[Analytics] US–Japan trade and Trump’s political trophy
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inked the US–Japan Trade Agreement…
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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 American crackdown on Chinese intelligence
After decades of all but ignoring large-scale Chinese intelligence operations targeting the United States, the…
Trump imposes sanctions on Turkey, threatens its economy
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 15, 2019, AP. Targeting Turkey’s economy, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sanctions…
[Analytics] Shenzhen takes on role as basic research centre amid US-China tech war
Often called China’s Silicon Valley, the city has been named as the location of the…
[Analytics] From Russia with guns: why is Southeast Asia buying arms from Moscow, not Washington?
Though it lags only the US in global arms sales, Russia is the top supplier…
Russia continues to develop advanced weapons: Putin
MOSCOW, Oct 14, 2019, TASS. Russian specialists continue to develop state-of-the-art weapons even now that…
More HK property investors turning to Malaysia, Singapore amid unrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13, 2019, AFP. From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong…
US, China agree ‘phase one’ trade deal; Trump suspends October tariff hike
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 12, 2019, Reuters. The United States and China agreed on Friday (Oct…
[Analytics] Vietnam a lonely island of resistance to China
Locked for months in a naval showdown with China over a gas-rich reef, Vietnam is…
Malaysia is set to lower income tax, widen deficit goal in 2020 budget
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11, 2019, Bloomberg. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad faces a choice in…
A pause in US-China trade war would be a ‘big relief’ to markets, says economist
BEIJING, Oct 11, 2019, CNBC. With many investors worried about further economic damages from the…
Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning
HONG KONG, Oct 10, 2019, AFP. Apple on Thursday removed an app criticised by China…