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Nobody believes North Korea would and could strike the mighty United States. If the hermit kingdom could do that – successfully nukes South Korea, Japan or even the U.S. – then it only goes to show that the North Korean’s military technology is superior to the Americans’. Suddenly the U.S. and the West no longer […]
... written on Aug 09 2017China’s highly secretive 19th National Congress has begun. The Middle Kingdom might be a one-party system ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any political power struggle within the powerful Chinese party. Nobody knows for sure who gets promoted and who doesn’t. The process of leadership change in China is […]
... written on Aug 04 2017When Shabudin Yahaya, a Malaysian MP of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, believed that there was “nothing wrong” with child marriages, one wondered if certain Muslims in the country were that desperate for sex. Mr. Shabudin, a Muslim himself, argued that girls as young as nine were “physically and spiritually” ready for marriage. It’s more sickening considering that […]
... written on Aug 03 2017This country is so screwed up that it couldn’t even pay US$600 million of debt to IPIC (International Petroleum Investment Company), Abu Dhabi’s US$80 billion sovereign-wealth fund. After the deadline on Tuesday, IPIC has given 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), a fund set up by Prime Minister Najib Razak himself in 2009, five more days to make […]
... written on Aug 02 2017Nicolas Maduro effectively proclaims himself a new dictator of Venezuela after he held a controversial election to create the National Constituent Assembly (ANC), a constitutional assembly that would grant his party sweeping power. The Venezuelan president staged an election where only his supporters voted as the opposition boycotted the illegitimate election. Before the election, Mr. […]
... written on Aug 01 2017The number is 755 – that’s how many U.S. diplomats have to leave Russia by September 1. In essence, that means there’re 1,210 U.S. diplomatic employees currently employed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. However, the United States has not confirmed how many diplomatic employees are in […]
... written on Jul 31 2017President Vladimir Putin had tried everything in his power to become United States’ friend. He even refused to retaliate after former President Barack Obama slapped sanctions on Russia last December 2016 over unproven allegations that the Russian president personally directed covert cyber attacks against the U.S. electoral system, resulting in Hillary Clinton’s shocking defeat. […]
... written on Jul 28 2017The land down under was a great place to invest, especially its property or real estate. Parents from neighbouring Asian countries have been pouring billions of dollars snapping up properties – either for investment or for their children’s education. Chinese parents love sending their kids to a foreign country to further their education, and Australia […]
... written on Jul 26 2017South China Sea belongs to China, and the world can forget about lecturing, let alone forcing, the Chinese about respecting international law. The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration verdict last year, of which says that China couldn’t claim historic rights in all the waters within a “nine-dash” line used by Beijing to delineate its claims, was […]
... written on Jul 25 2017Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte revealed 2 months ago that Chinese counterpart China Xi Jinping had warned him there would be “war” if Manila tried to enforce an arbitration ruling and drill for oil in a disputed part of the South China Sea. He was, of course, referring to Hague’s award which granted Philippine sovereign rights […]
... written on Jul 24 2017
