Moderna coronavirus vaccine could be ready by end of year: US drug maker
HONG KONG, Jul 27, 2020, SCMP. Moderna’s vaccine against Covid-19 could be rolled out by…
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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.
Russia’s Zircon hypersonic missile ‘proves its unique qualities’ as naval tests near completion: Defense Ministry
MOSCOW, JUl 27, 2020, RT. The tests of Russia’s ship-based Zircon missile – one of…
US consulate in Chengdu officially shuts in retaliation for Houston closure
CHENGDU, Jul 27, 2020, CNN. The United States consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu…
Sydney Black Lives Matter protesters now facing arrests after court rules rally prohibited
SYDNEY, Jul 26, 2020, SBS News. A Sydney Black Lives Matter rally has lost its…
China’s June US copper concentrate imports hit highest since Sept 2018
HONG KONG, Jul 26, 2020, Reuters. China’s imports of copper concentrate from the United States…
[Analytics] Intel is making a mockery of reshoring
Intel’s chief executive Bob Swan yesterday told industry analysts that the former industry leader in…
Consulate in Chengdu readies for closure as US, China clash
CHENGDU, Jul 25, 2020, AFP. Workers removed the U.S. insignia from the consulate in the…
Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US
SINGAPORE, JUl 25, 2020, BBC. A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to…
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo urges China’s citizens to help ‘change the behaviour’ of their government
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 24, 2020, SCMP. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the nation’s chief…
China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu in tit-for-tat move
BEIJING, Jul 24, 2020, ST. China ordered the closure of the United States’ consulate in…
N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test or reentry test this year: Singaporean expert
SINGAPORE, Jul 23, 2020, The Korea Herald. A Singaporean defense expert who has regularly interacted…
S. Korea’s FM to hold diplomatic strategy meeting amid growing US-China tensions
SEOUL, Jul 23, 2020, Yonhap. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will host a diplomatic strategy meeting…