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European leaders from Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands and the United Kingdom (as well as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen) scrambled to an emergency meeting in Paris on Monday (Feb 17) after the Trump administration excluded them from talks with Russia to negotiate an end […]
... written on Feb 19 2025With four years under his belt in the Oval Office during his first term, Donald Trump does not need a much learning curve. Government agencies are moving with lightning speed to implement President Trump’s executive orders. From rolling back Biden’s transgender rights to cutting more than 2 million government jobs, he isn’t holding back what he wants to […]
... written on Feb 14 2025After just 21 hostages (16 Israelis and 5 Thai nationals) were released from Gaza in exchange for more than 500 Palestinians prisoners from Israeli prisons, the fragile ceasefire appears to be collapsing. Hamas has suspended the ceasefire deal, accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement. Israel, has similarly accused the terrorist group of violating the […]
... written on Feb 11 2025With friend like the United States, Canadians and Mexicans do not need enemies. President Donald Trump has finally made good on a campaign promise to raise tariffs on almost everyone – both friends and foes. First, he slapped a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, except Canadian oil and energy products, […]
... written on Feb 03 2025For decades, China has been accused by the United States and several of its allies of economic espionage and intellectual property (IP) theft. It was claimed that Chinese IP theft has cost the U.S. about US$225 billion to US$600 billion a year. Besides stealing IP, China was also accused of demanding technology transfers in exchange for market access. […]
... written on Jan 29 2025When Anwar Ibrahim proudly announced RM170 billion investment commitments from China in March 2023, just a few months after he became the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia, he received praise with high expectation that the country would receive a massive boost to its economy. He visited China again in September the same year, and again […]
... written on Jan 23 2025Hours after his inauguration on Monday (January 20) as the 47th President of the United States, Trump signed close to 100 executive orders. He orders the U.S. to quit the World Health Organization (WHO) as his most trusted lieutenant, Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, gave a one-armed gesture during a speech celebrating the crowning […]
... written on Jan 21 2025Stocks dropped almost 700 points on Friday (Jan 10, 2025) – effectively pushing all major benchmarks into the red for the New Year 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 696.75 points or 1.63% to close at 41,938.45, whilst S&P 500 and NASDAQ lost 1.54% and 1.63% respectively. What caused the bloodbath? The short answer – […]
... written on Jan 12 2025Donald Trump has not officially taken office until January 20. Yet, his most trusted lieutenant, Elon Musk, has already started flexing power as if he is the POTUS. And if President-Elect Trump’s policymaking process requires input from the Tesla billionaire, there’s a long list of countries that should be extremely worried over the next four […]
... written on Jan 08 2025Japanese carmakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor is exploring a mega merger, which will also involve Mitsubishi Motor, in which Nissan is the top shareholder with a 24% stake. The merger would see Honda management taking a leadership role in a newly formed formed Japanese holding company by 2026. Make no mistake – this deal […]
... written on Dec 27 2024
