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Huawei Sues The U.S. – A Law That Bans Procurement Of Huawei Products Violates American Constitution
Huawei, after months of “war of words” and political pressure with the U.S., has finally decided to bring the government to the court. In slapping the U.S. government with a lawsuit, the Chinese tech company said a law that bans United States federal agencies from buying Huawei products is against its very own Constitution. […]
... written on Mar 07 2019China announced on 5th March that its economic growth has been lowered to between 6% and 6.5% for the year 2019. Last year’s growth was 6.5%. So, if the country’s GDP this year hits the lower bracket of 6%, it would be the slowest pace of economic growth in almost three decades. The situation has […]
... written on Mar 06 2019The United States, as expected, has retained its spot as the most powerful country in the world in 2019. Considered to be the most powerful country, the U.S. has the world’s largest economy and biggest military budget, splashing over US$610 billion on military hardware and personnel in 2017. The country is also the leader in the so-called […]
... written on Mar 04 2019Huawei, after being attacked by the U.S. for so long, has decided to strike back. The ongoing campaign by the Trump administration to shut the Chinese giant out of global 5G markets on national security grounds has affected its business. Taking advantage of the estimated 100,000 visitors, Huawei brought its war to the phone industry’s […]
... written on Feb 28 2019Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, revealed on Tuesday (Feb 26) that the United States is preparing to overthrow the stubborn Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – through military intervention. Speaking at the U.N. Security Council meeting, Russia warned that the country’s sovereignty should be respected. On the same day, Nikolai Patrushev, secretary […]
... written on Feb 27 2019Since the historic June summit in Singapore with President Trump last year, badass Rocket Man Kim has repeated his mantra of “denuclearization”. But the North Korea leader never follows through his commitment. He had even made dozens of pledges to South Korea, which he did not plan to keep, let alone getting rid of nuclear […]
... written on Feb 25 2019The Dow Jones posted its ninth consecutive week of advances, its longest weekly winning streak in nearly 24 years. This was the first time the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) index crossed 26,000 points since November 9, and the nine straight week gains marked the longest streak since a 10-week run between March and May […]
... written on Feb 23 2019Here’s a market that China is ahead of the U.S. by miles – drones. This may sound unbelievable, but the Chinese sells more combat drones than the Americans, even to their allies in the Middle East. The U.S. does not supply Arabs with its armed drone technology due to strict export regulations. Such restriction provides […]
... written on Feb 21 2019Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei lives a quiet life and keeps an ultra-low profile despite his massive wealth. It would take the arrest of his daughter, 46-year-old Huawei chief financial officer Sabrina Meng, to make him active and starts expressing his opinion. Essentially, the world’s largest telecom-gear maker faced its worst ever crisis as the superpower […]
... written on Feb 19 2019Naguib Sawiris is an Egyptian billionaire with a net worth of US$5 billion (Bloomberg). Together with Nassef Sawiris, the two brothers are well known as the reputable sons of Onsi Sawiris from the wealthiest Egyptian descents. While his younger brother is the richest man in Egypt, Naguib is ranked second behind Nassef. However, when […]
... written on Feb 13 2019
