Huawei ‘backed by Chinese military’: US president’s administration
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 25, 2020, BBC. The US Defense Department has determined that 20 top…
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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.
Hong Kong-based world leading manufacturer of cordless power equipment plans to erect largest R’n’D center in Vietnam
HANOI, Jun 24, 2020, The Hanoi Times. TTI wants to attract 180 – 200 local…
[Analytics] China-Hong Kong: The end of ‘one country, two systems’?
In May 2020, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) passed a resolution to impose a national…
US economist says export controls on Huawei overstep trade deal with China
BEIJING, Jun 24, 2020, Xinhua. The United States has “overstepped” the China-U.S. phase-one economic and…
Hong Kong fintech startup Qupital will offer services to eBay cross-border sellers
HONG KONG, Jun 24, 2020*, TechCrunch. Qupital, a trade financing platform, announced today that it…
Trump visits border wall in Arizona as coronavirus cases surge in more than 10 states
SAN LUIS, Jun 24, 2020, Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump touted his construction of a…
EU may bar American travelers as it reopens borders, citing failures on coronavirus
BRUSSELS, Jun 24, 2020, NYT. European Union countries rushing to revive their economies and reopen…
Bolton book offers peek into Japan’s PM Abe’s ties with US leader
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2020, The Japan Times. Although the memoir by former top U.S. official…
[Analytics] Trump’s pandemic failing is now directly impacting his campaign
President Donald Trump is now paying a direct, personal price for his pandemic denial —…
World’s fastest supercomputer fights coronavirus in Japan
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2020, BBC. The newly crowned world’s fastest supercomputer is being deployed in…
Pro-China Taneti Maamau wins presidential re-election in Kiribati
TARAWA, Jun 23, 2020, The Guardian. Taneti Maamau was re-elected on Monday to a second…
US-China phase one trade deal is not ‘over’: White House trade advisor
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 23, 2020, CNBC. White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has clarified that…