Springs is next
NEW DELHI, Jul 8, 2020, The Asian Age. The Indian and Chinese armies continued their…
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 ‘happy’ to join nuclear talks if US cuts arsenal to matching level
BEIJING, Jul 8, 2020, Reuters. A senior Chinese diplomat has challenged the US to cut…
Hyundai, SK chiefs discuss next-gen lithium-metal EV battery
SEOUL, Jul 7, 2020, The Korea Herald. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun…
Bubonic plague triggered health alert in China
TAIPEI, Jul 7, 2020, WP. Chinese public health authorities are stepping up precautions to prevent…
Russia cracks down on marmot hunting after bubonic plague alert
MOSCOW, Jul 7, 2020, Reuters. Russia said on Monday it had stepped up patrols to…
Vietnam’s rice exports up nearly 18 per cent in the first half of 2020
HANOI, Jul 7, 2020, VNA. Vietnam earned 1.71 billion USD from exporting nearly 3.5 million…
US-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher
BEIJING, Jul 7, 2020, Xinhua. U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Monday, with eight…
TikTok to exit Hong Kong market ‘within days’
HONG KONG, Jul 7, 2020, BBC. TikTok has said it will quit the Hong Kong…
China for border talks with Bhutan, India wary
NEW DELHI, Jul 7, 2020, TNS. To India’s discomfiture, China is signalling its desire to…
With a historic low of foreign visitors, Singapore re-orientates to domestic travel
SINGAPORE, Jul 7, 2020, Bloomberg. In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the…
About 50 investment proposals from Chinese companies are reviewing by the Indian govt as new FDI rules came into force in April
NEW DELHI, Jul 6, 2020, The Economic Times. The Indian government is reviewing around 50…
[Analytics] Myanmar ponders what to do with its out-of-work elephants
As the Myanmar government moves to rein in deforestation, thousands of captive elephants trained to…