Vietnam faces potential state budget loss of $1.82B on coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 18, 2020, The Hanoi Times. In case the epidemic persists for around four…
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.
Automakers in China gradually reopen after virus shutdown
BEIJING, Feb 18, 2020, AP. Automakers are reopening factories in China that were idled by…
Quarantine ruling: Russia sends woman back after she escapes
MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2020, AP. A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman who escaped…
[Analytics] Trump’s trade deal poses new dangers to Southeast Asia
After two years of alternating between tense escalation and fleeting periods of calm, the United…
Russia’s Aeroflot to cut flights to China by the end of March
MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2020, TASS. Aeroflot will reduce the number of flights to China in…
Malaysia to choose 5G partners based on own security standards: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18, 2020, Reuters. Malaysia’s own security standards will dictate which companies take…
China seeks to fast-track ban on trade in wild animals amid coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING, Feb 18, 2020, SCMP. The Chinese government is expected to fast-track a ban on…
Under Singapore’s new Stay-Home Notice, all returning from China not allowed to leave home for 14 days
SINGAPORE, Feb 18, 2020, The Straits Times. A new Stay-Home Notice will be introduced for…
[Analytics] Slowed by the coronavirus, China Inc. struggles to reopen
Airbus is slowly restarting its assembly line in China. General Motors began limited production on…
[Analytics] Education 4.0: Is Indonesia ready?
In the endeavour to build the future of any nation, higher education contributes significantly by…
Cambodia, China closer to free trade agreement signing deal
PHNOM PENH, Feb 17, 2020, Bangkok Post. Cambodia and China say they are now planning…
[Analytics] China epidemic exposes flaws in ‘Toilet Revolution’
A “Toilet Revolution” was launched in China five years ago. The aim was to eliminate…