[Analytics] Hong Kong is a colony once more
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, stood in front of reporters yesterday for the most…
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 urges coronavirus testing capacity ramp-up in preparation for potential outbreaks
BEIJING, Jul 2, 2020, Reuters. China’s local governments and medical institutes should ramp up and…
India’s local politician to provide free face masks to all those people who delete banned Chinese apps
NEW DELHI, Jul 2, 2020, One India. A BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh has started…
Vietnam considers reopening of international flight routes
HANOI, Jul 2, 2020, Vietnam News. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport will consider the reopening of…
[Analytics] How coronavirus accelerates China’s political economic transformation
The economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic is often conceived of as a pivotal…
Over 370 protester arrested on suspicion of stabbing police in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Jul 2, 2020, AP. Hong Kong police arrested a man onboard a London-bound…
At least 50 die in jade mine landslide in Myanmar
HPAKANT, Jul 2, 2020, Al Jazeera. At least 50 people have died after a landslide…
China and India to move troops ‘in batches’ from disputed border
BEIJING, Jul 2, 2020, SCMP. China and India have agreed to disengage their frontline border…
20,000 of Hong Kong residents offered safe have visas in Australia
CANBERRA, Jul 2, 2020, News.com.au. Australia is preparing to offer safe haven visas to thousands…
LG Electronics and LG Chemicals, Panasonic, Denso and many others to relocate $37B factories from China to Central Java
BATANG, Jul 2, 2020, Jakarta Globe. Seven companies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the…
Japan to begin talks with Taiwan, Brunei on easing travel curbs
TOKYO, Jul 1, 2020, Kyodo. Japan could begin talks with Taiwan and Brunei as early…
India’s PM Modi quits Chinese social media platform Weibo
NEW DELHI, Jul 1, 2020, Financial Express. Prime Minister Narendra Modi deactivated his account on…