Iran plane crash: Western powers suggest missile downed jet
TEHRAN, Jan 10, 2020, BBC. Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger…
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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.
SoftBank chief wants to help Indonesia build a new smart capital
JAKARTA, Jan 10, 2020, Bloomberg. SoftBank Group has joined a growing list of global investors…
S. Korea’s exports largely unaffected by Mideast tension
SEOUL, Jan 10, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea said Friday the lingering uncertainties in the Middle…
[Analytics] Malaysia to play mediator role on Mideast tensions?
Aweek into 2020 and we are already witnessing a possible war in the Middle East,…
US House passes measure that would limit Trump’s military action against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 10, 2020, TASS. The US House of Representatives has adopted a war…
Modi govt policies a geopolitical risk in tipping point 2020: Eurasia Group
NEW DELHI, Jan 10, 2020, India Today. An international consulting group that works with investors…
Ukraine wants to search Iran plane crash site for possible missile debris
DUBAI/KIEV, Jan 9, 2020, Reuters. Ukraine outlined four potential scenarios on Thursday (Jan 9) to…
‘Rogue royals’? Pundits furious over Harry and Meghan’s step back
LONDON, Jan 9, 2020, The Guardian. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step…
US cites progress in defense cost-sharing talks with S. Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 9, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea and the United States have made progress…
China confirms Vice-Premier Liu He will travel to US next week to sign phase one deal
BEIJING, Jan 9, 2020, SCMP. A China delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu He will travel…
[Analytics] Was the Tehran jet crash a criminal act?
Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 crashed after takeoff from Iran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday,…
Vietnam to buy more American, European pork
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, Vn Express. Fifty more pork producers in the U.S., France and…