Xi heads back home after state visit in N. Korea
SEOUL/BEIJING, Jun 21, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping left North Korea on Friday after…
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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] China’s robot makers are hooked on subsidies, highlighting another red line in US-China trade war
Mentions of ‘Made in China 2025’ may have disappeared, but Beijing and local governments continue…
President Tsai vows to strengthen Taiwan-US ties
TAIPEI, Jun 20, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said June 18 that Taiwan is…
Trump tweets on Xi meeting, risk markets soar
BEIJING, Jun 19, 2019, Asia Times. US President Donald Trump tweeted an encouraging report about…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancels visit to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Jun 19, 2019, News1st. The US Embassy in Colombo issuing a media release notes…
We underestimated impact of US ban: Huawei CEO
HONG KONG, Jun 19, 2019, Bloomberg. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei…
US Navy warship sails into a spot of trouble at Sydney’s Garden Island
SYDNEY, Jun 18, 2019, SMH. It’s foreign navy visiting season and hot in the wake…
India hikes customs duty on 28 US products
NEW DELHI, Jun 16, 2019, PTI. India on Saturday announced a hike in customs duties…
[Analytics] Korea maintains ‘strategic ambiguity’ amid US assault on Huawei
South Korea’s top two trade partners are the United States and China, which has put…
[Analytics] Oil tanker attacks: did Iran’s ties with China just go up in smoke?
Washington has blamed Tehran for an attack on two oil tankers near the Strait of…
Japan scrambles for information on ship attacks near Strait of Hormuz
TOKYO, Jun 14, 2019, Kyodo. Japan sought further information Friday about the attacks on two…
[Analytics] Southeast Asia: Hiding in plain sight
Ask many American, German or Canadian businesses or investors about “Asian business opportunities,” and they…