China’s trading partners wary of phase one deal, while analysts puzzle over $200B import figure
BEIJING, Dec 20, 2019, SCMP. Economists continue to puzzle over the details of the US-China…
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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] Is anti-Americanism rising again in South Korea?
In 2020, could public anti-Americanism once again roil South Korean-US relations? Andrew Salmon specially for…
[Analytics] How WADA’s doping ban hits Russia and Vladimir Putin where it hurts
No expense was spared. A $50 billion statement of intent that in hosting the 2014…
Russia to mirror US sanctions: Putin
MOSCOW, Dec 19, 2019, TASS. Russia will reciprocate the new US sanctions that are introduced…
US Senate Committee approves sanctions against Russia
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 19, 2019, TASS. The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved on…
More US products to be exempted from tariffs
BEIJING, Dec 19, 2019, China Daily. A new list of US products will be exempted…
Trump becomes 3rd US president to be impeached, faces Senate trial
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 19, 2019, Kyodo. President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third U.S….
China’s aircraft carriers tipped to team up to target foreign forces aiding Taiwan
BEIJING, Dec 19, 2019, SCMP. China’s new aircraft carrier is likely to team up with…
[Analytics] Spirits industry tries to avoid tariff crossfire
Bourbon from Kentucky and Scotch whisky have already been targeted. What’s next? French cognac? Juliette…
Pro-impeachment protests grip America
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 18, 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald. Hundreds of thousands of Americans in…
Japan to tighten screws on Google and other tech giants to ensure transparency
TOKYO, Dec 18, 2019, Reuters. Japan will tighten regulations to prevent technology giants including Facebook…
Peru requests provisional arrest with a view to extraditing ex-First Lady Karp from US
LIMA, Dec 18, 2019, ANDINA. The Peruvian Judiciary’s Fourth Criminal Chamber of Free Prisoners requested…