Hong Kong is pushing a controversial national anthem bill just as protests are kicking off again
HONG KONG, May 13, 2020, CNN. After five months of being at the forefront of…
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.
Chinese delivery Dada Group may raise $100M from US IPO
BEIJING, May 13, 2020, China Daily. Dada Group, a Shanghai-headquartered on-demand delivery and retail company,…
China fires its latest underwater nuclear missile JL-3 into spotlight with science prize
BEIJING, May 12, 2020, SCMP. Researchers involved in the development of China’s most advanced submarine-launched…
[Analytics] The illusion of a middle power moment
To be a middle power requires a modest disbelief in power. These states take their…
Wuhan to test whole city of 11 million after new cases emerge
WUHAN, May 12, 2020, Bloomberg. Wuhan, where the global coronavirus epidemic first started, has ordered…
Chinese universities cancel entrance exams for foreign students
TAIPEI, May 12, 2020, Taiwan News. Universities in China have started canceling entrance exams for…
[Analytics] Some countries in Asia are experiencing a resurgence in coronavirus cases
Public health experts — including those at the World Health Organization — have warned countries…
China issues second list of tariff exemptions for some US products from May 19
BEIJING, May 12, 2020, China Daily, SCMP. The Customs Tariff Commission of China’s State Council…
[Analytics] Australia’s diplomatic Covid-19 self-isolation
Australia’s domestic response to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis has brought plaudits at home…
China faces historic test as pandemic stokes fears of looming unemployment crisis
BEIJING, May 11, 2020, SCMP. Years of social progress in China are at risk of…
[Analytics] China’s export data show increasing regional integration
China’s March export value rose 8.5% year on year, diverging widely from analyst forecasts which…
Thai govt to launch coronavirus contact-tracing app
BANGKOK, May 11, 2020, The Nation. The government will soon launch a Covid-19 contact-tracing app…