Carbon fiber subway trains complete trial run in China
QINGDAO, Jun 20, 2019, China Daily. A carbon fiber subway train of six carriages successfully…
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.
Xi, Kim hold talks in Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, Jun 20, 2019, Xinhua. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party…
Trump tweets on Xi meeting, risk markets soar
BEIJING, Jun 19, 2019, Asia Times. US President Donald Trump tweeted an encouraging report about…
Australian Qantas returns to top 10 as World’s Best Airlines announced
SYDNEY, Jun 19, 2019, The New Daily. Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has returned to the…
We underestimated impact of US ban: Huawei CEO
HONG KONG, Jun 19, 2019, Bloomberg. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei…
Duterte’s ‘insulting remarks’ on Philippines’ boat sinking draw flak
MANILA, Jun 19, 2019, Inquirer. Senators on Tuesday bewailed President Duterte’s playing down the sinking…
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Chinese Sichuan, kills 13
BEIJING, Jun 18, 2019, China Daily. President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to organize…
Philippine fishing boat sunk by Chinese ship
MANILA, Jun 18, 2019, PhilStar. The Vietnamese fishing boat that reportedly saved 22 Filipinos after…
Xi urges all-out relief work after SW China quake
BEIJING, Jun 18, 2019, Xinhua. President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to organize relief…
[Analytics] Carrie Lam’s harsh style even when backing down on Hong Kong extradition bill fuels public anger
Chief executive’s belated apology exposed ‘lack of political judgment’ and has done little to convince…
Xi’s Central Asia trip cements neighborhood friendship, regional cooperation
DUSHANBE, Jun 17, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visits to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan opened…
China must do more to show it’s not a bully, says Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17, 2019, FMT. Malaysia has called on China to put more effort…