100 Chinese arrested in illegal testing lab in the Philippines
MANILA, Jun 6, 2020, PhilStar. At least 100 Chinese were arrested during a raid on…
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.
[Analytics] Redefining the global ‘new normal’ after Covid-19
Pundits are comparing the COVID-19 pandemic to the ‘Spanish Flu’ of 1918 to tease out…
Indonesia urged to impose tighter rules for Chinese fishing vessel recruitment after seamen’s deaths
JAKARTA, Jun 6, 2020, SCMP. The deaths of four Indonesians after working on Chinese fishing…
Construction starts for railway west of Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Jun 6, 2020, China Daily. The construction of the Shanghai section of the Husuhu…
Ahead of talks with China over Ladakh standoff, India signals a realistic approach
NEW DELHI, Jun 5, 2020, Hindustan Times. Indian military officials will walk into a meeting…
US ‘will not want to break the phase one deal’ with China: Morgan Stanley economist
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 5, CNBC. The U.S. will not likely want to “break” its so-called…
[Analytics] India forges alliances amid Chinese aggression
The ‘Joint Declaration on a Shared Vision for Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Between the…
Flood-prone Chinese province tests QR code-based safety checks
BEIJING, JUn 5, 2020, SCMP. A few years ago, Facebook introduced Safety Check, a feature…
US and China must find a way to work together: Singapore’s PM Lee
SINGAPORE, Jun 5, 2020, ST. As tensions rise between the United States and China, both…
More Taiwanese interested in local trips after pandemic: Survey
TAIPEI, Jun 4, 2020, CNA. A total of 78 percent of Taiwanese surveyed in a…
China ‘needs to win over Europe’: Observers
BEIJING, Jun 4, 2020, SCMP. As the United States puts pressure on its allies to…
[Analytics] Hong Kong and US: A tale of two protest movements
Last summer when peaceful protest in Hong Kong morphed into violence and protesters turned into…