The professional China commentariat and its echo chamber in the Western media were blindsided by the appointment of Shanghai party head Li Qiang as the country’s premier, the number two position to Xi Jinping. Li is a tech-savvy supporter of high-tech entrepreneurship who believes that China’s future lies in the digital economy. Xi, the Western […]Continue Reading
While hunting is a historic practice in Southeast Asia, rising commercial pressure and cheaper poaching methods are emptying forests faster than they can replenish, hurting human and forest health
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China has scored another first in high-speed railway technology. After operating the world’s fastest commercial maglev train since 2003, China is now testing a much faster system that reportedly zooms at over 80% of the speed of sound. Referred to as an “electromagnetic sled,” the train has a top speed of 1,030 kilometers (640 miles) […]Continue Reading
China did not want another Mao, but the party did little to stop the rise of a more powerful leader.Continue Reading
The Chinese leader moves into a historic third term in power in a break from decades-long tradition.Continue Reading
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns that a Taiwan contingency involving the People’s Republic of China could play out in the not-too-distant future. This year’s US Department of Defense Annual Report to Congress on China asserts that PRC leadership views unification as pivotal to its policy of “rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” China’s piecemeal pressure […]Continue Reading
President Xi Jinping had mentioned the terms “security” or “safety” more than 70 times in his report to delegates at the opening of the 20th Communist Party Congress.Continue Reading
It’s never been a better time to be in the red in Hong Kong. The financial hub plans to ease its listing rules to allow more firms that have never turned a profit to go public as part of a plan to attract at least 100 innovative tech firms to list on the local bourse […]Continue Reading
Replaces Wong Kah Meng who moves to group chief operating officer
Tasked to drive strategic business partnerships, day to day operations  Funding Societies Malaysia has announced the appointment of Chai Kien Poon (pic) as country head of Malaysia.Â
In a statement, the firm said in his new role, Chai will be responsible for…Continue Reading
In late August 2022, news broke that Apple was in talks to manufacture its famed Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam for the first time. Some view this as a move by transnational corporations and their core suppliers to diversify their production away from China, buffering themselves from intensifying US-China geoeconomic competition. Others interpret this as a sign of […]Continue Reading