US vice-president Kamala Harris welcomed at Istana
SINGAPORE, Aug 23, 2021, ST. The Star-Spangled Banner played as United States Vice-President Kamala Harris…
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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, S. Korea nuclear envoys vow work to resume talks with N. Korea
SEOUL, Aug 23, 2021, Kyodo. The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United…
US Vice-President Kamala Harris arrives in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aug 22, 2021, ST. United States Vice-President Kamala Harris touched down in Singapore on…
China both worries and hopes as US departs Afghanistan
BEIJING, Aug 22, 2021, AP. In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the…
US warns of new outbreak of Polio-like illness in children later this year: CDC
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 21, 2021, The Asian Age. The United States has issued an alert…
Half-a-trillion dollars wiped off China markets in a week
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2021, ToI. China’s tech stocks slumped to new lows on Friday and…
Biden’s comment on Taiwan clarified by administration official
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 20, 2021, Fox News. President Biden’s recent comments during a televised interview…
[Analytics] Was the Afghanistan withdrawal reckless or ruthless?
The collapse of the Afghan government and Afghan National Security Forces once US and NATO…
US lowers flag at Kabul embassy as Taliban seize power
KABUL, Aug 16, 2021, SCMP. The Taliban were in control of Afghanistan on Monday after…
US, Japan, other Quad members discuss Taiwan’s “peace and security”
TOKYO, Aug 13, 2021, Kyodo. The United States, Japan, Australia and India discussed the importance…
Judge granted House Democrats partial access to Trump’s tax records
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 12, 2021, Business Insider. House Democrats investigating former President Donald Trump scored…
N. Korea issues warning to US and S. Korea over ‘hostile acts’
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 12, 2021, CNN. A senior North Korean official has denounced South Korea…