Wuhan coronavirus seen to cut tourism revenues in Asia, including the Philippines: Expert
MANILA, Jan 26, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. The influx of Chinese tourists to the…
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.
Singapore and Malaysia both report fourth confirmed coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE, Jan 25, 2020, AFP, SCMP. Singapore and Malaysia both reported their fourth confirmed cases…
[Analytics] Pandemic fear dampens Chinese New Year cheer
Fears of a global pandemic are rising as authorities in China struggle to contain the…
Home matches of Chinese hockey teams relocated to Russia due to coronavirus outbreak
MOSCOW, Jan 25, 2020, TASS. Home matches of the Chinese ice hockey clubs playing in…
Huawei inks accord with Cambodia’s ministry for 5G technology
PHNOM PENH, Jan 25, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Huawei Technologies (Cambodia) Co Ltd on…
Three cases in NSW and one in Victoria as Wuhan’s coronavirus reaches Australia
MELBOURNE, Jan 25, 2020, The Guardian. A man in his 50s in Melbourne has become…
China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide
BEIJING, Jan 25, 2020, CNBC. China said 41 people have now died from a new…
Major Russian travel companies suspend sales of tours to China
MOSCOW, Jan 25, 2020, TASS. Russia’s biggest travel companies suspended sales of tours to China…
Beijing, Shanghai urge people from outbreak areas to stay at home for 14 days as toll in China hits 26
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2020, Bloomberg, AFP, NY Times, Reuters. Beijing city government has urged residents…
Reports of Wuhan virus detected at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville are fake news: Ministry of Health
PHNOM PENH, Jan 24, 2020, The Khmer Times. Secretary of State at Health Ministry Or…
[Analytics] ASEAN’s RCEP and sustainability challenges and achievements
As the end of 2019 drew near, Thailand hosted two ASEAN summits under the theme…
[Analytics] The Myanmar-China pact is a setback for India
The state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Myanmar on January 17-18, the first…