[Analytics] China-Japan-South Korea summit: Business alone won’t heal deep wounds
Asia’s three largest economies apparently thought that pragmatism and booming trade would heal the festering…
Japan
Japan is an economy of 127 million people and one of the 12 founding members of APEC. In 1989, Japan’s real GDP was USD 4.4 trillion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 36,000. By 2016, its real GDP grew to USD 6 trillion, while its per capita GDP to USD 48,000. It is the world’s third largest economy.
Myanmar’s garment exports on track to meet 10-year target
NAY PYI TAW, Dec 29, 2019, Myanmar Times. Myanmar is on track to meet its…
Japanese police make grim discovery on ‘ghost boat’, believed from North Korea
TOKYO, Dec 29, 2019, Reuters. Japanese police found the remains of at least five people…
[Analytics] 2020 is the time for Asian equities to shine
In retrospect, 2019 has been a great year for global financial markets. Global equities gained…
Japanese researchers use sea turtles to predict ocean temperature change
TOKYO, Dec 29, 2019, Kyodo. While measuring sea temperatures and predicting changes is key to…
[Analytics] Why do Singapore, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur work so hard?
Workers in the three Asian cities spend longer in the office, take fewer holidays and…
Japan hopes MRT Jakarta can curb traffic congestion issues
JAKARTA, Dec 27, 2019, ANTARA. Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kazuyoshi Akaba,…
S. Korea’s Constitutional Court rejects petition on 2015 Seoul-Tokyo sex slave deal
SEOUL, Dec 27, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a petition by…
Indonesia, Japan to extend cooperation on infrastructure development
JAKARTA, Dec 27, 2019, ANTARA. The Indonesian and Japanese governments concurred on extending a memorandum…
[Analytics] In East China Sea, Beijing plays long game
Globally it is the South China Sea that garners headlines, as China extends its footprint…
Bangladeshi PM to open Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s 3rd terminal Saturday
DHAKA, Dec 27, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday will inaugurate…
China and Japan eye broader cooperation
BEIJING, Dec 26, 2019, China Daily. Beijing and Tokyo have agreed to expand cooperation in…