Finance and Economy
Her hairstyle makes you wonder if she’s a huge fan of Sailor Moon from Japanese shōjo manga series. Make no mistake though – 45-year-old Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is on her way to become Southeast Asia’s first self-made woman billionaire. If her airline goes public (IPO) by selling 30% stake (scheduled in second quarter of […]
... written on May 25 2016On June 23, 2016, Britons will decide whether to leave the European Union (EU) or stay. Ahead of the UK referendum, however, fear mongers have been trumpeting the reasons (or rather myths) on why people should stay, or leave. Due to differences in “Brexit”, once-good-friends Boris Johnson and David Cameron have now turned on each […]
... written on May 24 2016United Kingdom was ranked 10th in Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index. Britons, however, should have little reasons to smile because their country is virtually as corrupt as Nigeria (ranked 136th) and Afghanistan (ranked 166th) for recognizing and happily rubbing shoulders with those corrupt leaders. Prime Minister David Cameron had his fair share of embarrassment […]
... written on May 20 2016If you can’t beat them, join them – goes the idiom. Perhaps that was what Pope Francis thought about fighting Islamic terrorism. In an interview with France’s La Croix on Tuesday, Pope Francis seemed to be asking people to embrace ISIS, because according to his logic, the Jihad waged by the radical Islamic terrorist is […]
... written on May 19 2016Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks on September 11, 2001. After 15 years, Americans are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel when the Republican-controlled Senate unanimously approved bi-partisan legislation that would allow for families of the victims of the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue the government of Saudi […]
... written on May 18 2016There’re basically two major concerns that economists, investors, analysts and other financial experts have been worrying. First – the Chinese economy. Second – Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. While Trump is a newly discovered financial problem, the Chinese economic problem has been a headache for years. The topic about […]
... written on May 17 2016Tim Cook has been jetting around the globe ever since the mighty Apple revealed its sales has finally stopped growing – for the first time in 13 years and after 51 consecutive quarters of doing so. He had just visited Beijing on Monday, talking to government officials about company matters as the company struggles to […]
... written on May 17 2016As more and more Republican conservatives start endorsing and worshiping Donald Trump, instead of laughing at him, so do wealthy tycoons. Although Trump is now the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, there’s one thing that he’s miles behind his challenger for the White House – campaign money for general election. Mr. Trump, who by the end […]
... written on May 16 2016Let us repeat this again. The President of the United States (POTUS) is not the most powerful man on planet Earth. The man who controls the news media is. News media, be it the print, electronic or social media, can make or break a president. Although traditional print and electronic media have been ganging up […]
... written on May 13 2016Donald Trump is turning America into an isolated country, according to his critics. If that’s true, then meet Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines new president who is going to turn the country into a cowboy town. Nicknamed “Digong”, Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has been mayor of Davao City for […]
... written on May 10 2016
