Trump becomes first sitting president to step foot into North Korea
DEMILITARIZED ZONE, South Korea, Jun 30, 2019, WP. President Trump met Kim Jong Un at…
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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.
Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet at Panmunjom: Moon
SEOUL, Jun 30, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…
[Analytics] Trade war spooks the South Korean economy
The intensified US-China trade war has spooked the South Korean economy, which had shown a…
Australian PM doubles down on regional trade deal
OSAKA, Jun 29, 2019, AAP. Scott Morrison has doubled down on a regional trade deal…
Abe and Trump reaffirm military alliance despite dangerous dual nature of U.S. leader
OSAKA, Jun 29, 2019, The Japan Times. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald…
[Analytics] Can the growing U.S.-India partnership survive ‘America First’?
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit New Delhi this week to…
Trump says open to meeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at demilitarised zone
OSAKA, Jun 29, 2019, AFP, Reuters. United States President Donald Trump said on Saturday (June…
Donald Trump says things ‘back on track’ after summit with Xi Jinping
OSAKA, Jun 29, 2019, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump…
Juncker sees EU-Japan trade expanding by up to $40 bil. with FTA
BRUSSEL, Jun 29, 2019, Kyodo. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that trade between…
[Analytics] For Korea, post-summit more critical than Osaka G-20
Moon Jae-in is in the midst of the G20 meeting, which started in Osaka, Japan,…
U.S. ready for talks with N.K. to make ‘simultaneous and parallel’ progress: nuke envoy
SEOUL, Jun 28, 2019, Yonhap. The United States is ready to hold talks with North…
Europe tells US and China their trade war is harming global economy
OSAKA, Jun 28, 2019, SCMP. European Union leaders have warned of the damage caused by…