Hong Kong faces new threat as Chinese companies reconsider IPOs
HONG KONG, Aug 15, 2019, Bloomberg. Several Chinese companies are rethinking fundraising plans in Hong…
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.
900 grenades from Vietnam War destroyed
HANOI, Aug 15, 2019, VN Express. Over 900 Vietnam War grenades were detonated Wednesday in…
[Analytics] Philippines emerges as a hateful Dark Web hub
The recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, an extremist assault which claimed 22 lives,…
[Analytics] Indian economy as an instrument of the eastward expansion
In cooperation with the Far Eastern Federal University India is one of the youngest nations…
Suspect surrenders after shooting six police officers in hours-long Philadelphia standoff
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 15, 2019, WP. Just after midnight, a suspect surrendered after shooting six police…
Trump suggests meeting with Xi to reach ‘humane’ response to Hong Kong protests
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 15, 2019, SCMP. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to propose…
[Analytics] Trump might have finally twigged his trade wars are hurting voters
“Through massive devaluation of their currency and pumping vast sums of money into their system,…
Trump says US is ‘learning much’ from accident at Russia’s military testing range
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 13, 2019, TASS. The United States is learning a lot from the…
Trump says Kim wants to meet again and gave ‘small apology’ for missile tests
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 11, 2019, The Guardian. Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea’s Kim…
Huawei’s new operating system is called HarmonyOS
BEIJING, Aug 10, 2019, The Verge. Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system it…
N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS
SEOUL, Aug 10, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea again fired two more projectiles believed to be…
US, Japan ramp up presence, aid to north Pacific
MAJURO, Aug 10, 2019, RNZ. World War II battlegrounds, 1950s hydrogen bomb test sites, and…