Nuke talks only possible when US fully accepts N. Korea demands: FM adviser
SEOUL, Jan 12, 2020, Yonhap. Former North Korean chief nuclear envoy Kim Kye-gwan said Saturday…
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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.
[Analytics] The 5 biggest tech trends from CES 2020
With thousands of new products shouting for your attention, you can easily miss the bigger…
US soybean futures rise to highest level since summer 2018 on trade optimism
CHICAGO, Jan 12, 2020, China Daily. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled mixed…
[Analytics] Why Australia is burning
Owing to the smoke from nearby wildfires, Canberra in December had the world’s worst air-quality…
Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou defrauded HSBC into loaning billions with ‘misrepresentations’ about Iran, Canada says
VANCOUVER, Jan 11, 2020, SCMP. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request for the dismissal of the…
US Army plans to expand Asian security efforts to counter China
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 11, 2020, Reuters. The US Army plans to deploy two specialised task…
S. Korea, US are going to differ on Middle Eastern issues: FM
SEOUL, Jan 11, 2020, Hankyoreh. Commenting on the US’ request for South Korea to deploy…
Abe heads to Middle East amid US-Iran tensions
TOKYO, Jan 11, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked on a five-day trip to…
[Analytics] How US-Iran tensions may yet torpedo oil markets
Global markets breathed a sigh of relief this week after the US and Iran pulled…
US seeks constructive relations with Russia: Pompeo
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 11, 2020, TASS. The US administration seeks constructive and productive relations with…
Iran admits shoting down Ukrainian passenger plane “unintentionally”
TEHRAN, Jan 11, 2020, News.com.au. Human error has been blamed for the downing of the…
Iran urges all parties involved, including Boeing, to aid with Ukrainian plane crash probe
TEHRAN, Jan 10, 2020, MNA. Iran has urged all parties involved, including American multinational aviation…