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Russia has proven to be too strong, and too smart, for the superpower America. So, the United States, under the leadership of lame duck President Barack Obama, chose to bully China instead. History has taught the Chinese a painful lesson that becoming an economic superpower without an equivalent strong military power is suicidal. When […]
... written on Sep 05 2016During the Low Yat Crisis last year, Prime Minister Najib Razak almost made his dad proud. Like his father’s 1969 bloody racial riots, Malaysia was on a brink of its second racial riot. A phone theft involving 2 young Malays quickly turned into a mini racial riot when hundreds more Malays, instigated by thugs under […]
... written on Sep 03 2016SpacesX – founded by PayPal and Tesla tycoon Elon Musk – saw its Falcon 9 rocket went up in an epic fireball, just like one of those you watched in a James Bond movie. Ironically, Musk (the wizard who inspired the Iron Man movie) tweeted on Wednesday about improvements on Tesla Motors’ Autopilot System. The […]
... written on Sep 02 2016Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto should not have had invited Donald Trump to Mexico City for a closed-door meeting. Peña Nieto wanted to invite Hillary Clinton but to extend an invitation only to Clinton without one to Trump would tantamount to playing with fire. After all, nobody can guarantee that Trump will not win the […]
... written on Sep 01 2016When China set up a new bank – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – less than 2 years ago, world superpower United States wasn’t happy about it. The creation of AIIB on 24 October 2014 in Beijing – aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region – was seen as rival to World Bank […]
... written on Sep 01 2016Apple has been ordered to pay up to €13 billion (US$14.5 billion; £11 billion; RM58.8 billion) in back taxes, plus interest, to Ireland after the European antitrust regulators ruled that a special scheme hatched between Apple (stock-code: AAPL) and the Irish tax authorities to route profits through Ireland was considered illegal state aid. The commission said Ireland’s […]
... written on Aug 30 2016After more than 2 months Britons voted to leave European Union for real, there’re still tons of people who couldn’t accept the reality. Those who had initially prepared to scream “I told you so” in anticipation of a global economy meltdown due to Brexit are still waiting for the sky to fall. Clearly, they have […]
... written on Aug 30 2016The world is watching the U.S. presidential election with great interest, largely because Republican nominee Donald Trump has been providing great entertainment. Conservative Americans who believe Obama administration has basically thrown the country under the bus will be voting for Trump, never mind his rhetoric and extreme views. Liberal Americans who believe in moderation […]
... written on Aug 29 2016Consumers expect their food and beverage to look the same as advertised. However, instead of “What You See Is What You Get”, consumers often feel cheated by the final product. McDonald’s is a classic example where its hamburgers look extremely different than they do in promotional images. The reason: multi-billion-dollar fast food restaurants engage […]
... written on Aug 25 2016Worth a staggering US$31.8 billion, Li Ka-shing is the World’s No. 20 richest man on planet Earth, according to Forbes. Although he’s just two notches away from comrade Wang Jianlin, whose wealth is at US$34.4 billion, Mr. Li is still Hong Kong’s richest man. The high school drop-out is also called “Superman” because of his […]
... written on Aug 24 2016
