[Analytics] What a tougher EU means for Asia
The European Union’s newly installed leadership promises a more assertive and commanding role in global…
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.
Russian FM suggests announce New START extension to avoid vacuum in arms control
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 11, 2019, TASS. Russia and the United States should announce the extension…
Nestlé identifies Indonesia as potential top three market in Asia
JAKARTA, Dec 11, 2019, The Jakarta Post. Indonesia has been identified as a potential top…
LRT opens with much excitement, just one minor glitch in Macao
MACAO, Dec 11, 2019, The Macau Post Daily. Residents, many of them senior citizens, were…
Shanghai leads Asia Pacific cities in cross-border investments
SHANGHAI, Dec 11, 2019, The Investor. Despite uncertainty caused by trade tensions, overseas investors continue…
Report on CPTPP shows Canada’s trade with others still impacted by China, US
OTTAWA, Dec 11, 2019, Business in Vancouver. The 11-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade…
[Dialogue] ‘More China-S. Korea coordination needed to break US- N. Korea deadlock’
Amid thawing China-South Korea relations, simmering Japan-South Korea tensions and a US-North Korea deadlock over…
84 per cent of Filipinos prefer economic ties with US over China: Polls
MANILA, Dec 10, 2019, PhilStar. Majority of Filipinos prefer having strong economic ties with the…
Sri Lanka accelerates Colombo Port City
COLOMBO, Dec 10, 2019, ANI. The Colombo Port City, spanning 269 hectares of reclaimed land…
[Analytics] ASEAN anchor to Asian trade policy strategy
As the global trade regime threatens to unravel under the Trump administration’s assault on the…
Thai chicken exporters have bright future
BANGKOK, Dec 10, 2019, NNT. Thai chicken exporters have expressed confidence in the government and…
Hong Kong set for ‘worst ever’ wave of layoffs, store closures
HONG KONG, Dec 10, 2019, Bloomberg. More than 5,600 retail jobs could be lost and…