Donald Trump leaves hospital to joy ride past supporters sporting muscle shirts and Melania cutouts
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 5, 2020, SCMP. They arrived from miles around, weathering the hot sun,…
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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.
[Analytics] Neutrality in US-China rivalry not an option for Suga and Japan
The most salient part of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration will be continuing the…
Pompeo cancels visit to S. Korea after Trump’s virus diagnosis
SEOUL, Oct 4, 2020, Yonhap. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a planned visit…
Trump says he is doing well, but next couple of days the ‘real test’
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 4, 2020, BBC. US President Donald Trump says he is doing well,…
[Analytics] The geopolitical forces pushing Russia, China closer
Surely, Russia and China will not be impressed by fake neo-militarism in Germany or Japan….
Energy companies appeal a climate change damages lawsuit which reaches US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 4, 2020, Merco Press. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to…
Cambodia confirms US-funded defence facility has been razed
PHNOM PENH, Oct 4, 2020, AFP. Cambodia has razed a US-funded defence facility on its…
A Biden win may be bad news for Thai and Indonesian bonds
JAKARTA, Oct 4, 2020, Bloomberg. A victory by US presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden in…
[Analytics] US foreign policy risks chaos due to Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis
‘This underscores the unreliability of the US. It points to the chaotic part of this…
East Asia allies likely to bide time as US election looms over Pompeo trip
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, Reuters. A warm welcome and expressions of solidarity against China…
Korean chipmakers to benefit from US restrictions on China’s SMIC
SEOUL, Oct 3, 2020, Korea Bizwire. South Korea’s chipmakers are expected to benefit from the…
US president Trump hospitalized to military medical center
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed National…