[Analytics] Leaders ease recession fears as US-China trade war bites
Deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat and the trade and industry minister have both emphatically…
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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] Saving Asia’s Democracies
A Cold War-style, grand ideological campaign against authoritarianism is unlikely to halt democracy’s global regression….
US House of Representatives approves amendment for new anti-Russian sanctions
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jul 12, 2019, TASS. The House of Representatives of the US Congress has…
Raising war with China over arbitral award meant to ‘scare’ Filipinos
MANILA, Jul 12, 2019, PhilStar. Enforcing the Philippines’ arbitral win against China does not necessarily…
Dozens injured aboard Air Canada flight hit by turbulence
LOS ANGELES, Jul 12, 2019, Xinhua. An Air Canada flight Thursday morning was forced to…
‘Government Edition’ drone launched by Chinese DJI
SHENZHEN, Jul 11, 2019, Asia Times. The world’s largest maker of light civilian drones, DJI,…
[Analytics] Could Huawei be using Trojan circuits to help Beijing spy on the US?
US is regarded as the world leader in hardware hacking. Its allies have found no…
Moon sends a warning to Japan regarding export controls
SEOUL, Jul 10, 2019, Hankyoreh. “A vicious cycle of action and reaction is certainly not…
[Analytics] Sultan shines in the court of the Dragon King
The graphic image of Turkey pivoting away from NATO towards the Russia-China strategic partnership was…
First ‘good capitalism’ forum in Malaysia eyes Obama, Oprah among guests
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 9, 2019, MalayMail. Malaysia will host the world’s first Good Capitalism Forum…
Philippines’ Duterte dares US to bring its fleet & declare war on China
MANILA, Jul 9, 2019, RT. If Washington wants the Philippines to fight China, the US…
Guam governor under pressure to pause military build-up activities
GUAM, Jul 7, 2019, RNZ. Guam’s Governor, Lou Leon Guerrero, is under pressure to pause…