[Analytics] As the US and South Korea play hardball on defence, will China emerge the winner?
Tensions in the US-Korea relationship have flared over rumours of a troop drawdown and mixed…
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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] Can’t let ‘hat strings’ tactic divide Seoul, Tokyo
A landmark agreement allowing the Japanese and South Korean militaries to share intelligence that had…
Mark Zuckerberg’s criticism of China is reportedly not going down well with Facebook’s Chinese employees
BEIJING, Nov 21, 2019, Business Insider. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fresh attacks on China are…
Philippine police to arrest anyone flouting vaping ban
MANILA, Nov 21, 2019, AFP. Philippine police were ordered Wednesday to arrest anyone caught vaping…
Hong Kong human rights bill clears US Congress, is sent to Donald Trump to sign into law
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 21, 2019, SCMP. The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the…
Pakistan ploy: Implicate Indians abroad for global terror ‘parity’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21, 2019, Hindustan Times. Officials in the national security agencies and South Block…
[Analytics] Nepal–China ties tighten, but who gains?
After upwards of 80 international trips, Chinese President Xi Jinping finally visited his South Asian…
N. Korea says dialogue with U.S. ‘impossible’ unless Washington drops ‘hostile policy’
SEOUL, Nov 20, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator said Tuesday that dialogue between…
Boeing pitches guarantee of billions of work in Canada if Super Hornet is picked
OTTAWA, Nov 19, 2019, National Post. U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is pitching its guarantee of…
[Analytics] Are ASEAN’s unicorns overvalued?
Southeast Asia’s unicorns are now supposedly worth US$57 billion after the recent addition of four…
Hanoi to curb fake “Made in Vietnam” goods
HANOI, Nov 18, 2019, AFP. Vietnam is struggling to curb fraud in exports destined for…
Trump urges N.Korea’s leader to ‘act quickly,’ ‘get deal done’
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 18, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump urged North Korean leader Kim…