Singapore exporters desperate for volatile US-China trade deal to hold after year from hell
SINGAPORE, Jan 24, 2020, SCMP. After rounding off the decade with the year from hell,…
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.
Takeaways from Day 3 of Trump’s impeachment trial in US Senate
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 24, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump has said, repeatedly, that people should…
China says 25 people have died from the coronavirus as South Korea, Japan confirm second cases
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2020, CNBC. China’s National Health Commission said as many as 25 people…
S. Korea going all-out to prevent spread of killer virus during Seollal holyday
SEOUL, Jan 23, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s public health authorities on Thursday remained on alert…
Trump impeachment: Senate adopts rules after long debate on trial’s first day
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 22, 2020, BBC. The US Senate has adopted ground rules for President…
Donald Trump to add more countries to US travel ban
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 22, 2020, AFP. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration…
Man in US diagnosed with new coronavirus, 1st case outside Asia
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 22, 2020, Kyodo. A man residing near Seattle has been diagnosed with…
Trump in Davos: Talking up economy, brushing off impeachment
DAVOS, Jan 22, 2020, AP. President Donald Trump looked past the impeachment drama unfolding in…
6 people dead, almost 300 infected as China confirms Wuhan virus can be spread by humans
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2020, CNN. Officials in China are racing to contain the spread…
Trump’s lawyers urge Senate to reject impeachment, acquit him speedily
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 21, 2020, Xinhua. U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday argued that…
Vietnam aims for $9B worth of fishery exports in 2020
HANOI, Jan 21, 2020, VNA. Vietnam has targeted to earn 9 billion USD from fishery…
France agrees to take back 43 illegal waste containers from Malaysia
PARIS, Jan 21, 2020, Reuters. Malaysia has shipped 43 illegal plastic waste containers back to…