N. Korea holds rallies denouncing US, warns of nuclear war
SEOUL, Jun 26, 2023, Reuters. North Korea held mass rallies in Pyongyang where people shouted…
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The United States is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is the largest economy in the world and home to 323 million people. When the forum began in 1989, the real GDP of the United States was USD 8.8 trillion, which went up to 16.9 trillion in 2016. Its real per capita GDP also rose from 36,000 in 1989 to 52,000 in 2016.
Indonesia kicks off multilateral naval exercise amid Asia-Pacific tension
JAKARTA, Jun 5, 2023, Reuters. Indonesia on Monday launched a multilateral naval exercise in its…
S&P expects 70 per cent of global oil demand growth to come from Asia
NEW YORK, May 22, 2023, CNBC. S&P expects 70% of global oil demand growth this…
House inquiry on US-Philippines defense guidelines eyed
MANILA, May 8, 2023, The Manila Times. Act Teachers Rep. France Castro said the Makabayan…
Rival political parties diverge on Yoon-Biden summit
SEOUL, May 1, 2023, The Korea Herald. South Korean rival political parties have diverged on…
China lodges protest over US shooting down of ‘civilian’ balloon
BEIJING, Feb 6, 2023, Kyodo. China said Monday it has lodged a protest over the…
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
BEIJING, Dec 26, 2022, Reuters. China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the…
iPhone maker Foxconn reports slump in revenue after unrest and Covid outbreak at key China plant
ZHENGZHOU, Dec 5, 2022, CNBC. Foxconn said November revenue totaled 551.1 billion new Taiwan dollars…
US VP Harris to visit Philippine island near China-claimed waters
PUERTO PRINCESA, Nov 22, 2022, AFP. US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel today to…
Stable geopolitical environment needed: PM Lee
PHNOM PENH, Nov 14, 2022, ST. A stable geopolitical environment is important for the region…
Japan, China eye summit next week on fringes of int’l gathering
TOKYO, Nov 7, 2022, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to hold talks with…
Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open permanent ‘event space’ in Tokyo
TOKYO, Nov 1, 2022, Reuters. Chinese fashion retailer Shein is to open its first permanent…