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When Hong Kong was plagued with a series of protests last year, which were triggered by the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill, it attracted the attention from superpower United States – the champion of human rights, freedom of speech and democracy. First started in mid March 2019, the ongoing protests took a short break […]
... written on Jun 03 2020Beijing has passed a controversial security laws for Hong Kong. The National People’s Congress voted 2,878-to-1 (6 abstained) to the proposed new law, dealing what critics have called a “killer blow” to the city’s freedoms and autonomy. With the approval, the next step is to draft a detailed and official legislation for the city, scheduled […]
... written on May 30 2020Australia was, and is still known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region. That perception was reinforced during John Howard administration, when the Australian prime minister became a key supporter of the 2003 Iraq War, a war started by President George W Bush under the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of […]
... written on May 22 2020Coronavirus has left a trail of destruction across the world. No country is spared, including economic powerhouse United States and China. The last thing the world needs now is escalating tensions between both superpowers over the endless blaming game of China’s handling of the pandemic. But it appears the trade war is about to explode […]
... written on May 16 2020The concept of “work from home” or remote work has been in the market for decades – even centuries. Some said working remotely has been around between 1.4 and 1.9 million years ago. Obviously, modern office did not exist back then. Communities would pool their resources to make tools, hunt animals, gather fruits, ground grains, […]
... written on May 14 2020Donald Trump was on his way to win re-election in November, and he was practically unstoppable. If Hillary Clinton could not beat him with both clever facts and logics 4 years ago, no Democratic candidates could defeat him this round. Since Trump was elected, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had soared by more than 50% […]
... written on May 07 2020Before the Coronavirus outbreak, Donald Trump was using a very powerful tool to get what he wanted from Saudi Arabia – Twitter. He would send tweets to express his displeasure over the crude oil prices and gave orders for OPEC to do the necessary. In essence, the U.S. president controls Saudi to fulfil his wishes […]
... written on May 02 2020Australia, New Zealand and South Korea are among a few countries that have managed to contain the Coronavirus outbreak, allowing them to gradually re-open their economies and lift the lockdown orders. They now join China in restarting manufacturing and other business sectors. The favourite Bondi Beach reopens to swimmers and surfers in Sydney effective April […]
... written on Apr 29 2020Donald Trump warned China last week that it would face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the Coronavirus pandemic. During his daily White House briefing, the U.S. president said – “It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn’t, and the whole world is suffering because of it.” However, Trump did […]
... written on Apr 26 2020The global lockdown approach adopted by almost every government in the world might not be the right, or the only solution, based on Coronavirus infection data collected and analysed by Professor Isaac Ben-Israel. After all, South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden didn’t lock down and they did not appear to be doing any worse than Italy […]
... written on Apr 23 2020
