Spread of new China virus ‘possible’: WHO
GENEVA, Jan 15, 2020, Reuters. There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of a new…
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.
[Analytics] ‘Gong xi fa cai’ from President Jokowi to President Xi Jinping
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo can easily ease the tension between Indonesia and China over the two…
China, Pakistan share identical vision in the recent US-Iran crisis: Pakistani sinologist
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15, 2020, Renmin Ribao. China and Pakistan share an identical stance on the…
[Special Coverage] Meowing robot server, flying taxi and other CES 2020 innovations that become the everyday
Driving Sony car; Flying on Hyundai to avoid traffic; washing and buying clothes with your…
First unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant went into test operation in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jan 14, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. The first unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired…
[Analytics] China aims to break US high-tech stranglehold
Tech-tock… tech-tock. The countdown has started for the Ministry of Science and Technology to compile…
Korea’s second-largest carmaker vows to transform into EV maker, mobility solutions provider
SEOUL, Jan 14, 2020, The Korea Herald. Kia Motors on Tuesday unveiled its strategy to…
Expanding inter-Korean projects could help ease int’l sanctions: Moon
SEOUL, Jan 14, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in stressed the need Tuesday to expand inter-Korean…
China’s dollar-denominated exports and imports beat expectations in December
BEIJING, Jan 14, 2020, CNBC. China’s dollar-denominated exports and imports were both higher in December,…
[Analytics] Difficult times for China’s political elite
In Zhongnanhai, the Beijing compound where China’s Communist Party leaders reside and conduct business, 2019…
[Analytics] Thick red line: India and Pakistan may have no peace in 2020, just the seeds of hope
Four events in 2019 portend profound changes in the future of India and Pakistan, neighboring…
[Analytics] Mideast war risks drawing in China and Russia, too
Beijing and Moscow have stood by Iran in the face of Washington’s belligerence. Now they…