Google complies with Indonesia licensing rules, others risk blocking – ministry
JAKARTA, Jul 21, 2022, Reuters. Indonesia said on Thursday Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has signed…
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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.
China demands US cancel potential arms sale to Taiwan
HONG KONG, Jul 18, 2022, Reuters. China has demanded that the United States immediately cancel…
Former Japan PM Abe dies after being shot during election speech
NARA, Jul 8, 2022, Kyodo. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan’s most influential…
US in process of releasing monkeypox vaccine from national stockpile for ‘high-risk’ people
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 24, 2022, CNN. The United States is responding to a request for…
US rebuffs China by calling Taiwan Strait an international waterway
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 15, 2022, Reuters. The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan’s assertion that…
AirAsia X reboots with flights to Japan and Hawaii
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15, 2022, Malay Mail. Today marked a new start for AirAsia X…
South Korea eager to normalize intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO, Jun 14, 2022, Kyodo. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday expressed his…
S. Korea, US fire 8 missiles in response to N. Korea launches
SEOUL, Jun 6, 2022, Kyodo. South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles…
S. Korea’s military team leaves for Hawaii to join US-led RIMPAC exercise
SEOUL, May 31, 2022, Yonhap. A South Korean fleet of warships, maritime aircraft and around…
White House welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan
WASHINGTON D.C., May 27, 2022, Reuters. Fiji is joining U.S. President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic…
US President Biden formally unveils Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
TOKYO, May 24, 2022, AFP. President Joe Biden launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative on…
Australia’s new PM flags ‘difficult’ China ties as he heads to Tokyo for Quad meeting
CANBERRA, May 23, 2022, The Guardian. Anthony Albanese will fly to Tokyo on Monday to…