Japan starts landfill work to move U.S. base in Okinawa
NAHA, Dec 14, 2018, Kyodo News. The Japanese government pushed ahead Friday with full-fledged offshore…
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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.
Maria Butina pleads guilty to US charge of conspiring to act as foreign agent
WASHIHGTON DC, Dec 13, 2018, Russia Today. Maria Butina, the Russian woman arrested in July…
China’s dilemma in trade war talks with US
HONG KONG, Dec 13, 2018, SCMP. As the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies…
China Confirms Detention of Second Canadian
BEIJING, Dec 13, 2018, VOA News. China has confirmed that a second Canadian citizen has…
Canada grants bail for arrested Huawei CFO who faces US extradition
VANCOUVER, Dec 12, 2018, CNBC. A Vancouver judge set a $10 million CAD bail ($7.5…
US, China and Europe have different data laws
BEIJING, Dec 11, 2018, CNBC. Governments in the U.S., Europe and China handle and regulate…
China moves on US car tariff cut Trump tweeted about after Xi meeting
BEIJING, Dec 11, 2018, Bloomberg. China is moving towards cutting its trade war tariffs on…
Japan decides to exclude Huawei, ZTE from gov’t procurement
TOKYO, Dec 10, 2018, Kyodo. Japan has decided to effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment giants…
China’s ire finally flares as US opens Huawei CFO case
BEIJING, Dec 10, 2018, Bloomberg. China has threatened Canada with grave consequences if a top…
Asian markets tumble, China tech scythed after Huawei arrest
HONG KONG, Dec 6, 2018, INP. Shares across Asia plunged Thursday, with Hong Kong and…
Trump wants 2nd summit with Kim to ensure progress on commitments: Bolton
WASHINGTON, Dec 5, 2018, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump wants a second summit with Kim…
SpaceX sets record for launching 64 small satellites in single mission
LOS ANGELES, Dec 4, 2018, Xinhua. U.S. private spaceflight company SpaceX launched a Falcon 9…