TikTok hopes three-party agreement between ByteDance, Oracle, Walmart to resolve US concerns
LOS ANGELES, Sep 20, 2020, China Daily. Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok on Saturday voiced…
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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.
Taiwan scrambles fighters as Chinese jets again menace island
TAIPEI, Sep 19, 2020, Reuters. Taiwan’s air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day…
Beijing says firms on ‘unreliable entities list’ will be banned from trading with, investing in China
BEIJING, Sep 19, 2020, SCMP. More than 15 months after its announcement, China has finally…
Trump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 19, 2020, CNBC. The Commerce Department announced Friday morning that it will…
China raises visitors’ upper limit for cultural, tourist locations to 75 per cent
BEIJING, Sep 19, 2020, Xinhua. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday lifted the…
The next wave of the global recovery could send commodity prices soaring
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 18, 2020, CNBC. The next phase of the economic recovery is likely…
The counterpart of Innopolis should be launched on the Russia-China border: Russian official
KHABAROVSK, Sep 18, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. A new Russian city of innovations modelled on…
Australia in race against UK, Canada, China to keep university students
CANBERRA, Sep 18, 2020, SMH. Universities overseas are chartering flights for thousands of Chinese international…
[Analytics] Has the US lost Southeast Asia to China?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently said that Southeast Asian nations should stand up…
Bangladesh economy shows early signs of pandemic recovery
DHAKA, Sep 18, 2020, AP. A rebound in garment orders after demand crashed during spring…
China conducts clinical trials of 11 coronavirus vaccines
BEIJING, Sep 18, 2020, TASS. Currently China is conducting clinical trials of 11 vaccines against…
China holds military drill as US envoy visits Taiwan
BEIJING, Sep 18, 2020, BBC. China says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan…