Bangladeshi apparel, footwear exporters see 77 per cent decline in revenue
DHAKA, Jun 3, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. Bangladeshi export oriented apparel and footwear manufacturers have seen…
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 denounces US visa restrictions on Chinese students
BEIJING, Jun 3, 2020, Xinhua. The U.S. visa restriction on Chinese students and researchers severely…
China plans space mission in July to place rover on Mars’ surface
BEIJING, Jun 3, 2020, China Daily. China plans to launch a Long March 5 carrier…
More than half the US firms in Hong Kong are ‘very concerned’ about the new security law: Survey
HONG KONG, Jun 3, 2020, CNBC. More than 80% of the U.S. companies in Hong…
Following national security law, 37 per cent of Hongkongers consider emigration: Poll
TAIPEI, Jun 3, 2020, Taiwan News. Following China’s passage of a national security law for…
[Analytics] Why China, like Japan, needn’t worry about paying all that debt back
With China’s total debt hitting 317 per cent of GDP, it looks destined to join…
Over 9.8 million people tested during Wuhan’s city-wide coronavirus testing
WUHAN, Jun 2, 2020, CGTN. Results of Wuhan’s city-wide COVID-19 nucleic testing that started on…
Pork prices rise sharply in the Southeast Asia due to African swine fever
PHNOM PENH, Jun 2, 2020, The Nation. The price of live pigs and pork has…
China to build high-quality free port in Hainan: Xi
SANYA, Jun 2, 2020, CHina Daily. President Xi Jinping underlined the importance of high quality…
China may be using weak soybean demand and adequate supply as an opportunity to halt US imports
BEIJING, Jun 2, 2020, CNBC. News that Beijing has ordered state firms to halt purchases…
Ties with China never been more important: Australian state premier
SYDNEY, Jun 1, 2020, Xinhua. Premier of Australian State of Victoria Daniel Andrews maintained his…
[Analytics] The end of Hong Kong autonomy
After a year of protests and upheavals, Beijing is poised to put an end to…