Government
The number is 755 – that’s how many U.S. diplomats have to leave Russia by September 1. In essence, that means there’re 1,210 U.S. diplomatic employees currently employed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. However, the United States has not confirmed how many diplomatic employees are in […]
... written on Jul 31 2017President Vladimir Putin had tried everything in his power to become United States’ friend. He even refused to retaliate after former President Barack Obama slapped sanctions on Russia last December 2016 over unproven allegations that the Russian president personally directed covert cyber attacks against the U.S. electoral system, resulting in Hillary Clinton’s shocking defeat. […]
... written on Jul 28 2017The land down under was a great place to invest, especially its property or real estate. Parents from neighbouring Asian countries have been pouring billions of dollars snapping up properties – either for investment or for their children’s education. Chinese parents love sending their kids to a foreign country to further their education, and Australia […]
... written on Jul 26 2017South China Sea belongs to China, and the world can forget about lecturing, let alone forcing, the Chinese about respecting international law. The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration verdict last year, of which says that China couldn’t claim historic rights in all the waters within a “nine-dash” line used by Beijing to delineate its claims, was […]
... written on Jul 25 2017Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte revealed 2 months ago that Chinese counterpart China Xi Jinping had warned him there would be “war” if Manila tried to enforce an arbitration ruling and drill for oil in a disputed part of the South China Sea. He was, of course, referring to Hague’s award which granted Philippine sovereign rights […]
... written on Jul 24 2017Heard of Kola Aluko? Nope, he’s not a koala bear celebrity, let alone a new product of Coca Cola. Never mind, forget him. How about Jho Low? If you had no idea who the hell is Jho Low, chances are you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years. While you can […]
... written on Jul 23 2017The culprit behind the Saudi-Qatar crisis has been found – the U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates). In what appears to be like a TV-series drama or a plot involving gangs turf war, Abu Dhabi has been exposed as the bad guy who had planted a fake news story that eventually sparked the diplomatic crisis in the […]
... written on Jul 21 2017Trump administration says the U.S. companies want more access to China’s economy. They wanted to rebalance what they say is an unfair trading relationship. During talks between the world’s two largest economies, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s US$347 billion trade deficit with the United States was not the product of market forces. “We must […]
... written on Jul 20 2017WhatsApp is one of the few foreign messaging apps available in mainland China. Although not as popular as the locally-made app WeChat, the American-made app is favoured by some for its end-to-end encryption. But it appears not even Mark Zuckerberg’s fluency in Mandarin could help WhatsApp in China, which he acquired for US $19 billion […]
... written on Jul 19 2017Najib son of Razak tries to put on a brave face. Initially, he tried but couldn’t. It would take hours for the PR team at Putrajaya to “train” the Malaysian prime minister – psychologically and mentally – not to look nervous and panic. They found that the best way is for Mr. Najib to smile […]
... written on Jul 18 2017
