[Analytics] Why Belt and Road Initiative is anything but debt trap
Almost six years after Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),…
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.
9th Beijing international film festival opens
BEIJING, Apr 14, 2019, Xinhua. The ninth Beijing International Film Festival opened on Saturday evening,…
China tells WTO that Australia’s ban on 5G technology is ‘obviously discriminative’
BEIJING, Apr 13, 2019, SCMP. Australia’s restriction on Chinese 5G telecoms technology was “obviously discriminative”…
Malaysia to go ahead with China-backed East Coast Rail link
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 12, 2019, SCMP. Malaysia on Friday said it had a signed a…
[Analytics] China’s state pension fund to run dry by 2035 as workforce shrinks due to effects of one-child policy
The urban worker pension fund, the backbone of the country’s state pension system, is under…
China warns US, others in South China Sea: ‘Stop stirring trouble’
MANILA, Apr 12, 2019, PhilStar. China warned the United States and other nations against stirring…
[Analytics] China and US reach milestone agreement on road to trade peace
Key hurdle overcome as both sides agree to mutual monitoring and enforcement of trade pledges….
Chinese brokerage giant seeks to raise US$1.25 billion in HK’s largest IPO
HONG KONG, Apr 11, 2019, SCMP. Shenwan Hongyuan, China’s sixth largest securities firm by market…
Chinese teen idol says gender equality, education, empowerment key needs for young people
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10, 2019, Xinhua. Gender equality, education and empowerment are the top three…
[Analytics] Chinese tourists win, poor Cambodians lose with US$4 billion Hong Kong-backed casino in Phnom Penh
Tenants turfed out of Phnom Penh’s iconic low-income housing block, the White Building, were told…
[Analytics] China’s bridge to North Korea opens 3 years after it was built – but why now?
Buses from the North make return trip to China on Monday, according to South Korean…
[Analytics] ASEAN will shun the US’ geopolitical game against China
The US is expanding its resistance to Huawei’s 5G network to Southeast Asia, but the…