[Analytics] What can we expect from this year’s East Asia Summit?
As ASEAN leaders descend on Bangkok for the ASEAN Summit, regional leaders such as Shinzo…
USA
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.
Russia considers US Indo-Pacific region concept challenge for ASEAN: PM
BANGKOK, Nov 3, 2019, TASS. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev criticized the US concept of…
[Analytics] Nowhere to hide: Has China won the stealth war?
It seems unlikely Beijing has such a capability, but it cannot be fully ruled out…
[Analytics] ASEAN leaders to push for China-backed trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders will race to get a sprawling China-backed trade pact over the line…
Vietnam ranks high in military strength
HANOI, Nov 2, 2019, VN Express. Vietnam has the 23rd most powerful military in the…
Top US official arrives for ASEAN summit in Thailand
BANGKOK, Nov 2, 2019, The Nation. US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and…
[Analytics] Abe–Trump bromance yet to bring rewards
While US President Donald Trump’s administration remains unpopular after more than two years in office,…
[Analytics] Trump’s audacious, reelection-focused impeachment defense
Donald Trump has solved his problem over his weak impeachment defense, fusing it with an…
Total sells interest in offshore Brunei block to Shell for $300M
PARIS, Nov 1, 2019, Reuters. Total has signed an agreement to sell wholly owned subsidiary…
WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at US allies
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 1, 2019, Reuters. Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries were targeted…
[Analytics] ASEAN needs bigger voice in US-China rivalry
As the US-China relationship has morphed from uneasy cooperation to uneasy rivalry, the leading Association…
Donald Trump impeachment: House votes to formalise inquiry
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 31, 2019, BBC. The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution…