[Analytics] The key to China’s decarbonisation efforts
The world is now battling a major energy crisis. Gas and oil price spikes are…
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] How coal-hungry Asia can stoke its transition to green energy
Whether the world even comes close to a net zero future will depend largely on…
China issues draft legislation on data transfers, guidelines on Internet platforms
BEIJING, Oct 29, 2021, ST. China’s top cyber-security authority is seeking public comments on the…
[Analytics] Beijing’s coal addiction is key to climate summit
China is a country of epic contradictions. It is home to the world’s largest solar…
Laos makes Southeast Asia’s largest ever drug bust
PHNOM PENH, Oct 28, 2021, Yahoo! News. The UN crime agency says it has recorded…
Japan PM vows to boost Japan-ASEAN ties amid China’s assertiveness
TOKYO, Oct 27, 2021, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday vowed to strengthen…
China power curbs are challenge for steel mills
BEIJING, Oct 25, 2021, Reuters. Production costs at Chinese steel mill have increased, especially at…
Strong quake shakes Taiwan, no damage reported
TAIPEI, Oct 24, 2021, Reuters. Buildings shook in Taipei on Sunday as an earthquake of…
North Korea raps Biden’s pledge to defend Taiwan if China attacks
BEIJING, Oct 23, 2021, Kyodo. North Korea on Saturday lambasted U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent…
China hounds Taiwan with ‘greyzone’ war plane incursions
TAIPEI, Oct 22, 2021, AFP. Chinese fighter jets crowding Taiwan’s radar screens are Beijing’s latest…
Biden says US has ‘commitment’ to defend Taiwan from Chinese attack
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 22, 2021, Politico. President Joe Biden on Thursday didn’t hesitate when asked…
China-Laos railway kicks off dynamic testing
BEIJING, Oct 21, 2021, Xinhua. The first dynamic testing train departed from the Vientiane Station…