The issue of Donald Trump turning his back on a major U.S.-led Pacific trade pact has more than pleased Beijing. Officials in China are excited about President-elect Trump’s plan to withdraw from U.S. participation in the planned Trans Pacific Partnership, said Ian Bremmer,… Read More ›
Day: November 24, 2016
Is a Technical Recession to Hit Singapore’s Economy?
With analysts forecasting a rocky path ahead that will include a technical recession, economic growth has stumbled in Singapore. While a technical recession would be two quarters of quarterly contraction, a recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of on-year… Read More ›
EU-US agree on data sharing deal on security and terrorism
6 years in the making, the deal comes in the wake of mass surveillance by the U.S. in 2013. It now grants EU citizens the same rights as those enjoyed by American citizens. Lawmakers from the European Parliament has backed… Read More ›
Trump casts his shadow over the FCC
Donald Trump’s appointments to his tech policy transition team raise questions over the future of the FCC. With Republican President-elect Donald Trump naming two advisers to his tech policy transition team, there is widespread speculation as to what it would… Read More ›
Hackers gain access to data of 134,386 current and former sailors: U.S. Navy
An investigation by the U.S. Navy is in full swing. It wouldn’t be surprising if the findings of the investigation point a finger at the usual suspects. In a major security breach, hackers managed to gain sensitive information, including Social… Read More ›
China’s Ctrip acquires Scotland’s Skyscanner for $1.74 billion
Skyscanner is hugely popular among travelers and has an active customer base of 60 million users. Scotland-based travel search company Skyscanner Holdings Ltd has agreed to be bought over by China’s biggest online travel company, Ctrip.com International Ltd. Ctrip has… Read More ›