South China Sea situation remains ‘volatile’: Philippine military chief
MANILA, Oct 13, 2020, PNA. The situation in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea)…
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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.
Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid vaccine trial as participant becomes ill
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 13, 2020, AFP. Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had temporarily halted…
[Analytics] How was N. Korea able to build its monstrous new ICBM?
“Kim Jong-sik is currently guiding a huge strategic nuclear weapon past Kim Il-sung Square.” The…
China moves to curb yuan strength, making it cheaper to bet against the currency
SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2020, CNBC. The Chinese yuan fell on Monday following recent months of…
Twitter adds warning to ‘immune’ tweet by US president Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 12, 2020, Fox News. As President Trump on Sunday declared he was…
Russia not losing hope to cooperate with US in cyber security field: Putin
MOSCOW, Oct 12, 2020, TASS. Russia is cherishing hope to continue cooperation with the United…
[Analytics] SCO: New solutions to global problems
At present, Eurasia is becoming the main driving force of world politics and economics. In…
Trump ‘no longer a transmission risk to others’: White House physician
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 11, 2020, BBC. US President Donald Trump is no longer a Covid…
[Analytics] How China came to champion free trade
The Chinese government has been strengthening legal protection of intellectual property for many years –…
NASA delays Oct 31 launch of SpaceX to carry US, Japan astronauts
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 11, 2020, Kyodo. NASA said Saturday that it will delay the Oct….
[Analytics] China boosts its soft power in Africa while launching African space ambitions
Satellite technology deemed crucial to China-Africa relations but not a priority for the US in…
India expected to become pandemic’s worst-hit country in coming weeks
NEW DELHI, Oct 11, 2020, AFP. India’s coronavirus cases surged past seven million on Sunday,…