Archive for February 13th, 2019
Moon Aims to Lock-In Diplomacy with N Korea
Seoul wants to fundamentally change the world’s relationship with Pyongyang. The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Chair Kim Jong-un is less [...] » More
Work Remains for US and N. Korea Ahead of Second Summit
US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun called his recent talks in Pyongyang “productive” ahead of the second summit between President Donald [...] » More
Korea picks Seoul for 2032 Olympic bid
South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with rival North Korea as a peace gesture. South [...] » More
S. Korea’s ramen exports top $400m | #AsiaNewsNetwork
Exports of South Korean instant noodles ramen (called ramyeon here) topped $400 million last year for the first time, making a twofold growth in six years, data from Korea [...] » More
South Asian nations revisit BRI projects
China is facing a push back against its BRI in South Asia including from local politicians in Balochistan and this could emerge as a headache ahead of second BRI Summit. [...] » More
Why is JD.com spending $400 million to buy this hotel in Beijing?
JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce company, has closed a deal to buy the Jade Palace Hotel in Beijing for $400 million, with the goal of transforming the [...] » More
The trade war with China is top strand in the White House soap
Art is supposed to hold a mirror up to society butfor Donald Trump the opposite is the case. Current events in the White House increasingly mirror the soap opera of the West [...] » More
Debt guarantee tangle: China’s private firms hit by default contagion
The collapse in China of a complex web of debt guarantees involving several private firms highlights risks in its financial system and opens up a potentially hazardous front [...] » More
China’s wealth gap widens as more than half of its provinces missed growth targets last year
China’s economic development gap is widening with tougher times looming after more than half of its provinces missed their economic growth targets last year and the [...] » More
Middle-aged Chinese tourists lead use of mobile payments abroad during Lunar New Year holiday
Middle-aged Chinese travellers were the country’s biggest spenders abroad during the recent Lunar New Year holiday, as these older tourists led the use of mobile [...] » More
Chinese smartphone brands strengthen their grip on India with Xiaomi displacing Samsung from top spot
Xiaomi unseated Samsung Electronics from top spot in India’s smartphone market last year on the back of successful online promotions to consumers, giving the Chinese [...] » More
China’s Lunar New Year spending growth slows to decade low despite record $148.96 billion sales
Sales growth in China during the seven-day Lunar New Year Holiday slowed to the lowest rate in a decade this month, questioning if the government can unleash the [...] » More
Pompeo warns allies Huawei presence complicates partnership with US
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned allies on Monday against deploying equipment from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on their soil, saying it would make it more [...] » More
BI finds probable cause to deport Chinese girl in taho-throwing incident
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) Legal Division recommended the deportation of Chinese national, Zhang Jaile, the woman who threw taho or beancurd pudding at a police officer [...] » More
Northern China pollution up by 16pct in January: data
Air pollution in 39 major northern Chinese cities rose 16 percent on the year in January, official data showed, with surging industrial activity making it increasingly [...] » More
