APEC secretariat backs Chile for cancelling meet, looks ahead to Malaysia as 2020 host
IPOH, Oct 31, 2019, Malay Mail. The Apec secretariat expressed support today for Chile’s decision…
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Trump claimed S. Korea was ‘major abuser,’ had to pay $60B to U.S.: memoir
WASHINGTON, Oct 30, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump called South Korea a “major abuser”…
Russian national Butina, released from US jail, returns to hometown in Siberia
BARNAUL, Oct 29, 2019, TASS. Russian citizen Maria Butina, who was earlier released from a…
[Analytics] Ill ease of doing business rising across Asia
Asian governments appear increasingly reluctant to implement the kind of pro-business reforms that could help…
Trump slams Apple’s Tim Cook for removing iPhone home button
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 28, 2019, 9News. Donald Trump appears to have launched a fresh Twitter…
IS leader Baghdadi believed killed in US raid
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 27, 2019, Asia Times. Officials in the United States military said an…
[Analytics] A geopolitical earthquake has shaken US leadership in the world — Russia and China stand to benefit
The geopolitical landscape is shifting in a way that threatens the political and economic world…
S. Korea decides to give up developing country status at WTO
SEOUL, Oct 25, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea said Friday it has decided to give up…
[Analytics] China’s financial threat to the 2020 US election
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is expanding efforts to counter foreign election meddling by targeting…
[Analytics] US is out of the picture in Syria-Turkey crisis. Putin now owns this mess
As US President Donald Trump hailed the agreement his administration negotiated with the Turks for…
Trump abandons plan to host 2020 G-7 meeting at his Florida golf resort
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 20, 2019, Reuters. US President Donald Trump abandoned plans late on Saturday…
U.S. to take into account S. Korea’s position over possible auto tariff
SEJONG, Oct 18, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said Washington will fully…