United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that countries that would create the next-generation mobile networks, such as those made by China’s Huawei – which the US considers to be threat to its national security, would no… Read More ›
Geopolitics
China Preparing Its Own ‘Blacklist’ Of Foreign Firms, Escalating Trade War
China is apparently escalating the its trade war with the United States with its Commerce Ministry declaring that it is preparing a list of foreign companies, individuals and organization that it feel are “unreliable”. This move by the Chinese authorities… Read More ›
Mexican senate to hold special session to ratify USMCA trade deal ‘soon’
Both, Canada and Mexico are pushing to get the USMCA trade agreement ratified before the U.S. enters into poll mode ahead of the 2020 Presidential elections. At a news briefing, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated, the government will… Read More ›
U.S. faring well in U.S.-China trade talks: Trump
Enforceability is going to be critical to any potential future trade deal. U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed, the United States was doing well in trade talks with China and that Beijing wants to make a deal with Washington. “China would… Read More ›
Barclays Says Apple Will Make Limited Design Changes To iPhones This Year
Semiconductor analysts at Barclays claimed that compared to the designs of iPhones last that were launched by Apple last year, there would be limited changes in design by the company in the current year. A third camera lens on the… Read More ›
Pentagon Wants More Funds To Reduce Dependency On China For Critical Rare Earth Minerals
The dominant position of China in the global supply chain of rare earth minerals is a cause of worry for the security establishment of the United States and its security body Pentagon said that it is important to reduce the… Read More ›
UK Body Suggests Wider Immigration To Tackle Worker Shortage
Advisers to the British government have suggested that to tackle shortages of workers in a wide range of occupations – from archaeologists and architects to vets and web developers, it is imperative that the UK ensures arrival of a wider… Read More ›
Study Indentifies UK & Its Territories As ‘Greatest Enabler’ Of Tax Avoidance
Result of a new research has shown that the greatest enabler of corporate tax avoidance in ethw world is the UK and its “corporate tax haven network”. Among the top 10 places that have been most active to “proliferate corporate… Read More ›
Hong Kong Warned By US Not To Allow A Tanker That Breached US Sanctions On Iran
Hong Kong has been threatened by the United States of severe penalties being impose against it if it carries out any sort of business with an oil tanker that has allegedly the US sanctions on Iran and is heading to… Read More ›
Canada takes steps to ratify USMCA ahead of U.S. VP Mike Pence’s visit
For the USMCA, which will replace NAFTA, to become law, it has to be ratified by lawmakers from the U.S., Canada and Mexico by the end of this summer. In a significant development, Canada took the first step toward ratifying… Read More ›