Over 500,000 people flee dozens of infernos in the US state of Oregon
SALEM, Sep 11, 2020, BBC. More than half a million people in the US state…
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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.
Trump says N. Korean leader Kim in ‘good health’ amid rumors
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 11, 2020, Kyodo. U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korean…
Biden says Trump has ‘no conception’ of national security
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 11, 2020, CNN. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said President Donald Trump…
Did Trump disclose secret US nuclear weapon in interview?
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 11, 2020, India Today. Bob Woodward’s explosive new book on President Donald…
Pompeo asks ASEAN states not to let China ‘walk over us’
HANOI, Sep 10, 2020, AP. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked Southeast Asian nations…
China debates cutting US access to drugs as hostilities spike
BEIJING, Sep 10, 2020, SCMP. In recent weeks, as the United States has ramped up…
American Airlines resumes flights to Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Sep 10, 2020, The Tico Times. American Airlines on Wednesday resumed commercial flights…
US cancels over 1,000 visas for Chinese nationals deemed security risks
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 10, 2020, CNBC. The United States has revoked visas for more than…
US, China trade barbs over South China Sea, Hong Kong
HANOI, Sep 10, 2020, Kyodo. The United States traded barbs with China over Beijing’s maritime…
[Analytics] Taiwan appears determined to create an anti-Beijing alliance
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen wants to create an alliance to defend “freedom, safety, human rights…
Pacific island nation of Palau offers to host US military bases: Report
NGERULMUD, Sep 9, 2020, Stars and Stripes. The Republic of Palau, east of the Philippines…
AstraZeneca and Oxford University suspends vaccine trial following adverse reactions from US volunteer
OXFORD, Sep 9, 2020, Merco Press. AstraZeneca has paused a late-stage trial of one of…