US stocks drops after White House considers delisting Chinese companies
NEW YORK, Sep 28, 2019, Reuters. U.S. stocks fell on Friday after news that the…
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.
EU, Japan sign agreement to bypass China’s ‘new Silk Road’
BRUSSELS, Sep 28, 2019, AFP. The EU and Japan on Friday signed an infrastructure agreement…
China set to join Arms Trade Treaty that Donald Trump threatened to abandon
NEW YORK, Sep 28, 2019, SCMP. Legal process under way, Beijing says after Foreign Minister…
[Analytics] Daxing Airport takes off without its creator
There was an unmistakable void on Wednesday at the opening of Daxing, Beijing’s futuristic new…
US rallies behind Taiwan after island loses more Pacific allies
TAIPEI, Sep 27, 2019, SCMP. Senior US diplomat Sandra Oudkirk will travel to Taiwan in…
[Analytics] Did China just accidentally show off its new supersonic cruise missile?
Mystery weapon is seen in video released by PLA Rocket Force as part of 70th…
[Analytics] China becomes a major arms exporter in the world
China is becoming a top arms dealer, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, Germany…
Vietnamese are world’s fourth shortest people, Indonesians first
HANOI, Sep 27, 2019, VN Express. With an average height of 162.1 centimeters, Vietnamese are…
[Analytics] How Silicon Valley obsession dents India’s tech prowess
Not long after, there will be cheers again for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s top…
Carrie Lam’s HK dialogue: Inside the event too controversial for Chinese state TV
HONG KONG, Sep 27, 2019, SMH. Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s first meeting with the Hong…
[Ratings] Top 25 Asia Pacific financial centers: GFCI
The twenty-sixth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 26) was published on 19…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold first community talks in bid to end crisis
HONG KONG, Sep 26, 2019, Reuters. Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam will hold her…