Countries move to shield companies from foreign acquisition, especially by China
HONG KONG, May 5, 2020, SCMP. Countries around the world are erecting barriers to fend…
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.
No open New Zealand’s borders for ‘a long time’, trans-Tasman free travel zone between Australia and NZ is possible
WELLINGTON, May 5, 2020, BBC, NZ Herald. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the…
World leaders pledge more than $8B for coronavirus vaccine fight
LONDON, May 5, 2020, BBC. More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop…
[Post-Covid World] Shopping after the pandemic: To buy safer than now
“Post-Covid World” is about inconspicuous changes that model the face of the future. These grains…
Vietnam’s exports surge 4.7 per cent in four months
HANOI, May 4, 2020, VNA. Vietnam’s export value saw a year-on-year increase of 4.7 percent…
US govt report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C, May 4, 2020, CNN. The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the…
[Analytics] How bad is pandemic’s impact on Asian developing economies?
In its April World Economic Outlook the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a baseline case…
Covid-19 pandemic slams Asia’s factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows
SYDNEY, May 4, 2020, Reuters. Asia’s factory activity was ravaged in April, business surveys showed…
Trump says he will kill phase one trade deal if China $200B spending promise falls short
WASHINGTON D.C., May 4, 2020, SCMP. US President Donald Trump has threatened to terminate the…
[Analytics] Getting the Pacific Deterrence Initiative right
America’s “Pacific Pivot,” promised by three administrations, has at last found consensus in popular and…
Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by early next year: Chinese medical expert
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, Bernama. A vaccine for Covid-19 is expected to be ready…
EU ratchets up pressure on China with call to cooperate with inquiry
BRUSSELS, May 2, 2020, SCMP. The European Union has urged China to cooperate with an…