Venezuela seals border with Brazil
CARACAS, Feb 22, 2019, Xinhua. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered the country’s southern…
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.
Huawei is not obliged to open ‘back doors’ for China, its chairman says
OTTAWA, Feb 22, 2019, Bloomberg. Huawei Technologies would deny any Chinese government request to open…
North Korea warns of food crisis, almost halves rations before Trump-Kim summit
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22, 2019, Reuters. North Korea has warned that it is facing a…
[Analytics] China-US trade deal coming soon
Beijing will take steps to reduce trade imbalance but won’t bow to pressure to make…
US-Philippines business group seeks more American investments in BBB
MANILA, Feb 21, 2019, PhilStar. The US-Philippine Society (USPS) plans to encourage American firms to…
Moon asks Trump to “make full use” of S. Korea’s role in corresponding measures
SEOUL, Feb 20, 2019, Hankyoreh. The Blue House announced that, during a telephone call with…
China expects smooth 2nd DPRK-US summit with positive outcomes
BEIJING, Feb 20, 2019, Xinhua. China expects the upcoming second summit between the Democratic People’s…
Transport aircraft lands in Hanoi with Trump’s copter
HANOI, Feb 20, 2019, VN Express. A Boeing C-17 landed at the Noi Bai Airport…
[Analytics] Two Chinese chemicals firms are being hit on multiple fronts by the trade war in US
Shandong companies Yuhuang Chemical and Wanhua Chemical are spending billions on factories but are being…
Trump in “no rush” to denuclearize North Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 20, 2019, Kyodo. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is…
Chinese tourist arrested in US for fighting in public accused of domestic violence
NEW YORK, Feb 19, 2019, SCMP. Chinese visitors to New York have been advised not…
Huawei founder says Huawei CFO arrest was politically motivated
LONDON, Feb 19, 2019, Reuters. Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest…