China admits to deploying troops, weapons to South China Sea islands
MANILA, Jun 3, 2019, PhilStar. China has every right to deploy troops and build weapons…
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] An free trade agreement with Beijing can facilitate Modi’s economic goals
US President Donald Trump’s decision to end US preferential trade treatment for India as of…
South China Sea dispute, Rohingya crisis are key regional threats: Malaysian defence minister
SINGAPORE, Jun 2, 2019, The Straits Times. Disturbances in the South China Sea, the movement…
[Analytics] Indonesia vs China in a fish fight at sea
Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti is going toe-to-toe with Chinese and other foreign poachers she claims…
[Analytics] Will ‘Made in China’ come to an end?
Manufacturing is the foundation of an economy and has an important role in the history…
[Analytics] China has a head start in the new space race
The “Age of Apollo” is over and the Chang-e era has dawned. Namrata Goswami specially…
Indo-Pacific is our priority theatre, says top US defence official Shanahan
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2019, The Straits Times. In the midst of the United States’ escalating…
Vietnam culls 2 million pigs as African swine fever threatens large-scale farms
HANOI, Jun 1, 2019, VN Express. Vietnam has culled two million pigs infected with African…
World must adapt to rise of China which ‘can’t wait decades before taking on larger responsibilities’: PM Lee
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2019, TODAY. As China’s rise shifts the global strategic balance, the world…
China approves import of frozen durian from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1, 2019, Bloomberg. Malaysia is all geared to satisfy China’s craving for…
Philippines president says S. China Sea becoming ‘flashpoint’
TOKYO, Jun 1, 2019, RT. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has urged progress on a code…
Singapore yet to make a decision on Huawei: PM Lee
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2019, The Sun Daily. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pix) said…