Nepal looks to China for infrastructure support
The Nepalese prime minister will have a sizable shopping list to pursue when he visits China for an official state visit later this month. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli eyes…
Korea attracts $500m from Chinese investors in chips, bio, cars
Twelve Chinese companies have pledged more than 500 million US Dollars to South Korea in high tech industries. Korea has attracted around $500 million of investment from Chinese…
Vietnam: A Southeast Asian success story
Several decades ago, Vietnam was a war-torn Communist country struggling to get back on its feet. Today, it has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. The nation’s…
A new Asian tiger?
Bangladesh economy is growing but it’s a jobless growth. Jonathan Garber, the markets editor at Business Insider, wrote an article addressing Bangladesh as a “New Asian…
The trade saga continues between the US and China
Despite an earlier trade agreement between the United States and China, the trade relationship remains fragile between the world’s two largest economies. The US and China…
US should uphold consensus on reducing trade gap with China
White house statement announcing plans to implement tariffs on China’s exports goes against agreement reached in Washington less than two weeks ago. Despite the truce in the…
Bhutan approves 64 FDIs in 15 years
Bhutan has to date approved 64 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth 500 million US Dollars since the country allowed foreign investment in 2002. According to the FDI…
Reconsidering Malaysia’s rail projects
Soon after Pakatan Harapan took over the federal administration, PM Mahathir not only set up the Council of Elders, stepped up investigation of the 1MDB scandal, dismissed…
APEC nations divided over statement on protectionism
Representatives of the APEC members hold a press conference following the trade ministers’ meeting in Port Moresby on Saturday but did not address concerns over protectionism.…
China better economic choice than US for the EU?
The EU should begin diversifying its outlook, and China should certainly be on its radar, argues one investor. As China becomes ever more prosperous and America turns more inward,…