[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…
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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.
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,…
‘China deployed 60K soldiers on India’s northern border’: Pompeo hits out at Beijing’s ‘bad behaviour’
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 10, 2020, HT. China has amassed 60,000 troops on India’s northern border,…
US hopes to institutionalize Quad grouping to counter China: Pompeo
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 10, 2020, Kyodo. The U.S. government hopes to “institutionalize” the Quad grouping…
China urges US to halt provocative actions in South China Sea
BEIJING, Oct 10, 2020, Kyodo. China has urged the United States to halt its provocative…
US president Trump says he’s ‘medication free,’ details Covid-19 recovery
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 10, 2020, Fox News. President Trump opened up about his ongoing recovery…
[Analytics] November 3: Isn’t just an election, but it’s a fight for freedom
Religious freedom can no longer be taken for granted. James C. Dobson specially for the…
Protests continue over arrest of pregnant Black woman kneed in back by officer
KANSAS CITY, Oct 9, 2020, CBS News. A nine-months-pregnant Black woman whose arrest by a…
Peru, US sign agreement to combat wildlife trafficking
LIMA, Oct 9, 2020, ANDINA. Foreign Affairs Minister Mario Lopez and United States Embassy Chargé…
[Analytics] How a Biden presidency may lead to increased supply in the oil market
A Biden presidency could bring 1 million barrels per day of Iranian oil back into…
US hails Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9, 2020, The Nation. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and…
US appeals judge’s ruling that blocked US ban on TikTok downloads
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 9, 2020, Reuters. The U.S. government said in a court filing on…