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On Friday (Aug 26), a United States coast guard ship was on a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands after conducting patrols to monitor illegal fishing activities in the Pacific. However, when it tried to get clearance to refuel and re-provision, stunningly there was no response from the island’s authorities for diplomatic clearance for […]
... written on Aug 27 2022All 11 sectors in the S&P 500 were in the red on Monday (Aug 22) with a whopping 480 stocks in red and just 23 in green. The Standard and Poor’s 500 lost 2.14% – biggest drop since June 28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 643.13 points, while the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.55% – […]
... written on Aug 23 2022Last month, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) formally commissioned a new submarine to be deployed to China’s East Sea Fleet. The sub has raised eyebrows due to its strange design – a distinctive new conning tower or sail. Instead of being streamlined to improve water flow like more designs, the Chinese new sub is […]
... written on Aug 17 2022When Joe Biden stepped on the Saudi soil last month (July 2022), the U.S. president knew he would receive a low-key reception. He had no choice but to visit the oil-rich kingdom. He can’t blame anyone except himself for a declaration of war against Saudi when he was a presidential candidate. Biden declared he was […]
... written on Aug 15 2022Democracy & Autocracy – Does U.S. Really Care About The Taiwanese People Or Practise True Democracy?
Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was raided by the FBI on Monday (Aug 8). About 30 heavily armed officers carried out the operation as if Trump was Chicago mobster Al-Capone. The stunning raid was related to the Justice Department’s inquiry about Trump’s handling of classified material. The timing of the raid has raised eyebrows as it […]
... written on Aug 11 2022Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Malaysia Prime Minister Ismail Sabri and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen all had met with Nancy Pelosi during the U.S. House Speaker’s Asia Tour. But when Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, arrived in South Korea, the country’s president – Yoon Suk-yeol – only agreed to speak to Pelosi […]
... written on Aug 06 2022Who the hell is China to tell the United States, the strongest and mightiest nation in the world, which country it can or cannot visit? That was basically the provocative and arrogant statement issued by both Republican and Democrats politicians. Adding fuel to the fire, news media like CNN and Fox News continuously condemned President […]
... written on Aug 04 2022Former President Donald Trump once told a Republican Senator – “Taiwan is like two feet from China. We are 8,000 miles away. If they invade, there isn’t a fucking thing we can do about it”. The senator, who was trying to convince Trump to do everything possible in his power to persuade China not to […]
... written on Jul 31 2022Officially, the National Bureau of Economic Research says a “technical recession” has hit the United States. The world’s largest economy had already declined by 1.6% in the first quarter – January to March, 2022. Now, the latest data unleashed on Thursday (July 28) shows the country’s economy contracted for the second straight quarter from April […]
... written on Jul 29 2022Citizenship by investment programs has become increasingly popular in recent years, as they offer a number of economic and lifestyle benefits to participants. Such programs typically involve making an investment in the country’s economy in exchange for citizenship, which can then provide access to a number of advantages, including visa-free travel, tax benefits, and the […]
... written on Jul 27 2022
