In 1960, Bhutan, one of the world’s most isolated countries, started its first development plan amidst widespread illiteracy, steep infant mortality, food insecurity, and natural disasters. But it has since made enormous strides, in recent years achieving human development indicators that put it on par with the rest of...
The economy and corporate profits are strong and Wall Street won’t care about trade wars until it threatens either of those things. Richard Bernstein, former chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch and now head of Richard Bernstein Advisors noted “I wouldn’t say that Wall Street doesn’t care, I think...
Take Time to Do Things Everybody Likes
It goes without saying that your kids idea of fun might be much different than yours. So let everybody have a hand in selecting your trip’s activities, and try to compromise when it’s not something you absolutely love. Respect each other’s differences, and...
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the latter's office in Putrajaya on Monday (Jun 18). Bernama uploaded a video of the meeting to its Twitter page on Monday morning, showing Mr Ma shaking hands with Dr Mahathir, before introducing him to the rest...
The government of President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on 50,000 million dollars of Chinese merchandise containing "industrially important technology" in retaliation for what it considers unfair trade practices on the part of the Asian country. The government also plans to restrict Chinese investment in...
The government of President Donald Trump began an investigation on Wednesday on whether it is necessary to impose tariffs on the importation of automobiles into the United States, moving quickly after the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement stalled. Trump previously predicted that US auto makers and...
The new director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, began her 33-year career as a spy during the Cold War. Shortly after was working in a covert manner, she countering the Russian spies who they continued their attempts to infiltrate the United States government. The investigation into Haspel's career...
It was the bloodiest day for the Palestinians since 2014, as 55 people were killed and around 2,700 injured (Count announced by Health Ministry officials) by live gunshots, tear gas, and a sound grenade or by other hits. When, on Monday, the Israeli troops opened fires on the huge...
North Korea released 3 American residents, who were detained as prisoners and relinquished to Mike Pompeo, Who is U.S. Secretary of State, on Wednesday, before a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un.
The act of "US Prisoners Libration" was admired & deemed...
