US has asked S. Korea to pay $1.3B in shared defense costs: Official
WASHINGTON D.C., May 8, 2020, Yonhap. The United States has asked South Korea to pay…
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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.
US push for Taiwan WHO observer status seen falling flat in Southeast Asia
HONG KONG, May 8, 2020, SCMP. Southeast Asian nations already straining from the United States-China…
Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people: Statistics
LONDON, May 7, 2020, CNN. Black people in the UK are four times more likely…
[Analytics] How will Covid-19 reshape Asia’s energy future?
While the global coronavirus pandemic continues to have significant macro-level political and economic impacts on…
Trade between Cambodia and the US up to 35 per cent in Q1
PHNOM PENH, May 7, 2020, VNA. Two-way trade turnover between Cambodia and the US reached…
[Analytics] Managing supply chain risk in a post-COVID-19 world
The coronavirus pandemic has called into question several assumptions which have underpinned global trade for…
China’s exports in surprise jump in April, but imports tumble
BEIJING, May 7, 2020, SCMP. China’s exports returned to growth in April, beating forecasts and…
US president Trump pivots hard away from fight against unvanquished pandemic
WASHINGTON D.C., May 6, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump wants to move on. “Wartime” leadership…
[Analytics] China has oil and gas trump card on US
The Donald Trump administration is ramping up retaliatory rhetoric against China over its handling of…
Coronavirus outbreak in France did not come directly from China: Institut Pasteur’s scientists
PARIS, May 6, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus outbreak in France was not caused by cases…
Beer production in Mexico may start up again in mid-May, one beer maker continues operating for export to US
MEXICO CITY, May 6, 2020, Mexico News Daily. Although beer production in Mexico is supposed…
PM Jacinda Ardern attributes Microsoft’s big New Zealand data centre venture to ‘safe haven advantage’
WELLINGTON, May 6, 2020, Newshub. The Prime Minister is attributing Microsoft’s big data centre investment…