Rich and Famous
Larry Page, co-founder of Google, has officially been granted New Zealand residency. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) confirmed on Thursday that the world’s sixth richest man has Kiwi residency, just 2 days the same ministry said – “Mr Page is not a permanent resident”. Interestingly, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said she […]
... written on Aug 08 2021Grab Holdings Inc. is going public in the United States through a merger with US-based Altimeter Growth Corp. The partnership, which values the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant at a mind-boggling US$39.6 billion in market capitalization, will see its stock trade on the Nasdaq Composite Index. Essentially, that makes Grab the Southeast Asia’s […]
... written on Apr 14 2021Millions of WhatsApp users have retaliated, and Mark Zuckerberg’s team has responded. The Facebook-owned messaging service app has decided to delay its initial Feb 8 deadline to suspend the accounts of those who disagreed to comply with its new privacy policy. On Saturday (Jan 16), WhatsApp said “no one will have their account suspended or […]
... written on Jan 18 2021Donald Trump has finally conceded and for the first time, acknowledged that President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will be inaugurated on January 20, but not before creating a huge mess by inciting his supporters to storm and take over the U.S. Capital building. Even with 13 days left in his term, the U.S. president was probably […]
... written on Jan 08 2021Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., may be able to return home to China from Canada soon. The daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei was arrested in December 2018 following an extradition warrant issued by the U.S. and has been charged with bank and wire fraud linked to alleged breaches of […]
... written on Dec 08 2020Donald Trump has lost his re-election – for real. And he has no one to blame but himself. His messages to the voters – a great economy and an untrustworthy Biden – didn’t work. He had tried to blame the Covid outbreak squarely on China. But the election results clearly showed that while very few […]
... written on Nov 25 2020Alibaba has set another new sales record for this year’s annual “Singles Day” shopping spree. The Singles Day, first started in China as a 24-hour shopping event that celebrates people who are not in relationships, has been such a massive success that it makes Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States look like […]
... written on Nov 12 2020Four days after the November 3 election, Americans took to the streets – some celebrate Joe Biden’s victory while others protest against Donald Trump’s loss. The nation is as divided, if not more divided, as when Trump stunningly won the White House in 2016. Having passed the 270 Electoral College vote threshold needed, Biden becomes […]
... written on Nov 10 2020China’s stock markets – Shanghai Composite Index, Shenzhen Component Index and tech-heavy ChiNext index – have all gained significantly on Thursday as Democrat Joe Biden appears to be winning the 2020 Presidential Election. Biden is perceived to be less confrontational than Trump in his foreign policy with China, something which is celebrated in Wall Street […]
... written on Nov 05 2020Trump, 74, and first lady Melania Trump, 50, have both tested positive for Covid-19. A feverish and fatigued President Trump was flown to a military hospital – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center – on Friday night where he is being given Remdesivir therapy. Now there’s concern that the White House or Trump might have […]
... written on Oct 04 2020
