Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen inaugurated
TAIPEI, May 20, 2020, Reuters. Taiwan wants dialogue with Beijing but cannot accept its proposal…
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 supports investigation of WHO and coronavirus pandemic
BEIJING, May 20, 2020, SCMP. Member states of the World Health Organisation, including China, backed…
US-China trade war is the last thing the world economy needs now
HONG KONG, May 20, 2020, CNN Business. Mutual blame over the coronavirus pandemic has reignited…
Australian beef exporters banned by China are repeat offenders, but New Zealand firms escape sanctions: Customs data
BEIJING, May 19, 2020, SCMP. The four Australian meat processing plants banned from exporting to…
Vietnam targets 55 per cent of population shopping online by 2025
HANOI, May 19, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City would make…
Cabinet endorses new political map that includes all territories that Nepal claims
KATHMANDU, May 19, 2020, The Kathmandu Post. The government has endorsed an updated political map…
Cambodia expects Chinese tourists to drive its tourism growth after coronavirus outbreak
PHNOM PENH, May 19, 2020, The Khmer Times. Cambodia is hoping that Chinese tourists will…
Trump threatens to keep WHO funding freeze in place after WH investigation
WASHINGTON D.C., May 19, 2020, Fox News. President Trump released a blistering letter late Monday…
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
BEIJING, May 19, 2020, India Today. Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes…
[Analytics] What will the Chinese Navy’s next frigate look like?
The United States Navy (USN) has recently awarded the contract for its future frigate project…
China’s Jilin province increases in confirmed coronavirus cases
JILIN, May 19, 2020, China Daily. Jilin city of Jilin province reported five new confirmed…
[Analytics] Can China be sued for COVID-19?
As the death toll and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic spread, the question about…