BTS puts off N. American leg of world tour over coronavirus
SEOUL, Mar 27, 2020, Yonhap. K-pop boy band BTS put off the American leg of…
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.
Asian markets extend gains, dollar sinks on stimulus pledges
HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2020, AFP. Asian equities rallied again and the dollar extended losses…
US surpassed China and Italy on cases of confirmed coronavirus cases
NEW YORK, Mar 27, 2020, CNN. The United States now has the highest number of…
US unemployment claims hit record, nearly 3.3 million registered: Department of Labor
NEW YORK, Mar 26, 2020, BBC. The number of people without jobs in the US…
US Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, House aims to pass it by Mar 27
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 26, 2020, CNBC. The Senate passed a historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief…
[Analytics] How UK could learn pandemic prevention from Asia
End of Freedom, proclaimed the front page of the Daily Telegraph. House Arrest, declared The…
2.6 billion people are in lockdown worldwide now
HONG KONG, Mar 25, 2020, SCMP. India’s billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on…
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports to US, EU hit by pandemic
HCM City, Mar 25, 2020, VNS/VNA. With Vietnam’s main agro-forestry-fishery export markets after China such…
US govt, Senate reach deal on massive $2 trillion coronavirus spending bill
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 25, 2020, NBC. The White House and Senate leaders reached an agreement…
Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be postponed: IOC member exclusively to USA Today
NEW YORK, Mar 24, 2020, USA Today. Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told…
China’s factories work 24/7 to build ventilators for Milan, New York
HONG KONG, Mar 24, 2020, Bloomberg. About a 40-minute drive to the east of China’s…
Massive stimulus package was blocked in US Senate, new vote is expected at 1 p.m. today
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 23, 2020, CNN. Hours after Senate Democrats blocked movement on a massive…