China’s iconic trade expo Canton Fair postponed
GUANGZHOU, Mar 23, 2020, SCMP. The spring session of China’s largest trade expo, the Canton…
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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] How China brought the world to a standstill
It is a warning from history. How did a local, viral outbreak at a wet…
800,000 China’s coronavirus testing kits arrive in Jakarta
JAKARTA, Mar 23, 2020, Xinhua. A shipment of 800,000 COVID-19 testing kits supplied by China…
[Analytics] Why does Russia, population 146 million, have fewer coronavirus cases than Luxembourg?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week his country managed to stop the mass spread…
China’s coastal city donates 700,000 masks to Europe, Japan
FUZHOU, Mar 22, 2020, Xinhua. The city of Fuqing, eastern China’s Fujian Province, will ship…
[Analytics] Indonesia: To lock or not to lock
Following President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s announcement on March 2 of Indonesia’s first two positive cases…
About 20 novel coronavirus vaccines in development worldwide: WHO
GENEVA, Mar 21, 2020, TASS. About 20 vaccines against the novel coronavirus are currently being…
China’s imported coronavirus cases jump as students, expats flock home
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Mar 21, 2020, Reuters. China reported a record rise in imported coronavirus cases on…
[Analytics] Should AI help make life-or-death decisions in the coronavirus fight?
Chinese researchers say they have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can assist doctors to…
Three US states are locking down their residents, Colombia became the latest country in S. America to announce a lockdown
NEW YORK, Mar 21, 2020, AP. Three major American states are locking down their residents…
Chinese economy normalising but stark risks remain: IMF
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 21, 2020, Reuters. China’s economy is beginning to show some signs of…
China’s richest have lost billions of dollars as coronavirus weighs on stocks
HONG KONG, Mar 20, 2020, SCMP. China’s wealthiest entrepreneurs suffered tens of billions of dollars…