[Analytics] Highlighting Australia’s significance as Indo-Pacific middle power
Middle powers have an interest in preserving the international order. They follow the leadership of…
USA
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 Xi Jinping rolls out the big guns for his European ‘belt and road’ show
President’s team selection suggests he plans to put his infrastructure development programme front and centre…
US sanctions 2 Chinese firms for helping N. Korea evade sanctions
SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Mar 22, 2019, Yonhap. The United States on Thursday sanctioned two Chinese shipping companies…
Special envoys for Afghanistan from US, Russia, China, EU to hold talks on March 21-22
WASHINGTON, Mar 21, 2019, TASS. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will hold consultations…
[Analytics] Asia stocks slip amid US-China trade uncertainty
Mainland Chinese markets were largely flat, while Japan and South Korean shares slipped. Overnight in…
One day before last year’s fatal crash, Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8 was reportedly saved by an off-duty pilot
JAKARTA, Mar 20, 2019, Bloomberg. As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving…
US hits Venezuela with new sanctions on state-run mining company
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 20, 2019, RT. The US has imposed new sanctions on Venezuela’s state-run…
US strongly looking at NATO membership for Brazil: Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 20, 2019, RT. US President Donald Trump has said that he is…
[Analytics] How the mushrooms connect two sister city in China and USA
Chris Alonzo, a third-generation mushroom farmer from the county of Chester, in the U.S. state…
[Analytics] N.K. likely to accept Seoul’s dialogue offer, but can Seoul deliver what Pyongyang wants?
North Korea is expected to accept an offer of talks from South Korea, but progress…
[Analytics] Xi’s visit to boost EU ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Italy, Monaco and France from March 21 to 26,…
‘Several crucial flaws’: Report says FAA overlooked warnings on Boeing 737 MAX 8
TORONTO, Mar 19, 2019, Global News. French investigators said Monday the black boxes from Ethiopian…