[Analytics] Pitfalls of competitive connectivity in Asia
Geopolitical competition between the United States and China is most tangible in Asia. In 2011,…
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.
Pentagon confirms development of hypersonic weapons after US president talks up that ‘super duper missiles’ are 17 times faster than current
WASHINGTON D.C., May 16, 2020, Fox News. A Defense Department spokesman on Friday confirmed that…
Russia to present its Venus exploration program in 2020
MOSCOW, May 16, 2020, TASS. A new program for exploration of Venus, including sending at…
US House passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill opposed by Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., May 16, 2020, Reuters. The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved…
Trump is appealing to Americans who have lost jobs not lives
WASHINGTON D.C., May 15, 2020, CNN. With his crusade to open America, President Donald Trump…
Russia’s minister blasts The Financial Times’ publication on death toll from coronavirus could be 70 per cent higher than official data show
MOSCOW, May 15, 2020, TASS. Moscow has no intention of hiding information about the country’s…
[Analytics] Why East beat West on Covid-19
Perhaps the most startling trend visible in the global Covid-19 pandemic is the vast differential…
China shreds US for decrying Beijing’s ‘predatory interests’ in Arctic while seeking to buy Greenland
BEIJING, May 15, 2020, RT. China’s envoy to Denmark has penned a harsh rebuttal to…
Battle over reopenings across the US is increasingly partisan and bitter
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2020, LA Times. Urged on by President Trump, Republican officials in…
New Zealand’s tech company TracPlus landed a $5M investment for tracking and messaging technology
WELLINGTON, May 15, 2020, NZ Herald. Fast-growing NZ tech company TracPlus has landed a $5…
[Analytics] Thai domestic politics threatens to derail its diplomacy
Thailand has been a treaty ally of the United States since 1954, but its political…
Trump says doesn’t want to talk to Xi right now, could even cut China ties
WASHINGTON D.C., May 15, 2020, Reuters. US President Donald Trump signalled a further deterioration of…