Russia rebukes US diplomat over publication about unauthorized Moscow rally
MOSCOW, Aug 9, 2019, TASS. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has officially reprimanded Minister-Counselor of the US…
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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.
Moon, Pentagon chief discuss trilateral security cooperation with Japan: official
SEOUL, Aug 9, 2019, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in and the visiting U.S. defense secretary talked…
Chinese oil survey vessel leaves Vietnamese waters
HANOI, Aug 9, 2019, VN Express. A Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts that…
China expressing strong disapproval U.S. Consulate General over meeting with “Hong Kong Independence” activists
HONG KONG, Aug 9, 2019, Xinhua. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of…
Philippine President says no to US missile deployment on territory
HANOI, Aug 8, 2019, VNA. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared that his country will…
China’s rare earth producers say they are ready to pass any tariff as cost to US customers
BEIJING, Aug 8, 2019, SCMP. China’s rare earth producers, who control the lion’s share of…
US on track to oust China as Malaysia’s No. 1 investor
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8, 2019, MalayMail. Chinese firms’ pullback on investments here has opened the…
US formalises ban on government contracts to China’s Huawei, others
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 8, 2019, AFP. The United States administration unveiled rules on Wednesday (Aug…
Biden says Trump’s ‘toxic tongue’ linked to U.S. mass shootings
LOS ANGELES, Aug 7, 2019, Reuters. Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe…
US nuclear-powered warship stops in Manila after patrolling South China Sea
MANILA, Aug 7, 2019, PhilStar. One of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered “supercarrier” docked in Manila…
[Analytics] Currencies fight: Chinese yuan vs US dollar
Beijing allowed its currency, the yuan, to weaken to more than 7 per U.S. dollar…
US starts talks on new agreements with Pacific states
PALIKIR, Aug 6, 2019, RNZ. The US has started negotiations to renew agreements with its…