Moon to hold bilateral summit with Abe in China on Tuesday
SEOUL, Dec 21, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold one-on-one talks with…
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.
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Jeju, Okinawa, Taiwan collaborate on exhibition to reflect on East Asia’s dark history
SEOUL, Dec 19, 2019, Hankyoreh. Three East Asian islands with histories of war and massacres…
China’s aircraft carriers tipped to team up to target foreign forces aiding Taiwan
BEIJING, Dec 19, 2019, SCMP. China’s new aircraft carrier is likely to team up with…
Five Japanese fishing boats detained by Russian border guards for inspection: Source
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Dec 18, 2019, TASS. Russian border guards have detained five Japanese fishing boats for…
[Analytics] Hong Kong to thrive as major financial hub
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Japan to tighten screws on Google and other tech giants to ensure transparency
TOKYO, Dec 18, 2019, Reuters. Japan will tighten regulations to prevent technology giants including Facebook…
Japan’s exports shrink for 12th month as US, China demand falls
TOKYO, Dec 18, 2019, Reuters. Japan’s exports slipped for a 12th straight month in November,…
Russian-trained ‘digital centaurs’ to play against each other at the Go World Amateur Championship in Vladivostok
MOSCOW, Dec 17, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. “Digital centaurs”, combinations of human and artificial intelligences,…
Iran president to hold talks with Japan PM Abe amid Mideast tensions
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2019, Kyodo. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan from Friday to…
[Analytics] If 5G is here, can 6G be far behind?
The rolling out of 5G services has triggered a wave of competition across the world…
[Analytics] The chill ahead in the Second Cold War
In the year 2018 — 99 years after the end of the First World War,…