[Dialogue] ‘Unlike EBA, the coronavirus could have serious impact on the Cambodia’s economy’
Last week, the European Commission recommended the selective withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything-but-arms (EBA) trade status…
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.
Virus spooked 350,000 passengers this year in the Philippines: Airport
MANILA, Feb 20, 2020, The Manila Times. The Philippines has lost about 350,000 passengers this…
[Analytics] West fails to see greater BRI vitality after epidemic
Is the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) under threat because of the ongoing novel…
Japan PM Abe urges people with cold-like symptoms to avoid work, school
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday advised people across the…
Hong Kong reports second coronavirus fatality
HONG KONG, Feb 19, 2020, AFP. An elderly Hong Kong man who contracted the new…
[Analytics] Can US export controls on chips stop Huawei?
The world’s semiconductor industry is struggling to understand reports from Washington that the Trump Administration…
Malaysian workers ‘most dissatisfied’ with pay in Asia: Survey
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19, 2020, Malay Mail. Malaysian employees are the least satisfied with their…
[Analytics] Ramifications of Australia’s China travel ban
The novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly through China and remains a global threat to health….
Hong Kong, Macau travel ban lifted in the Philippines
MANILA, Feb 19, 2020, PhilStar. Filipino workers were allowed to return to their jobs in…
Trump wants to make doing business with China ‘easy’
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 19, 2020, China Daily. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday openly vilified…
China coronavirus death toll exceeds 2,000 but recoveries on the rise
BEIJING, Feb 19, 2020, SCMP. China’s health authorities reported 1,749 new cases of coronavirus and…
[Dialogue] ‘Connection between Go and decision-making in business is a non-linear one’
The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC), which will be held in the city of Vladivostok…