Kashmir is an internal matter: India at the UN Security Council meeting
NEW DELHI, Aug 17, 2019, India Today. India on Friday defended its decision to scrap…
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.
[Analytics] Why does Beijing keep getting Hong Kong wrong?
In a series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, the SCMP goes…
Taiwan plans record defense spending as China threat increases
TAIPEI, Aug 16, 2019, Bloomberg. Taiwan plans to spend a record amount on national defense…
Lao-China railway and other inflows drives economic growth for Laos to 6.5 percent in 2019: World Bank
VIENTIANE, Aug 16, 2019, The Laotian Times. The World Bank has projected that economic growth…
Trump turns US Forces Korea into ‘transactional’ army
SEOUL, Aug 16, 2019, The Korea Times. U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is under attack not…
China releases overall plan on new western sea-land transportation channel
BEIJING, Aug 16, 2019, Xinhua. China has released an overall plan about the country’s new…
Hong Kong faces new threat as Chinese companies reconsider IPOs
HONG KONG, Aug 15, 2019, Bloomberg. Several Chinese companies are rethinking fundraising plans in Hong…
Visa exemptions for Chinese, Indians to be submitted to Thai cabinet
BANGKOK, Aug 15, 2019, Bangkok Post. The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to seek the…
[Analytics] Indian economy as an instrument of the eastward expansion
In cooperation with the Far Eastern Federal University India is one of the youngest nations…
China requests UN Security Council to address Kashmir on August 15 or 16
UN, Aug 14, 2019, TASS. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China…
Trump suggests meeting with Xi to reach ‘humane’ response to Hong Kong protests
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 15, 2019, SCMP. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to propose…
Filipinos should lead marine survey in Philippine waters: diplomat
MANILA, Aug 14, 2019, PhilStar. Foreign ships may conduct marine survey in Philippine exclusive economic…