Vietnam trade surplus at $1.9B
HANOI, Jun 1, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $1.9 billion in…
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.
Beijing’s plans for South China Sea air defence identification zone cover Pratas, Paracel and Spratly islands: PLA source
HONG KONG, Jun 1, 2020, SCMP. Beijing has been making plans for an air defence…
Hong Kong’s govt unconcerned over US sanctions: Mainland media
BEIJING, Jun 1, 2020, China Daily. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government hit back…
US government is selling $1.8B worth of property in exclusive Hong Kong area
HONG KONG, May 31, 2020, Bloomberg. The US government is selling its property in one…
[Analytics] Chinese President turns focus back to Beijing following coronavirus
Chairman Xi has won COVID-19. Now China wants to win the world. Confidence is an…
US has more to lose than Hong Kong: Official
HONG KONG, May 31, 2020, RTHK. The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, said the US decision…
China’s tax, fee cuts total over 906B yuan in Jan-April
BEIJING, May 31, 2020, China Daily. China’s top tax watchdog said the country’s tax and…
Singapore-China ‘fast lane’ for essential travel between the two countries criticised
SINGAPORE, May 30, 2020, Bangkok Post. Some Singaporeans have reacted sharply to the government’s announcement…
[Analytics] South Korea is the pivot in the Huawei wars
South Korea has told Washington that restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei and other Chinese…
Economists fear for Hong Kong’s future as a financial and commercial hub
HONG KONG, May 30, 2020, SCMP. US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he…
[Analytics] Rising nationalism tests China’s uneasy partnerships in Central Asia
Relations between Central Asian powers and China are brittle at the best of times. While…
China-Europe freight train delivers first batch of Russia’s frozen poultry meat
CHONGQING, May 30, 2020, Xinhua. A batch of Russian frozen chicken sent by refrigerated containers…