Finance and Economy
Beijing frequently criticises the U.S. of employing out-dated, zero-sum thinking in trying to contain and suppress China’s rise through the lens of “Cold War mentality”. As recently as June 2025, China denounced US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality – referring to the […]
... written on Jul 07 2025As Legoland Shanghai Resort officially opened its gates to public on Saturday (July 5) in Shanghai, thousands of local tourists poured into China’s first Legoland. Visitors began lining up early in the morning, many coming from Shanghai and nearby cities, despite the scorching summer heat and long queues – marking a new milestone in the […]
... written on Jul 05 2025With merely days before Washington’s reciprocal tariffs come back in full force, global attention turned to Vietnam on Thursday (July 3) after Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Hanoi. Under the agreement, which the U.S. president proudly called the “Great Deal of Cooperation”, the U.S. will charge 20% tariffs on Vietnamese exports to the […]
... written on Jul 04 2025When you first start your business, you probably won’t have too many people to rely and depend on in an effort to run your operations smoothly. Your employees, a partner or two outside the firm, and, of course, your customers. Things, however, change significantly as your business grows. If you want to grow your business […]
... written on Jul 01 2025Households in Singapore have reasons to smile from July to September due to lower energy and fuel costs – a drop in electricity and gas prices. Electricity bills will decrease by 0.65 cent per kilowatt-hour (kWh), while gas prices will fall by 0.44 cent per kWh. This comes after grid operator SP Group announced on […]
... written on Jun 30 2025Najib Razak was a very happy man on Friday (June 20). The world’s biggest crook was so happy that his attorney, Shafee Abdullah, told all and sundry that his client was happy to go back to prison to serve his current jail term, which had already been halved to six years after an intervention from […]
... written on Jun 21 2025One 7-ounce (201-gram) avocado provides 41% of the daily value of folate (also known as vitamin B9), which helps produce healthy red blood cells. Avocado is also high in fiber and vitamins C, E and K, not to mention potassium, copper and vitamin B6. Eating avocado regularly reduces total cholesterol and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol while […]
... written on Jun 16 2025Michael Einhorn wanted to quit China. He really did. He supports the Trump agenda that champions fewer regulations, a lower tax burden for businesses, and elimination of environmental mandates that inflate energy prices. He founded Dealmed on a shoestring in 2006 – today it’s one of the two biggest privately owned, non-private-equity-held manufacturers and distributors […]
... written on Jun 10 2025Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) has started preparing for the next 16th General Election as early as 2024, even though the national polls won’t be due till February 2028. That’s because Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim could call for a snap election next year (2026). And there’s only one way to win the Iron Throne […]
... written on Jun 09 2025Donald Trump used to believe that trade wars were easy to win, despite warnings from his own American economists and analysts that it will result in higher prices, lower growth, lost jobs and disrupted supply chains. Worse, trade war could spark inflation and recession. But Trump believes he has the formula to prevent an economic […]
... written on Jun 05 2025
