WeChat ban ‘could cost Apple 30 per cent of global sales’: Analyst
BEIJING, Aug 11, 2020, Asia Times. A widely-followed Taiwanese stock analyst warns that Apple’s smartphone…
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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 plans to invite Putin to G7 summit in US
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 11, 2020, TASS. US President Donald Trump said he would invite Russian…
Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has left Belarus as protests went on for a second day
VILNUS, Aug 11, 2020, BBC. Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has left Belarus and is “safe”…
China wants Taiwan to be ‘next Hong Kong’: Official
TAIPEI, Aug 11, 2020, SMH. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister says his country risks becoming the next…
Foreign visitors to S. Korea slump 98 per cent on-year in June
SEOUL, Aug 10, 2020, Yonhap. The number of foreigners who traveled to South Korea slumped…
China targeting US election infrastructure with cyberattacks: Official
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 10, 2020, Reuters. Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting US election infrastructure…
Apple suppliers’ shares plunge in Hong Kong, China as Trump’s WeChat ban is seen pummelling iPhone shipments
HONG KONG, Aug 10, 2020, SCMP. Apple suppliers in Hong Kong and China plummeted on…
US health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China
TAIPEI, Aug 9, 2020, Bangkok Post. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar…
Takeda to supply Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in Japan
TOKYO, Aug 8, 2020, Kyodo. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday it will produce and sell…
US businesses in China face uncertainty as White House bans WeChat
HONG KONG, Aug 8, 2020, Reuters. As Tencent assesses how its business might be impacted…
Google removes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels
TAIPEI, Aug 8, 2020, Taiwan News. Google has removed more than 2,500 channels from its…
US intelligence report on Trump-Biden election meddling reveals who Russia, China and Iran want to win
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 8, 2020, CNBC. Russia is trying to “undermine” presumptive Democratic nominee Joe…