Vietnam trade surplus at $1.9B
HANOI, Jun 1, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $1.9 billion in…
USA
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.
Beijing’s plans for South China Sea air defence identification zone cover Pratas, Paracel and Spratly islands: PLA source
HONG KONG, Jun 1, 2020, SCMP. Beijing has been making plans for an air defence…
Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews, National Guard in the US
MINNEAPOLIS, Jun 1, 2020, Reuters. Looting broke out on Sunday in Southern California, a tanker…
US astronauts enter space station in milestone mission
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, Jun 1, 2020, AFP. NASA astronauts entered the International Space Station on…
Hong Kong’s govt unconcerned over US sanctions: Mainland media
BEIJING, Jun 1, 2020, China Daily. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government hit back…
US government is selling $1.8B worth of property in exclusive Hong Kong area
HONG KONG, May 31, 2020, Bloomberg. The US government is selling its property in one…
S. Korea and US disagree on exercises
SEOUL, May 31, 2020, The Korea Times. South Korea and the United States are yet…
US has more to lose than Hong Kong: Official
HONG KONG, May 31, 2020, RTHK. The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, said the US decision…
Joe Biden comments on the protests taking place across America, over 25 cities under curfews
WASHINGTON D.C., May 31, 2020, CNN. Presumptive Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden has released…
Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to add countries to invitation list
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 31, 2020, Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday…
SpaceX launches two NASA astronauts to space for the first time in historic US mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, May 31, 2020, CNBC. SpaceX has begun a new chapter in the history…
Microsoft ‘to replace journalists with robots’ on its MSN website
SEATTLE, May 30, 2020, BBC. Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its…