Bank of Japan, ECB and other central banks to discuss starting digital currencies
TOKYO, Feb 6, 2020, Kyodo. Six major central banks, including the Bank of Japan and…
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.
Hotel revenues take a hit as cancellation numbers grow in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb 6, 2020, The New Paper. Hotel occupancy here has been badly hit by…
Chinese military news agency discloses coronavirus was product of lab: Exiled Chinese businessman
TAIPEI, Feb 6, 2020, Taiwan News. As conspiracies about the origin of the Wuhan coronavirus…
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 565 as China confirms thousands of new cases
BEIGING, Feb 6, 2020, SCMP. Daily deaths caused by the new coronavirus have reached another…
China lowers US import tariffs
BEIJING, Feb 6, 2020, China Daily. China decided to lower the rates of additional tariffs…
India bars entry of Chinese nationals
NEW DELHI, Feb 5, 2020, The Asian Age. In a bid to prevent the spread…
Tokyo Olympic boss ‘extremely worried’ about deadly virus
TOKYO, Feb 5, 2020, AFP. The chief executive officer of the Tokyo Olympics admitted Wednesday…
S. Korean automakers struggle as Chinese parts makers extend suspension of operations
SEOUL, Feb 5, 2020, Hankyoreh. The spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted Chinese automobile…
Indonesia bans live animal imports from China
BOGOR, Feb 5, 2020, ANTARA. The Indonesian government has banned the import of live animals…
[Analytics] Russia gas exporters expand south, east and north
They are engineering marvels and potential cash cows for the Russian exchequer, but questions of…
State of the Union: US confronted China on trade but relations are the best ever, Donald Trump says
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 5, 2020, SCMP. United States President Donald Trump lauded the interim US-China…
Suspected infection rates show decline in new coronavirus numbers in China, death toll rise to 490
BEIJING, Feb 5, 2020, China Daily. The number of suspected infections of the novel coronavirus…