China ditches US nuclear technology in favour of home-grown alternative
HONG KONG, Sep 14, 2020, SCMP. China has switched from American nuclear power technology to…
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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 opens anti-subsidy probe on some US glycol ethers imports
BEIJING, Sep 14, 2020, Xinhua. China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday it launched an anti-subsidy…
ByteDance will not sell TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft or Oracle: Sources
BEIJING, Sep 14, 2020, Xinhua. ByteDance will not sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to Microsoft or…
US bankruptcy judge rejects Latam Airlines financing proposal
SANTIAGO, Sep 13, 2020, Merco Press. A U.S. bankruptcy judge rejected a US$ 2.4 billion…
Death toll rises in US as wildfires continue in West Coast states
SALEM, Sep 13, 2020, BBC. More than 30 people have been killed by wildfires that…
[Analytics] Brussels can’t afford to make an enemy of world’s next hyperpower
This year has left the European Union very confused over what to do about China….
Most US firms in China and Chinese firms in US inclined to stay despite geopolitical concerns
BEIJING, Sep 13, 2020, China Daily. Two surveys show that most U.S. firms in China…
First Mekong-US Partnership ministerial meeting held virtually
HANOI, Sep 12, 2020, NDO/VNA. The first Mekong-US Partnership Ministerial Meeting was held virtually on…
S. Korea’s Navy joins US-led four-nation maritime exercise in Pacific
SEOUL, Sep 12, 2020, Yonhap. The South Korean Navy has joined a U.S.-led multinational maritime…
Pakistani commander, US CENTCOM discuss Afghanistan, Kashmir situation
ISLAMABAD, Sep 12, 2020, The Nation. Commander US Central Command General Kenneth F. McKenzie junior…
Brazil resumes zero-tariff ethanol imports from US
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 12, 2020, AFP. The United States and Brazil said Friday they…
China announces new restrictions on US diplomats’ activities
BEIJING, Sep 12, 2020, CNBC. China has announced new restrictions on the activities of U.S….