Wuhan suspends 11 makeshift hospitals as the number of coronavirus patients continued to drop
WUHAN, Mar 9, 2020, Xinhua. Two makeshift hospitals were suspended Sunday (Mar 8) in Wuhan,…
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.
Japan begins coronavirus travel restrictions for China, S. Korea
TOKYO, Mar 9, 2020, Kyodo. Japan implemented tougher border control measures on Monday for travelers…
After Buffett’s LNG exit, industry watchers wonder who’s left to invest in Canada
OTTAWA, Mar 8, 2020, Financial Post. A day after legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway…
Four dead, 38 people rescued from China’s collapsed coronavirus quarantine hotel
SHANGHAI, Mar 8, 2020, TASS. Rescuers recovered 38 people from the rubble of a collapsed…
[Analytics] Three-way fray spells toil and trouble in South China Sea
A new three-way dispute has broken into the open in the South China Sea, one…
[Analytics] ‘Huge crisis’: Coronavirus fears knock back Pacific tourism
On Saipan, the tourist area resembles a ghost town. Restaurants are being shuttered, shops reducing…
Global impact of coronavirus could range from $77B to $347B: Asian Development Bank
SINGAPORE, Mar 8, 2020, The Business Times. The economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak could…
Coronavirus ‘highly sensitive’ to high temperatures, but don’t bank on summer killing it off: Studies
BEIJING, Mar 8, 2020, SCMP. The virus that causes Covid-19 may have a temperature sweet…
40 per cent of Tehran population to contract coronavirus: Expert
TEHRAN, Mar 7, 2020, Anadolu. An Iranian infectious disease specialist expected as much as 40%…
US excludes Chinese face masks, medical gear from tariffs as coronavirus spreads
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 7, 2020, Reuters. The United States Trade Representative’s office in recent days…
China will not join so-called China-U.S.-Russia arms control negotiations: Spokesperson
BEIJING, Mar 7, 2020, Xinhua. China has no intention to take part in the so-called…
Japan to invalidate 2.8 million visas for Chinese amid virus fears
TOKYO, Mar 7, 2020, Kyodo. Japan will temporarily nullify 2.8 million visas held by Chinese…