Automobile
In December 2017, about 6 months after China automaker Geely agreed to acquire 49.9% stake in Malaysia home-grown but ailing carmaker Proton, 28 top Proton dealers were taken on a trip to visit Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd in China. The 28 Proton’s top sales and service centre owners were both impressed and flabbergasted […]
... written on Feb 12 2018In a sign of more trouble ahead, Saudi Arabia has secretly drafted a plan to further remove subsidies as the kingdom tries to offset the impact of its struggling economy – thanks to low crude oil prices. In spite of oil price rally recently, the latest due to a 450,000-bpd pipeline shut down in the […]
... written on Dec 13 2017Food delivery service is taking the street by storm. Chances are you might have seen them during peak hour – either calls themselves UberEATS, JustEat, GrubHub, Food Panda or Deliveroo. Regardless, it is a competitive industry with each company having to work to provide low costs, interesting restaurants, fast delivery time and of course, quality food. […]
... written on Nov 28 2017Uber has done it again! From accusations of bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination, Uber has been attracting the publicity for the wrong reason. And now, they have added another feather to the cap. A staggering 57 million of its users and drivers’ data were compromised, but instead of report the hacking to the authorities, Uber […]
... written on Nov 22 2017Automakers, tech start-ups and ride-hailing companies are forging closer alliances in a multi-billion-dollar business. That can only mean one thing – self-driving taxis will be taking over the street, like it or not. Uber, a leader in ride-hailing business has been stripped of its London licence. However, the company has last month filed its legal appeal […]
... written on Nov 21 2017Donald Trump kicked off his 12-day tour of Asia in what appears to be the longest trip to the region by an American president since 1991 – when George H.W. Bush was in charge of the Oval Office. Flying from Hawaii, his first stop is Japan, before visiting South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. […]
... written on Nov 07 2017Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has revealed that after the global crude oil meltdown, Kremlin is ready for reality. As one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil, Russia was badly hit when the oil prices plunged in 2014. Russian ruble lost more than 120% against the American dollar in July 2014 alone. And […]
... written on Oct 16 2017Six months ago, President Trump revealed his ambitious plan – a tax plan – to fulfil his presidential campaign promise on tax reform. His proposal will see the “biggest tax cut” in U.S. history – slashing corporate tax rate to 15% from 35%. That would make the U.S. a cheaper country than Singapore (17%) and Hong Kong […]
... written on Oct 02 2017First there was the driverless car. This concept still requires a carload of money to own the smart car which will transport you to your destination without you having to drive. Then the concept of flying taxi was introduced. Singapore and Dubai are now racing toward the finish line to become the first city in […]
... written on Oct 01 2017Soon, the jokes about Saudi Arabia being the only country on planet Earth where women were forbidden from getting behind the wheel of a car will be a thing of the past. For as long as one can remember, women in the kingdom have been discriminated and oppressed by the Saudi government and treated like […]
... written on Sep 27 2017
