New port linking Macao, mainland’s Guangdong to open
MACAO, Aug 30, 2021, Xinhua. A new port linking the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)…
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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.
China-invested cement factory in Nepal prepares for production
KATHMANDU, Aug 30, 2021, Xinhua. Huaxin Cement Narayani Pvt. Ltd, a China-Nepal joint venture, is…
China bans exams for six-year-olds to relieve stress
BEIJING, Aug 30, 2021, AFP. Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds,…
[Analytics] China’s tech stocks risks ahead
China has introduced a slew of regulation in the past few months, in part aimed…
[Analytics] Where China’s wealthy travelers are going during the pandemic
The sandy shores of Sanya. The mountains of Yunnan. Giant panda sanctuaries in Sichuan. Wealthy…
The world’s biggest money manager faces a big test in China’s $21T wealth market
BEIJING, Aug 29, 2021, Bloomberg. BlackRock is gearing up for the first test of Chinese…
China’s service trade fair to highlight digital technologies
BEIJING, Aug 28, 2021, Xinhua. The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which…
Military officers deployed to work on makeshift structures on N. Korea-China border
SEOUL, Aug 27, 2021, NK Daily. Officers rather than ordinary enlisted soldiers have recently been…
As China tightens data rules, Xpeng says it’s on the ‘right side’ of regulation
GUANGZHOU, Aug 28, 2021, CNBC. Xpeng’s president says the Chinese electric vehicle maker is on…
Chinese official emphasizes China-US trade continuity
BEIJING, Aug 26, 2021, China Daily. Economic and trade teams of China and the United…
In the turbulent South China Sea, the US Navy bets on a troubled warship
HONG KONG, Aug 26, 2021, CNN. When US Vice President Kamala Harris stepped aboard the…
Kamala Harris urges more China pressure in meeting with Vietnam leader
HANOI, Aug 26, 2021, Bloomberg/Reuters. US Vice-President Kamala Harris on Wednesday (Aug 25) urged countries…