[Analytics] As Trump and China trade hostilities, Southeast Asia is thrust onto the front line
The Trump administration’s assertive new policy in the South China Sea is putting Southeast Asian…
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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.
Vietnam rejects China’s ‘historical evidence’ argument in the South China Sea
HANOI, Jul 17, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam emphasizes that all countries have a common…
US must make India a bigger trade, investment partner
NEW DELHI, Jul 17, 2020, Bloomberg. Conflict between China and India has made it urgently…
S. Korea’s Daelim invests $50M in Brazilian unit’s synthetic rubber business
SEOUL, Jul 17, 2020, Yonhap. Daelim Industrial Co., a major construction and petrochemical player in…
Japan in talks with Johnson & Johnson to secure Covid-19 vaccine
NEW YORK, Jul 17, 2020, Reuters, Bloomberg. The government is in talks with U.S. health…
FBI investigates major Twitter hack
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 17, 2020, BBC. The FBI has launched an investigation after hackers hijacked…
[Analytics] US-China relations are at an all time low
Throughout his time in office, US President Donald Trump has blown hot and cold on…
[Analytics] China-Russia relationship model for major powers
For the foreseeable future, Russian-Chinese relations are likely to be closer, and more productive than…
Sino-US tensions create anxiety for Hong Kong: HKEX chief executive
SINGAPORE, Jul 16, 2020, Reuters. The rising tensions between China and the United States are…
US Senate to vote on bill banning TikTok next week
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 16, 2020, Reuters. A United States Senate committee is likely to vote…
[Analytics] Gas pains building in US-Japan trade relations
JERA, Japan’s largest power generator and one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
US secretary of state Pompeo downplays possibility of summit with N. Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 16, 2020, AP. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed the possibility…