US blacklists Chinese company over Cambodia project
WASHINGTON D.C./PHNOM PENH, Sep 16, 2020, Reuters. The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Chinese…
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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.
There won’t be enough coronavirus vaccines for a return to normal life until 2022: WHO scientist
BEIJING, Sep 16, 2020, SCMP. Do not expect there to be enough Covid-19 vaccines for…
Singapore to reward residents for healthy habits with Apple Watch
SINGAPORE, Sep 16, 2020, C|Net. Apple is working with the Singaporean government to help keep…
[Analytics] Robots on the India’s farm
To meet the ever-increasing food demand, existing farmlands need to be more productive and cost-effective….
US blocks some Xinjiang goods from China suspected of being made with slave labor
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 15, 2020, CNN. The Trump administration issued new import restrictions on Monday…
US studied plan to use 80 nuclear weapons if attacked by North Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 15, 2020, Kyodo. The United States reviewed and studied a plan “that…
[Analytics] Domestic concerns still shape India’s foreign policy
It is a truism that foreign policy begins at home. But how does this work…
Russian opposition politician Navalny plans to return to Russia
NEW YORK, Sep 15, 2020, TASS. Russian blogger Alexei Navalny is not planning to stay…
TikTok confirms submitting proposal to US authority
LOS ANGELES, Sep 15, 2020, Xinhua. Video-sharing social networking company TikTok said on Monday that…
[Analytics] China expands its island-building strategy into the mid-Pacific
The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific…
TikTok will partner with Oracle in the US after Microsoft loses bid
WASHINGTON, D.C./NEW YORK, Sep 14, 2020, CNN Business. TikTok and Oracle will become business partners…
Yoshihide Suga to succeed Abe as Japan’s next PM after big win in LDP election
TOKYO, Sep 14, 2020, ST. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the trusty right-hand man…