With the current Covid 19 situation sweeping across the globe, I have been wondering about what it means for China, her people, economy, reform agenda and leadership in the world. Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and Daniel Rosen, founding partner of Rhodium Group, recently gave an excellent talk in New York “The Economic Impact of Coronavirus”.
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8 Key Facts about Singapore Digital and Media Landscape 2020
This post is the updated version of the 2019 post on the same topic of the Singapore media landscape. You may be surprised to learn that:
Singapore’s GDP per capita (in PPP term) is 60% higher than Hong Kong or the US.
Singapore’s e-commerce is not as well developed as China, South Korea, and some other markets.
Singapore is still an offline heavy market.
There are many other facts below and I hope you enjoy them.
8 key facts about South Korea e-commerce (updated Feb 2020)
Do you know that?
South Korea retail e-commerce penetration (as a percentage of total retail) is third in the world?
South Korea’s e-commerce growth rate in 2020 is expected to be 5 times that of Japan?
The US is the top cross border country that South Koreans buy online from.
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8 key facts about China digital landscape (2020 update)
Do you know that?
China will have close to 1 billion internet users in a few years.
China has more smartphone users than the US and India combined.
Retail e-commerce sales in China is 3 times that of the US.
This post will include up to date, relevant facts about overall China’s digital landscape.
Read moreWhat are the most Critical Global challenges facing humankind in the next 50 -100 years? (part 2)
This is the second part of my series about the four most critical global challenges facing humankind in the next 50 – 100 years. In the previous post, I went into more detail about “#1. Climate change / ecological collapse” and “#2. War between civilizations”. Today it will be about “#3. Impact of technology” and “#4. Global inequality”.
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