Australia, UK, Canada rebuke China over Hong Kong intervention
CANBERRA, May 23, 2020, SMH. Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom have issued a joint…
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] Asian century began in May 2020
Economic historians may date the start of the Asian century to May 2020, when most…
China blocking India’s patrol across Line of Actual Control
NEW DELHI, May 22, 2020, The Asian Age. India on Thursday accused China’s People’s Liberation…
China boosts defense budget by 6.6 per cent, lowest in over 30 years
BEIJING, May 22, 2020, China Daily. China’s annual defense budget for the fiscal year of…
Hong Kong stocks drop 5 per cent as Beijing pushes security law
HONG KONG, May 22, 2020, Reuters. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell more than 5…
Extradition ruling that could free Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou will be issued by Canadian judge next week
HONG KONG, May 21, 2020, SCMP. A crucial ruling in the extradition case against Huawei…
China changes iron ore import rules in escalation of trade war over Covid-19 inquiry call
CANBERRA, May 21, 2020, News.com.au. Trade tensions between Australia and China have escalated again after…
Chinese Beidou navigation system has been used in more than half the world’s countries
BEIJING, May 21, 2020, China Daily. China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been used in…
[Analytics] Technology, e-health and telehealth key to combatting coronavirus
A pandemic overwhelms health and medical capabilities, potentially causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and…
US Senate passes bill that could delist Chinese companies
HONG KONG, May 21, 2020, The Standard. The US Senate approved sweeping new legislation Wednesday…
Pompeo calls China virus response ‘paltry’ compared to $9 trillion damage done
WASHINGTON D.C., May 20, 2020, Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim…
Not all workers will be required to test for the coronavirus: Philippine govt
MANILA, May 20, 2020, PhilStar. The government will not be requiring companies to test all…