Finance and Economy
Get real, Americans love fast food. Enjoying a McDonald’s hamburger, Kentucky Fried Chicken popcorn nuggets, or Taco Bell burrito seems to be the pleasure of all Americans – rich or poor. In fact, fast food is perhaps the only thing that unites Americans. Even Donald Trump loves fast food and he indirectly promoted McDonald’s during his […]
... written on Oct 22 2017The reputation of Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon – Aung San Suu Kyi – is in tatters for her failure to condemn her country’s so-called “clearing operations” in Rakhine State. Once a darling of the West, her portrait was even removed last month from public display by Oxford University UK, the same college she studied politics, philosophy […]
... written on Oct 19 2017The F-35 was supposed to be the ultimate flying machine, a fighter jet that could do almost everything the U.S. military desired. At least that was the marketing pitch trumpeted by its manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The “one design fits all” would see the F-35 serves the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. The marketing […]
... written on Oct 17 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 2017Irina Bokova, the outgoing UNESCO chief, has every reason to be ashamed of her leadership. The world body is about to lose a fifth (22%) of its funding after the United States announced that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – accusing the body of “anti-Israel bias”. And Israel […]
... written on Oct 13 2017United States can get most of what it wanted, including intimidating and bullying anyone in the world, partly because of its almighty U.S. dollar. It’s a known fact that the U.S. is broke. America is the world’s biggest debtor nation – owing more than US$20.37 trillion – and climbing. Whenever they run out of money, […]
... written on Oct 12 2017Remember how we told you about the good-cop-bad-cop roles being played by China and Russia to ensure the survivability of Fat Boy Kim Jong-un, or rather the “Rocket Man” as what U.S. President Trump likes to call the North Korean leader these days? Well, the drama has shifted into high gear, making it more obvious […]
... written on Oct 06 2017Spain’s King Felipe VI has spoken – that Catalan leaders have broken the laws of the state. He called their behaviour “irresponsible”, “lack of loyalty”, “disrespect to the powers of the state”, and risking the country’s economic stability. But the king didn’t say what a king should say – about police brutality and the need for […]
... written on Oct 04 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 2017
