[Analytics] How to build agile, resilient supply chains against global disruptions
Despite its severity, the COVID-19 pandemic is but one of many shocks that lead to…
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 workers in Vietnam cry foul after being fired by Taiwanese firm making shoes for Nike, Adidas
TAIPEI, May 10, 2020, SCMP. A group of 150 Chinese workers believe the world’s largest…
[Analytics] PPE chic takes off at Asia’s trend-setter airlines
Couturier Puey Quiñones is on the cutting edge of what he terms “fashion for calamity”,…
[Analytics] End wildlife trade in Laos to prevent future pandemics
The severity of the Covid-19 outbreak calls for greater attention of governments around the world…
Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla starts operating cargo flights
DHAKA, May 10, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. US-Bangla Airlines has started operating cargo flights in a…
China reports first coronavirus case in Wuhan since Apr 3
BEIJING, May 10, 2020, The Economic Times. China’s National Health Commission reported 14 new confirmed…
Cambodia’s cross-border trade with Thailand estimated at just $1.5M for first quarter
PHNOM PENH, May 10, 2020, Bangkok Post. Cambodia’s cross border trade with Thailand fell to…
[Analytics] Australia must get better at picking its fights with China
Everyone loves a David and Goliath story. That is why we have all been cheering…
Chinese Sinovac Biotech that previously developed a vaccine against SARS in talks to test coronavirus vaccine globally
BEIJING, May 10, 2020, Bloomberg. The drugmaker behind one of China’s most promising coronavirus vaccine…
Chinese city near North Korea partly closed as coronavirus cases rise
BEIJING, May 10, 2020, Bloomberg, Reuters. Shulan, a Chinese city in the north-eastern province of…
[Analytics] Allies despair as Trump abandons America’s leadership role at a time of global crisis
The United States has scaled back its role on the world stage, taken actions that…
China offers to help North Korea fight pandemic
BEIJING/PYONGYANG, May 9, 2020, BBC. China’s president has expressed concern about the threat of the…