Donald Trump says US to hit US$300 billion worth of Chinese goods with 10 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 2, 2019, SCMP. US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he…
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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.
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan fail to defuse trade, diplomatic tensions
BANGKOK, Aug 1, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea and Japan failed to defuse a deepening trade…
N. Korean leader Kim oversaw launch of new type of rocket: KCNA
BEIJING, Aug 1, 2019, Kyodo. North Korea confirmed Thursday that it fired projectiles the previous…
Trump offers Putin help in extinguishing wildfires in Siberia
MOSCOW, Aug 1, 2019, TASS. US President Donald Trump has offered help in extinguishing wildfires…
US believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 1, 2019, Pakistan Today. Intelligence officials in the United States have received…
Sanctions would “impact US-Cambodia ties”: PM Hun Sen
PHNOM PENH, Jul 31, 2019, VOA Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said…
N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles off east coast
SEOUL/WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its…
Pompeo hopes to help patch up Japan-South Korea ties
BANGKOK, Jul 31, 2019, Japan Today. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would…
US senators ask Trump gov’t to counter Beijing’s behavior in South China Sea
MANILA, Jul 31, 2019, PhilStar. US senators called on the Trump administration to do more…
Peru Brand to be promoted around the world at international tour
LIMA, Jul 30, 2019, ANDINA. Peru Brand will be on display to the world, as…
Stamps marking 1st U.S.-N. Korea summit on sale in Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, Jul 29, 2019, Kyodo. A set of stamps commemorating the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit…
Little chance for Lavrov-Pompeo meeting at ASEAN forum in Thailand: Russian diplomat
VIENNA, Jul 29, 2019, TASS. It is highly improbable that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…