Global Geo-political Series: Protests break out in South Korea over THAAD deployment
Sep 07, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Commentary
Massive protests broke out in South Koreas Gyeongsangbuk province over the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Hundreds of protester came out to voice their anger against deployment...
Global Geo-political Series: U.S. might sanction four biggest Chinese banks over North Korea test
Sep 06, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United States might impose some form of sanctions on biggest Chinese banks as the tensions between North Korea and the United States escalate over North Koreas test of Hydrogen bomb last Sunday. In August, the United...
Global Geo-political Series: Russia to sue United States over diplomatic property row
Sep 06, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Commentary
According to a report by Russia Today, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken to his American counterpart Rex Tillerson on Tuesday to protest against seizures of Russian diplomatic properties in The United...
Apple and 7-Eleven show why Trump's threat to sever China trade over Korea rings hollow
Sep 06, 2017 00:35 am UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trump tweeted on September 3 that the U.S. is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea after it performed a nuclear test. Though...
Sep 05, 2017 10:39 am UTC| Commentary
After the United States ratchet up its war rhetoric against North Korea and news came out that the United States is preparing to scrap the weight limit on South Korean warheads, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned...
Global Geo-political Series: China prepares to challenge dollar’s dominance in oil market
Sep 05, 2017 09:29 am UTC| Commentary
China is preparing to pose a credible challenge to the dominance of the United States dollars in the oil market, where contracts are usually priced in U.S. dollar and the majority of the trade payments take place in the...
Global Geo-political Series: Trump ready to remove weight limit on South Korean warheads
Sep 05, 2017 07:03 am UTC| Commentary
According to reports from the White House, the United States and South Korea has principally agreed to allow South Korea to deploy heavier warheads on its missiles after the latest provocations from the North, which...
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