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Asia News on Jan. 22, 2020
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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(China) China's Jiangsu Province has been attracting an increasing number of foreign investors since it has been designated as a pilot free trade zone (FTZ) 6 months ago, amassing $646 million of foreign investment.
China was the world's second largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2019, up 5.8% to $137.2 billion year-over-year.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
*Japan
Japan's convenience store sales inched up 0.4% in 2019.
Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Co. are set to recall 2.7 million U.S. vehicles and 3.4 million vehicles worldwide, respectively.
(Source: JapanToday)
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(JAPAN) Japan is set to introduce the Space Domain Mission Unit as part of its Air Self-Defense Force. The unit will carry out satellite-based navigation and communications for other troops in the field.
(Source: The Associated Press)
*Southeast Asia
Indonesia is encouraging Vietnam to increase its imports of Indonesian seafood and invest in Indonesian fisheries.
(Source: The Jakarta Post)
*China
China is projected to put more efforts into alleviating poverty this year, focusing on the impoverished areas such as Tibet, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunan.
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