Thousands cancel trips to Indonesia: Report
JAKARTA, Feb 2, 2020, Asia Times. The coronavirus outbreak is taking a massive toll on…
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.
S. Korea to ban entry from China’s Hubei province
SEOUL, Feb 2, 2020, The Korea Herald. South Korea on Sunday decided to bar entry…
[Analytics] How the coronavirus outbreak played out on China’s social media
Amid a vacuum in state action, netizens asked each other for help with the coronavirus…
Coronavirus contributes to 17.9 percent drop in Cambodia’s foreign tourist arrivals in January
PHNOM PENH, Feb 2, 2020, The Khmer Times. Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park attracted a…
Kiribati, FSM, Marshall Islands ban travellers from countries where the coronavirus has been confirmed
PALIKIR, Feb 2, 2020, RNZ. In the wake of the World Health Organization declaring the…
[Analytics] Forget Britain’s Huawei fumble, China’s helping Malaysia find its 5G spot
Nearly 30 years ago, Malaysia set its sights on achieving self-sufficiency and full industrialisation by…
Philippines reports first death outside China as Duterte orders travel ban on visitors from mainland, Hong Kong
MANILA, Feb 2, 2020, SCMP. The Philippines has reported the first coronavirus death outside China,…
China seeks to import medical face masks from Vietnam
HANOI, Feb 2, 2020, The Hanoi Times. In Vietnam, demand for medical face masks and…
Pattaya hotels suffer as Chinese stay home
PATTAYA, Feb 1, 2020, Bangkok Post. Hotel bookings in the resort city have plunged in…
Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific cut China flights
HANOI, Feb 1, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific will stop flights on…
China reports 11,791 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 259 deaths
BEIJING, Feb 1, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese health authorities announced Saturday that 11,791 confirmed cases of…
[Analytics] India’s changing and Australia’s paying no attention
With bilateral trade negotiations stalling and India choosing not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic…