Full trade war could cut Asia growth by 2pp through 2020
SINGAPORE, May 7, 2019, The Business Times. A full-fledged trade war between the United States…
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.
Rise in male infertility an impending crisis, warns leading scientist
SINGAPORE, May 2, 2019, The Straits Times. The decline in male fertility is alarming, but…
[Analytics] Taiwan market waits as election holds prospect of pro-Beijing president
Taipei is Taiwan’s most expensive city, where prime office space at the Xinyi district near…
[Analytics] What if mainland Chinese tourists stop coming in Hong Kong?
Number of travellers visiting the city continues to rise, but with nearly four in five…
HK’s opens Subaru car assembly factory in Thailand
BANGKOK, Apr 25, 2019, Bangkok Post. Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Ltd (TCIL) plans to…
Billionaire Jack Ma again endorses extreme overtime culture as furore rages
HONG KONG, Apr 15, 2019, Bloomberg. Billionaire Jack Ma again encouraged tech workers to embrace…
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…
[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] How China Used the Swedish Ambassador to Threaten Angela Gui
Foreign citizens are increasingly being used to carry out the dirty work of the Chinese…
Signalling system blamed for Hong Kong MTR collision was also behind 2017 crash at Joo Koon station on Singapore MRT
HONG KONG, Mar 18, 2019, SCMP. The signalling system believed to be at fault for…
Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru among top cities in Asia for living quality
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 13, 2019, MalayMail. Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru were 10th and 12th…
Asian markets mostly down, Shanghai cheered by tax cuts plan
HONG KONG, Mar 5, 2019, AFP. Most Asian markets retreated today as investors awaited fresh…