A young Chinese woman weeps as her parents discuss her single status, shown in the four-minute advertorial. “She’s just average-looking, not too pretty,” her mother says. “That’s why she’s a leftover.” Referring to those in their late 20s who are… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
10,000 UK Bankers Planned to be Welcomed by Germany’s Financial Capital Post Brexit
Amidst the fight to attract as many banking companies as possible outside of Britain following Brexit, a Frankfurt lobby group is of the view that as a consequence of Brexit, Frankfurt expects up to 10,000 financial industry workers to relocate… Read More ›
Next on Trump’s Travel Ban Could be This Country
Political risk consultancy Eurasia has that warned there were risks of being on the list of the Muslim-majority nations on President Donald Trump’s travel ban were being faced by Pakistan and the country therefore must do more to combat homegrown terrorism or risk… Read More ›
Many Foreign Companies are Shutting Shop in China, Here’s Why
In a move that has rekindled fears that China is becoming increasingly hostile towards foreign firms operating in the country, U.S.-based Seagate, the world’s biggest maker of hard disk drives, closed its factory in Suzhou near Shanghai last month with the loss of… Read More ›
Donald Trump’s clever strategy of divide and rule
Donald Trump’s proposal voiced through House Republican to levy a 20% tax on goods imported to the United States while totalling eliminating tax on U.S. imports and revising tax rates of corporates have divided Corporate America like never before. Companies… Read More ›
Beijing may Reap Rewards as Trump Sows Tensions with Mexico,
China may emerge as the victor as a public and bellicose battle with the Mexican government is waged by President Donald Trump. As Trump presses Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to finance construction of a border wall and threatens to renegotiate the North… Read More ›
May Warned of Fights Ahead as Brexit Law Passes First Test
After they grudgingly backed her plan to trigger Brexit negotiations by the end of March in its first test in Parliament, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces a battle with pro-European lawmakers in her Conservative Party. To allow May to… Read More ›
Samsung considering building a home appliances manufacturing plant in the U.S.
Although the Trump Administration has not specifically targeted any South Korean company, many have preemptively announced potential investment plans to ward-off criticism. Potential investments plans could however sour stemming from risks from the Trump administration’s trade policies. According to a… Read More ›
Theresa May clears first legislative hurdle with her Brexit plans intact
With a clear majority, this first step was expected to be smooth sailing. In the next, she will have to move more deftly so as to not expose her Brexit strategy before negotiations begin. In a significant first step that… Read More ›
Unfair Standards Keep its Credit Rating Below China’s, says India
Asking why Asia’s third-largest economy has been denied an upgrade even as growth and fundamentals improve, India questioned the methodology used by global rating agencies. “Rating agencies have inconsistent standards,” Arvind Subramanian, chief economic adviser at the Finance Ministry, told reporters in New… Read More ›