Twitter is dropping coding terms like ‘master’ and ‘slave’
NEW YORK, Jul 3, 2020, Business Insider. Twitter is dropping decades-old coding terms like “master”…
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.
US military coronavirus cases surge as Pentagon lifts travel restrictions
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 3, 2020, CNBC. The number of U.S. active-duty military personnel infected with…
US Senate approves final sanctions bill to punish China over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 3, 2020, CNN. The US Senate has approved a final version of…
US on target ‘to reach a vaccine by year’s end or early next year’: Official
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 2, 2020, CNN. The United States remains on target to have a…
[Analytics] Hong Kong is a colony once more
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, stood in front of reporters yesterday for the most…
S. Korean FM vows all-out efforts to resume dialogue with N. Korea
SEOUL, Jul 2, 2020, The Korea Herald. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday said the…
LG Electronics and LG Chemicals, Panasonic, Denso and many others to relocate $37B factories from China to Central Java
BATANG, Jul 2, 2020, Jakarta Globe. Seven companies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the…
[Analytics] ASEAN finally pushes back on China’s sea claims
In a sign of rising resistance to China’s Covid-19 strategic opportunism, the typically tight-lipped Association…
China’s Huawei and ZTE officially designated ‘national security threats’ by US watchdog
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 1, 2020, CNBC. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially designated…
Mexico president set to meet with Trump in his first-ever foreign visit since 2018
MEXICO CITY, Jul 1, 2020, Reuters. Mexico’s president is poised to hold a first meeting…
Canada extends ban on most foreign travellers to July 31
OTTAWA, Jul 1, 2020, ECNS. Canada has extended the current ban on international travellers until…
Australia boosting military by $270B for post-coronavirus world
CANBERRA, Jul 1, 2020, NY Post. Australia is pushing for a $270 billion boost to…