Finance and Economy
China is absolutely furious with the deployment of U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG1), led by Nimitz-class supercarrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. Even if U.S. agrees to a one-on-one fight, Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and its squadron have little chance of defeating the U.S. strike group, which includes an entire […]
... written on Mar 04 2017Terror group ISIS has chosen to ignore the popular saying that as a sleeping dragon, China should not be awakened. The West has realized the consequences of not letting the dragon sleeps, as they witness the rise of China’s economy and military. If China’s 5,000 years of history is any indicator, this dragon has no […]
... written on Mar 03 2017Malaysia is the first stop in a rare month-long tour of Asia by Saudi King Salman. The visit includes Indonesia, Brunei, Japan, China, Maldives and Jordan. The visit by King Salman is particularly important to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak who is preparing to call for a snap national general election, rumoured to be this […]
... written on Feb 28 2017One very interesting fact about 2016 presidential election is the excessive involvement in politics by business organizations or individuals who are not supposed to. Besides fulltime politicians, it appears individuals, organizations and agencies somehow found themselves indulge in politics – teachers, Hollywood celebrities, spy agencies and billionaires. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is one of many […]
... written on Feb 27 2017Back in 2007, he was estimated to have a fortune of US$40 billion, making him the richest man in Europe. Five years later in 2012, his wealth jumped to US$70 billion, pushing him to world’s top spot. Two years ago in 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin was already the world’s richest man, accumulating a staggering […]
... written on Feb 21 2017There’s a hidden paradise among the Europe countries but it isn’t Germany. And this country was being mentioned by President Trump during his first public rally (since inauguration) on Saturday. Trump was obviously referring to an explosive interview between Fox News Tucker Carlson and documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz that took place on Friday night, the […]
... written on Feb 20 2017This is not a new discovery, but a gradual realization. How would you answer if your kids ask how many continents are there on planet Earth? You might answer seven – Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America and South America. But if you’re a geologist, you might answer six because Europe and Asia are […]
... written on Feb 17 2017After spending his pocket money to the tune of billions of Euros, bad boy Alexis Tsipras is coming home to ask for more. Only this time, his father Francois Hollande is out of job while his mother Angela Merkel could be joining his daddy. Yes, the infamous Greece debt crisis is back, making a full […]
... written on Feb 14 2017Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or simply “Ahok”, the first ethnic-Chinese governor of Jakarta, was thrown into hot soup last year when he explained to Indonesian voters that his opponents had used a verse from the Quran / Koran to deceive voters, after conservative Islamist opponents quoted the verse warning against Muslims voting for non-Muslims (kafirs). […]
... written on Feb 08 2017One of the reasons why China is awesomely strong has to do with its huge foreign exchange reserves. Armed with the world’s biggest forex reserves, no speculator, including the legendary George Soros, dares to attack the Chinese Yuan / Renminbi. It’s the same reason a jealous President Donald Trump wanted to slap a 45% tariff […]
... written on Feb 07 2017
