China’s steelmaker Jingye Group may takeover Tata Steel UK
BEIJING, Oct 4, 2020, FE. China’s steelmaker Jingye Group is exploring a takeover of the…
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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.
India opens $400-million, six miles tunnel route to tense China border
NEW DELHI, Oct 3, 2020, AFP. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday opened a…
East Asia allies likely to bide time as US election looms over Pompeo trip
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, Reuters. A warm welcome and expressions of solidarity against China…
Maritime Silk Road benefits countries involved, upholds multilateralism: Experts
BEIJING, Oct 3, 2020, Xinhua. The 21st-century Maritime Silk Road proposed by China in 2013…
Korean chipmakers to benefit from US restrictions on China’s SMIC
SEOUL, Oct 3, 2020, Korea Bizwire. South Korea’s chipmakers are expected to benefit from the…
As Hong Kong libraries reopen, readers return to pick up a book, find respite from pandemic
HONG KONG, Oct 3, 2020, SCMP. For years, Jason Wong put aside a day for…
US Republican-led China task force report slammed for shifting responsibility
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, Xinhua. A U.S. House Republican-led task force unveiled an expansive…
[Analytics] UK-China relations: From gold to dust
In just a few months, the United Kingdom’s overall policy toward China has changed dramatically….
China suspends beef imports from a Brazilian meatpacker Minerva plant
SAO PAULO, Oct 2, 2020, Merco Press. China said it would temporarily suspend imports from…
China’s ‘golden’ holiday begins amid regular epidemic control
SHANGHAI/XI’AN, Oct 2, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese citizens started their eight-day golden holiday on Thursday for…
[ANalytics] India to lose more than it gains from Quad
The foreign-ministerial meeting of the member states of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as…
Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after Chinese spy plane enters air defence zone
TAIPEI, Oct 2, 2020, SCMP. Taiwan said it scrambled fighter jets on Thursday evening to…