Chinese tourists skip Hong Kong for Singapore as city misses out on golden week bonanza
SINGAPORE, Oct 3, 2019, SCMP. For months, Ye Rongchang and his wife had been planning…
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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.
Diplomatic switches from Taipei to Beijing continues in Pacific
TARAWA, Oct 3, 2019, Hawai’i Public Radio. Last month, two Pacific island nations switched diplomatic…
[Analytics] Hong Kong protests rain on China’s big parade
As China commemorated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic in Beijing,…
18-year-old Hong Kong student shot in the left shoulder amid protest
HONG KONG, Oct 2, 2019, Reuters, AFP. A Hong Kong police officer shot a protester…
China debuts most advanced ICBM DF-41 at parade
BEIJING, Oct 2, 2019, Global Times. China’s most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the DF-41,…
Taiwan bridge collapses into bay, sending divers searching for victims
TAIPEI, Oct 2, 2019, AP. A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan…
[Analytics] As China celebrates, HK an island and people apart
With celebrations underway to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic…
China’s 70th National Day: No force can stop country’s progress, says Xi Jinping
BEIJING, Oct 1, 2019, The Straits Times. China has kicked off its largest display of…
Chinese vice president meets Thai Princess Sirindhorn
BEIJING, Oct 1, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan met with Thai Princess Maha…
S. Korea’s exports down for 10th month on trade rows, chips
SEOUL, Oct 1, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea’s exports sank 11.7 percent in September from a…
UN Human Rights Council vote on Rohingya: Bangladesh’s diplomatic failure exposed yet again
DHAKA, Sep 30, 2019, Dhaka Tribune. The September 26 vote on a resolution titled “Situation…
Battered and bruised, Hong Kong cleans up for China’s Oct 1 National Day
HONG KONG, Sep 30, 2019, Reuters. Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday…