US: Improved China ties can’t replace Philippines-US alliance
MANILA, Nov 27, 2018, Philstar. The Philippines’ improving relations with China will not replace its…
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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.
Nasa InSight: Craft lands on Mars to go where no man has ever gone
CAPE CANAVERAL, Nov 27, 2018, India Today. Nasa’s first spacecraft built to explore the deep…
US-China trade war could create winners in Southeast Asia: Bain & Co
BEIJING, Nov 23, 2018, CNBC. The trade war between the Washington and Beijing is pushing…
Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close U.S.-Mexico border
PALM BEACH, Nov 22, 2018, The Associated Press. U. S. President Donald Trump made a…
Trump submits written answers to Mueller over Russia probe
WASHINGTON, Nov 20, 2018, Xinhua. U.S. President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions…
Papua New Guinea rejects US criticisms of Chinese ‘Belt and Road’
AUSTRALIA, Nov 20, 2018, David Wroe, Sydney Morning Herald. Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister has…
S. Korea, U.S. officials to meet over N.K. denuclearization
WASHINGTON, Nov 19, 2018, Yonhap. Top South Korean and U.S. officials will meet in Washington…
Moon, Xi agree to closely cooperate for successful 2nd U.S.-N.K. summit
SEOUL, Nov 17, 2018, Yonhap. The leaders of South Korea and China agreed to work…
Is Donald Trump’s no-show at Asia summits a sign of waning US influence in region?
HONKONG, Nov 14, 2018. Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post. US President Donald Trump’s absence…
Pence praises U.S.-Japan alliance as ‘model’ for Asian nations
JAPAN, Nov 13, 2018. JapanTimes, Reiji Yoshida. Kicking off a tour meant to reassure Asian…