[Analytics] Russian innovations as they were seemed
A priori any international forum is not only hours-long conversations, meetings and presentations, but also…
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.
Myanmar needs strong governmental role in taking on China’s BRI projects
SINGAPORE, Oct 30, 2019, BT. Myanmar would need to take a strong governmental role is…
China likely to boycott International Air Safety Summit in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Oct 30, 2019, Taiwan News. Representatives of China, Hong Kong and Macau are likely…
Chinese firm invests in Nuevo León to build natural gas-powered buses
MEXICO CITY, Oct 30, 2019, Mexico News Daily. A Chinese bus manufacturer will invest 6.23…
[Analytics] The India advantage: why China’s tech workforce can’t gain traction in Silicon Valley
Chinese companies and executives are facing resistance in the US as distrust of Beijing’s objectives…
[Analytics] ‘Alarm bells’: rising seas to erase more cities by 2050
Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to…
Malaysia wants wealthy Hong Kong, mainland China investors to absorb US$8.9B residential property market oversupply
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30, 2019, SCMP. Malaysia is seeking to avert a housing market crisis…
Moscow metro adds support for China UnionPay open loop cards
MOSCOW, Oct 30, 2019, NFCW. Travellers in Russia’s capital can now use China UnionPay’s Quickpass…
More than 800 people from 45 countries, including the head of UN-Habitat, to participate World Cities Day in Russia
The main event of the annually World Cities Day will be hosted by the City…
[Analytics] Guangzhou testing small passenger drones
The modes of transportation in Guangzhou, the largest urban center in southern China, are multi-layered….
[Analytics] Ill ease of doing business rising across Asia
Asian governments appear increasingly reluctant to implement the kind of pro-business reforms that could help…
Japanese firm to build cashew processing plant in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Oct 28, 2019, The Khmer Times. Top Planning Japan Co., Ltd last week…