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All hell breaks loose when President Donald Trump announced the United States is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, one of former President Barack Obama’s remaining legacies. Almost immediately, Obama slams Trump, arguing that it is America’s loss, not other nations, for pulling out of the agreement. Mr. Trump’s decision to abandon the landmark […]
... written on Jun 03 2017Venezuela is right now in utter bankruptcy. Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s vision of socialism – sharing of wealth – didn’t work. It’s rather strange that a country that controls the world’s largest oil reserve couldn’t feed its own people so much so that the Venezuela people have turned to eating pets and trash. About […]
... written on Jun 02 2017China’s Cybersecurity Law comes into effect on June 1 – that’s today. If you hadn’t a clue about this new law, you’re not alone. Tons of business and finance people didn’t know too, either wasn’t being informed or simply don’t care. In fact, experts are as confused as the Chinese authorities who have little information […]
... written on Jun 01 2017Celebrity Victoria Beckham is said to own as many as 100 of such branded bags, which is believed to be worth £1.5 million (US$1.9 million; RM8.3 million). She was perhaps the first celebrity to own the mega-expensive Hermès Birkin Himalayan crocodile handbag, before Kim Kardashian follows the footstep. Other celebrities – Pamela Anderson, Lady Gaga, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts […]
... written on Jun 01 2017United States has deployed not one, not two, but three aircraft carriers toward the Korean peninsula. While it is rare for the U.S. military to deploy two carriers in the same region at the same time, it is almost unheard of to have three aircraft carriers in close proximity to each other. What does Trump […]
... written on May 31 2017Donald Trump has successfully intimidated Middle East into submission. Despite calling for a “total shutdown” of Muslims to the U.S, using the 3 magic words (radical Islamic terrorist) and even signing executive orders banning citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia insisted on decorating the U.S. president with gold medal and US$350 […]
... written on May 29 2017This may sound weird, or even funny, but it appears that Trump and Arab Muslims share more common interests than the U.S. president does with European friends. As a start, both Donald Trump and King Salman agreed that Iran is their common enemy in the Middle East. Iran was their punching bag when Trump visited […]
... written on May 26 2017Chinese automaker Geely will be taking a 49.9% stake in Malaysia’s iconic, home-grown, but long-struggling carmaker Proton. Both Proton and Geely’s parent – DRB-Hicom and Zhejiang Geely Holding – are expected to sign the deal by the end of July. Behind the junk Proton is, of course, the crown jewel of the sale – British sports […]
... written on May 26 2017Unlike his call in February blasted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refugee agreement and boasted about his victory before abruptly ended the phone call, President Donald Trump placed a super-friendly call to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The call, made on April 29, was full of praises for the Filipino leader whose administration has killed 6,000 […]
... written on May 24 2017First Lady Melania Trump descended from Air Force One in Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning, without wearing a headscarf. But despite her beauty, she wasn’t the superstar of the day. The celebrity of the day was her husband – President Donald Trump. Before the Air Force One touched down in Riyadh at about 10 a.m. local […]
... written on May 21 2017
