[Analytics] How China’s ‘great friendship’ with Micronesia leaving US with strategic headache in Pacific
As US financial support expires in 2023, Beijing could ‘loosen the screws’ on regional alliance…
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.
US stocks hit record closing highs after China-US phone talks
BEIJING, Dec 22, 2019, China Daily. US stocks hit record closing highs again on Friday…
China-Russia border port on Amur River sees record-high cross-border tourists
HARBIN, Dec 22, 2019, Xinhua. The port city of Heihe in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province…
[Analytics] 5G: The new space race for world’s superpowers
The quest to develop 5G capabilities is increasingly becoming this generation’s space race, sparking tensions…
Thailand extends anti-dumping duty on steel from three Asian suppliers
BANGKOK, Dec 22, 2019, VNA. The Thai Government has extended the anti-dumping duty on cold-reduced…
‘Malaysia needs to pepare for ageing population’: NGO
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22, 2019, New Straits Times. As Malaysia is expected to be an…
China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park developer raises 1.36B yuan in IPO
SINGAPORE, Dec 21, 2019, The Business Times. The joint-venture company that developed the China-Singapore Suzhou…
Moon to hold bilateral summit with Abe in China on Tuesday
SEOUL, Dec 21, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold one-on-one talks with…
Construction of Hanoi’s first metro line completed
HANOI, Dec 21, 2019, The Hanoi Times. Cat Linh – Ha Dong railway is the…
Xi wants more China, Brazil space cooperation
BEIJING, Dec 21, 2019, China Daily. President Xi Jinping called on China and Brazil to…
At least 80 Hong Kong teachers have been arrested over anti-government protests
HONG KONG, Dec 21, 2019, SCMP. About 80 teachers in Hong Kong have been arrested…
Support for the unification with China at new low in Taiwan: Survey
TAIPEI, Dec 20, 2019, Taiwan News. Support for the Kuomintang (KMT) party and unification with…