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Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies were planning to launch a military invasion on Qatar before President Trump intervened and persuaded them otherwise – reported Bloomberg. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, both Sunni-majority nations, wanted to change the Qatari regime, also another Sunni-majority nations, accusing it of aligning itself with Iran – the Shia / […]
... written on Sep 21 2017Some were terrified when North Korea fired a ballistic missile over their head. Some were excited to see if U.S. would finally launch a pre-emptive military strike. But very few ask the burning and critical question – why didn’t the military superpower U.S. shoot down Fatboy Kim’s missile? The real answer could be rather embarrassing […]
... written on Sep 19 2017Something is terribly wrong with the way economic sanctions are being slapped on North Korea. When it comes to dealing with North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, international community especially the United Nations and the United States hope sanctions are a useful tool to bring Kim Jong-un to his knees. However, the reverse is true and now the world is […]
... written on Sep 19 2017South Koreans have gotten used to it. But it’s a totally different game to the Japanese. During the World War II, terrified people would rush for cover as blaring sirens signalled incoming Imperial Japanese Army’s bombardment. Now, the role is reversed. Millions of terrified Japanese were rudely awaken to take cover as sirens were set […]
... written on Sep 15 2017Singapore and Dubai are two of many smart cities in the world trying to be the first to implement flying-taxi. The concept of flying cars is real. In fact, Singapore’s Ministry of Transport told about 400 participants at a forum in March this year that Singaporeans can “bet your money” on having the new mode of transport (flying-taxi) […]
... written on Sep 11 2017Just a day after North Korea said it conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, South Korea says Pyongyang is preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The launch could be as soon as this Saturday – September 9 – when the hermit kingdom celebrates its founding day. Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test […]
... written on Sep 05 2017Less than 1 week after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised North Korea for showing “restraint” in its weapons program, the hermit kingdom fired a series of 3 short-range ballistic missiles – deliberately launched in the midst of the U.S. and South Korea’s annual military exercises. At first, everyone rejoiced and laughed at fat […]
... written on Aug 30 2017When North Korea chickened out and called off its threat of firing at least 4 missiles on Guam, an attempt to supposedly surround the U.S. territory with “fire”, not many believed it was China that had succeeded in cooling off the crisis. Thanks to Western mainstream media, majority believed it was President Trump’s tweets that […]
... written on Aug 22 2017Kim Jong-un has backed off from firing at least 4 missiles on Guam, an attempt to supposedly surround the U.S. territory with “fire”. Nobody believed the dictator would follow through with his threat in the first place though. But it was a relief; with some American news media celebrate the cancellation as a victory to […]
... written on Aug 15 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 2017
