[Analytics] Australian bushfires are a warning of climate catastrophe. Is Hong Kong listening?
As horrific as the recent bush fires in Australia have been, a satellite image attributed…
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China, is an economy of 7 million people that joined APEC in 1991. On the year it joined the forum, it had a real GDP of USD 110 billion and a per capita GDP of USD 19,000. By 2016, its real GDP more than doubled at USD 269 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 37,000.
Wuhan virus: 3rd death reported in China as cases soar past 200; new cases confirmed in Beijing, Shenzhen
BEIJING, Jan 20, 2020, The Straits Times. The Chinese city of Wuhan on Monday (Jan…
[Analytics] Is Singapore ready for malign foreign influence?
Singaporean politicians and commentators repeatedly emphasise the dangers of malign foreign interference. Attention has moved…
China’s express deliveries hit 63.52B
BEIJING, Jan 16, 2020, China Daily. China’s annual business volume of express deliveries exceeded 63.52…
[Analytics] Difficult times for China’s political elite
In Zhongnanhai, the Beijing compound where China’s Communist Party leaders reside and conduct business, 2019…
Chinese experts urge expediting reunification after Tsai’s win in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Jan 12, 2020, Global Times. Taiwan’s incumbent regional leader Tsai Ing-wen swept a landslide…
Hanoi cheapest city in Asia for backpackers, Bangkok offers cheapest meals
BANGKOK, Jan 11, 2020, The Nation. Hanoi and Vientiane are top two cheapest cities in…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to work closely with Beijing’s new envoy
HONG KONG, Jan 7, 2020, Bloomberg. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she hoped to…
Hong Kong parents eye Singapore schools as protests endure
SINGAPORE, Jan 6, 2020, Bloomberg. North London Collegiate School has been educating girls in the…
[Analytics] China trade questions confound Australia’s Indo-Pacific shift
The ‘Indo-Pacific’, stretching from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is the Australian government’s…
Six more Hong Kong patients taken to hospital over Wuhan pneumonia fears as number of cases in city rises to 14
HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2019, SCMP. Six more patients have been identified with fever and…
Protesters slam Chinese traders in Hong Kong border town
HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2020, Reuters. Over a thousand protesters in Hong Kong gathered in…