US ex-marine jailed for 9 years by Russian court
MOSCOW, Jul 31, 2020, CNN. A Moscow court sentenced former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed 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-US relationship needs a ‘reset’: China’s envoy
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2020, China Daily. The China-US relationship can have a future only…
US must prepare for an ever more powerful China: Think tank
HONG KONG, Jul 31, 2020, SCMP. The United States should prepare for an “ascendant” Communist-led…
Seattle residents slam ‘Defund the police’ as ‘radical experiment’ during city budget meeting
SEATTLE, Jul 30, 2020, Fox News. Hundreds of Seattle residents spoke up about proposals to…
[Analytics] ‘Vaccine nationalism’: Is it every country for itself?
It’s dog eat dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. Kate Kelland, Julie Steenhuysen specially…
Huawei tops Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone seller
BEIJING, Jul 30, 2020, AFP, Reuters. For the first time ever, China’s electronics giant Huawei…
Beijing and Moscow join forces in ‘information war’ as China-US relations rapidly deteriorate
BEIJING, Jul 28, 2020, SCMP. China and Russia would team up in the information war,…
President Trump announces $265M award to Fujifilm for coronavirus vaccine manufacturing
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 28, 2020, CNBC. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the U.S….
Share surge propels Taiwan chip giant TSMC into top ten
TAIPEI, Jul 28, 2020, AFP. Taiwanese chip giant TSMC today briefly became the world’s tenth…
S. Korea-US joint drill to take place mid-Aug: Defense minister
SEOUL, Jul 28, 2020, KBS. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo says he expects South Korea and…
Kim stresses North Korea has become ‘nuclear power’ to safeguard nation
BEIJING, Jul 28, 2020, Kyodo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emphasized that the…
US Republicans unveil coronavirus plan, slash emergency unemployment benefit
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 28, 2020, China Daily. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a $1 trillion…