China, Japan, South Korea supply chains under threat from ‘second wave’ of disruptions
BEIJING, Feb 28, 2020, SCMP. China, Japan and South Korea are at risk of a…
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.
Seven major Asia-Pacific markets have tumbled into correction territory
BEIJING, Feb 28, 2020, SNBC. A surge in coronavirus cases outside China has sent stock…
Founder of media group Jimmy Lai taken away by Hong Kong police for investigation
HONG KONG, Feb 28, 2020, Xinhua. Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, instigator of the Hong Kong riots,…
[Analytics] Turbulence on the horizon in the South China Sea?
The South China Sea remains a focal concern within the international community, grabbing headlines and…
Passenger who had connecting flight in Moscow diagnosed with coronavirus: China’s Global Times
SHANGHAI, Feb 27, 2020, TASS. A man who flew from Iran to Shanghai with a…
How Australia is preparing for a possible domestic coronavirus outbreak
CANBERRA, Feb 27, 2020, 9News. Australian authorities are taking a “rings of containment” approach to…
Coronavirus response delay could have seen 100,000 cases, China expert says as mainland reports 433 new infections
BEIJING, Feb 27, 2020, SCMP. The number of daily coronavirus infections in South Korea could…
[Analytics] Has the internet helped China contain the coronavirus?
China is still facing the spread of the novel coronavirus (now known as COVID-19). On…
Taiwan suspends president’s inauguration planning as mainland cases fall with 406 new infections
BEIJING, Feb 26, 2020, SCMP. The spread of the coronavirus outbreak has widened with more…
US embassy raises ‘critical’ coronavirus concerns with Indonesia
JAKARTA, Feb 26, 2020, SMH. US diplomats have expressed concerns to top Indonesian government officials…
[Analytics] Virus crisis a killer for global oil prices
The Covid-19 health emergency that started in China and is now fast spreading worldwide is…
Coronavirus boosts fortunes of e-learning providers, while Hong Kong’s private tutoring industry struggles
HONG KONG, Feb 26, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus epidemic is proving to be a mixed…