South Korea, GCC agree to discuss FTA to reduce crude trading costs
SEOUL, Jan 20, 2022, S&P. South Korea has agreed with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council…
USA
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 says it warned away US warship in South China Sea
BEIJING, Jan 20, 2022, Reuters. Chinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship which…
China outbreak reaches six provinces as Omicron takes hold
BEIJING, Jan 14, 2022, Bloomberg/Reuters. China is the only major country in the world still…
N. Korea fires missile, warns of strong action over US sanctions push
SEOUL, Jan 14, 2022, Reuters. North Korea fired an apparent missile on Friday, just hours…
North Korea fires unidentified projectile into waters off Korean Peninsula
SEOUL, Jan 5, 2021, CNN. North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into waters off…
India’s Future Retail asks court to declare arbitration with Amazon illegal
MUMBAI, Jan 3, 2022, Reuters. India’s Future Retail (FRTL.NS) has asked a New Delhi court…
S.Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
SEOUL, Dec 30, 2021, Reuters. South Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate said he will seek…
SpaceX satellites’ near-misses fuel US-China tensions
BEIJING, Dec 29, 2021, Bloomberg. A pair of dangerously close space encounters is adding to…
New war plans don’t target China’s regional military activities: Seoul
SEOUL, Dec 27, 2021, The Korea Herald. South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Monday publicly dismissed…
Biden signs bill banning goods from China’s Xinjiang over forced labor
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 24, 2021, CNN. US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law…
McDonald’s faces a French fries shortage in Japan
TOKYO, Dec 22, 2021, BBC. The world’s biggest fast food company McDonald’s is suffering a…
Japan to pay 75B yen more under new 5-yr deal to host U.S. troops
TOKYO, Dec 21, 2021, Kyodo. Japan’s government said Tuesday it will increase its financial support…