Trump to present trophy to winner at Tokyo tournament
TOKYO, May 13, 2019, Kyodo. U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the Summer Grand Sumo…
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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.
Pompeo begins his first visit to Russia as US Secretary of State
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON D.C., May 13, 2019, TASS. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is arriving in…
Trump says N. Korea testing not “breach of trust”
WASHINGTON D.C., May 12, 2019, Xinhua. US President Donald Trump on Friday said Pyongyang’s recent…
US-China trade impasse: Three stumbling blocks in way of a deal, says Vice-Premier Liu He
BEIJING, May 11, 2019, The Straits Times. Three issues lie in the way of an…
Seized North Korean freighter heading to American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, May 11, 2019, RNZ. News that a North Korean vessel seized by the…
Deputy to Venezuela’s Guaido jailed at military prison
CARACAS, May 11, 2019, AFP. The deputy to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was jailed…
[Analytics] US-China: the hardcore is yet to come
The Trump administration’s response to China’s emergence has been to throw all sorts of spanners…
Chinese PM Li underlines tax cuts to benefit enterprises, boost market vitality
BEIJING, May 11, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for more efforts…
U.S. says it will continue talks with Russia on N. Korea
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2019, Yonhap. The United States will continue to hold conversations with Russia…
No deal announced after US-China talks
WASHINGTON D.C., May 10, 2019, SCMP. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said negotiations had concluded…
US firm accuses Huawei of enlisting professor to obtain its technology
CALIFORNIA, May 10, 2019, Reuters. A United States start-up is accusing Chinese telecommunications gear provider…
Korean markets tumble on US-China trade tensions
SEOUL, May 10, 2019, The Korea Herald. South Korean markets were rattled Thursday, along with…