India is world’s second largest arms importer
NEW DELHI, Mar 12, 2019, The Hindu. India was the world’s second largest arms importer…
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.
U.S. sanctions Russia-based bank over Venezuela dealings
WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 12, 2019, AFP. The US Treasury slapped sanctions on Monday, March 11,…
[Analytics] US switches from simultaneously parallel action to all or nothing approach
After the second North Korea-US summit ended without a joint agreement, the US has been…
[Analytics] China-US trade deal must be fair, equal: Global Times
A trade agreement between China and the US is poised on a knife-edge. The administration…
No survivors in Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crash near Addis Ababa
ADDIS ABABA, Mar 10, 2019, CNN. All 157 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight…
[Analytics] US, Philippine defense ties under the gun
Washington says for first time it will come to Manila’s defense in the South China…
S. Korean president embarks on trip to three ASEAN countries
SEOUL, Mar 10, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday headed for Brunei,…
Satellite images reveal activity at North Korean rocket facility
SANUMDONG, Mar 9, 2019, CNN. Satellite images suggest that North Korea could be preparing to…
[Analytics] Hamburger diplomacy: how China and the United States showed goodwill in trade war talks
Senior Chinese official says delegations from both countries are working around the clock for a…
South Korea signs deal to pay 8% more to host US troops
SEOUL, Mar 9, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea and the United States signed a formal agreement…
[Dialogue] ‘Chinese by nature are very good businesspeople’: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad spoke candidly to the South China Morning Post on a…
Beijing backs Huawei in legal fight against United States for first time
BEIJING, Mar 8, 2019, SCMP. Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Chinese firms not to…