[Analytics] Duterte delivers deathblow to US-Philippine ties
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has effectively ended his country’s century-old alliance with the United States,…
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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.
Donald Trump coming to India on Feb 24
NEW DELHI, Feb 12, 2020, The Asian Age. Both India and the United States formally…
AeroVironment seals $8.5M contract for US Central Command Ally
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11, 2020, Bernama. AeroVironment Inc, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems…
Russia’s talks with NASA on cooperation in far space research due in April: Roscosmos
MOSCOW, Feb 11, 2020, TASS. The head of Russia’s state-run space corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin,…
Go backs Duterte’s decision to terminate Visiting Forces Agreement with the US
MANILA, Feb 11, 2020, The Manila Times. Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said he supports…
China gets back to work as coronavirus death toll reaches 1,018
BEIJING, Feb 11, 2020, SCMP. Health authorities in China reported on Tuesday 108 new fatalities…
S. Korea’s ‘Parasite’ wins four Oscar trophies including best picture
SEOUL, Feb 10, 2020, Yonhap. Bong Joon-ho’s sensational black comedy “Parasite” has bagged four Oscar…
NASA finds ‘fundamental’ software problems in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 8, 2020, WP. Investigators probing the botched flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft…
Australian MP delivers stunning rebuke to UK’s Dominic Raab on Huawei
LONDON, Feb 8, 2020, SMH. A key member of Australia’s Parliamentary intelligence committee has strongly…
Xi, Trump discuss coronavirus outbreak, US-China trade
BEIJING, Feb 8, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping urged the United States on Friday…
[Analytics] As China sneezes, global economy gets the chills
The coronavirus outbreak in China, which started in the city of Wuhan, has had analysts…
Indonesia’s thirst for biodiesel may undercut global palm oil supply
JAKARTA, Feb 6, 2020, Jakarta Globe. The Indonesian Palm Oil Association, or Gapki, said on…