[Analytics] Why West can’t solve Hong Kong’s problems, explain China’s Communist Party
Those who ‘call on people to take to the streets’ have nothing to offer but…
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.
Elephant conservation action plan launched to protect Asian elephants in Bhutan
THIMPHU, Sep 14, 2019, Kuensel. Although elephants are charismatic species with critical roles in shaping…
US ambassador warns Solomon Islands against China ties
HONIARA, Sep 14, 2019, RNZ. The US Ambassador to Solomon Islands has warned the country…
[Analytics] Chinese pressure may drive ExxonMobil from Vietnam
Market speculation is rife that American oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is poised to withdraw…
Beijing targets Haiti as bid to isolate Taiwan from its diplomatic allies heads to the Caribbean
BEIJING, Sep 14, 2019, SCMP. The Caribbean nation of Haiti has become the latest target…
China’s love of stinky durian ‘next big threat’ to Malaysian rainforest
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 13, 2019, Reuters. Soaring Chinese demand for the stinky durian fruit is…
Thai Navy chief defends purchase of amphibious vessel from China
BANGKOK, Sep 13, 2019, The Nation. In defending the Royal Thai Navy’s purchase of an…
[Analytics] Brazil gaining from China’s revenge embargoes
Rightwing populist Jair Bolsonaro became President of Brazil on January 1 brimming with disdain and…
Vietnam likely to gain $11B from wood, forest products
HANOI, Sep 13, 2019, VNA. Vietnam is likely to reach its export turnover target of…
China adds some U.S. farm products for additional tariff exemption
BEIJING, Sep 13, 2019, Xinhua. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council will exclude…
[Analytics] Chang’e 4 and Chandrayaan 2: To the Moon and Beyond
Asia’s spacefaring nations eye the Moon as a tremendous strategic asset. Namrata Goswami specially for…
China welcomes Donald Trump’s ‘goodwill’ act of postponing US tariff increase until after National Day
BEIJING, Sep 12, 2019, SCMP. China welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone a…