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Crude oil prices hit its lowest since December 2021 early this month. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for October contract was trading at US$65.75 per barrel, whilst the Brent crude oil for November contract was US$69.19 per barrel. Meaning since the beginning of the year, both WTI and Brent had declined 8.2% and […]
... written on Sep 26 2024Europe’s Tariffs On China’s EV Backfires – Volkswagen Closing Factories Before Even Trade War Begins
When China officially connected to the internet on April 20, 1994, it was a huge milestone despite the 64-kilobit special line, which was made possible thanks to the service of U.S. telecommunication company Sprint. Back then, it would be a challenge for tourists to find a decent public toilet. The country was so poor that […]
... written on Sep 16 2024Even if you’re not a gamer, you would have heard of the international success of China’s first “Triple-A” game called “Black Myth: Wukong”, an action RPG developed by Chinese studio Game Science. It was so successful that it has sold a jaw-dropping 10 million copies in just 3 days – and made a cool US$600 […]
... written on Aug 27 2024At the age of 17 years and 131 days, Quan Hongchan becomes the youngest triple-gold medalist in China’s Olympic history – breaking the record held by another diving star Fu Mingxia (17 years and 350 days). While Quan was only the second-youngest Chinese diver to win an Olympic gold medal (the youngest was 12-year-old Fu […]
... written on Aug 22 2024Japan’s Nikkei lost a staggering 4,451 points on Monday (August 5) – the biggest drop in history. That’s more than 12%, dragging the country’s stock market losses to 25% since early July. The biggest one-day drop means the index is entering the bear market. It instantly brings back the memory of “Black Monday” in October 1987, […]
... written on Aug 06 2024Western nations are absolutely terrified at the increasing prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, especially after Joe Biden ended his re-election bid and Kamala Harris is endorsed as his replacement. If the co-producer of TV series “The Apprentice” wins in November, all hell will break loose again. That’s because Trump regards U.S. […]
... written on Jul 29 2024Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike was supposed to release a software update – a routine patch – to its “vulnerability scanner” Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024. Instead, the American technology company unleashed digital chaos across the planet Earth. Within hours, flaws in the update caused Windows-based systems worldwide crashed, displaying the infamous BSOD – “blue screen of […]
... written on Jul 22 2024Since the price of gold broke the US$2,300 level for the first time in April this year, it has met with resistance after hitting US$2,450 an ounce. The commodity is now trading between the support level of US$2,300 and resistance level of US$2,400. The spectacular climb was due to not only geopolitical crises – in […]
... written on Jun 27 2024China has been Malaysia’s crucial partner since 2009, with total trade last year hitting RM450.84 billion (US$95.65 billion). Although trade with China fell by 7.3% in 2023, China continued to be Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, commanding 17.1% share of Malaysia’s total trade. In comparison, the U.S.-Malaysia commerce declined by 6.5% to […]
... written on Jun 20 2024Vladimir Putin has sent a powerful fleet of warships to Cuba on Wednesday (12-June) ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean. It was a calculated move to flex Russian muscle in the backyard of the United States. Just roughly 90 miles (150 kilometres) away from its traditional enemy U.S., Cuba provides the best parking […]
... written on Jun 14 2024
