Chinese balloons and US alchemic leadership

“The political fracas is already under way in Washington. Republicans claim the Biden administration showed weakness in allowing the balloon to enter US airspace. Officials counter that the previous administration, under president Donald Trump, didn’t react to several similar missions over US states and territories. Yet those previous incursions didn’t go on for so long, or reach so far […]Continue Reading

China’s C919’s engine malfunctions in flight test

In a recent flight test ahead of its commercial operation scheduled in late February, China’s self-developed C919 narrow-body passenger jet ran into a problem. Chinese media reported that a C919 jet of China Eastern Airlines took off at the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 9:45am on February 1 and landed at the Beijing Capital International […]Continue Reading

Should investors be spooked by Adani debacle in India

The crisis and scandal swirling around India’s mega-powerful Adani Group heightened this week as hundreds of members of India’s opposition parties took to the streets to demand an investigation into allegations by a US. short-seller against the conglomerate. It triggered the Adani Group share price to go into freefall.  Market losses have now exceeded US$110 […]Continue Reading

MDEC Identifies 5 Plausible Future Trends of E-Commerce

Ubiquitous marketplace with personalised commerce, precise delivery network, and metaverse
Looking beyond 5G as rules of engagement shifts and consumer wants convenience E-commerce has exploded exponentially, especially in the recent few years.
 
The Department of Statistics Malaysia, DOSM, reported that Malaysia’s income on e-Commerce transactions surpassed the US$232.188 billion (RM1 trillion) mark for…Continue Reading

China’s Belt and Road objectives are shifting

When the history of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is written, it’s unclear how much there will be to say that is positive. After spending more than US$1 trillion to build a network of infrastructure projects across emerging-market countries designed to connect large portions of the global economy to Beijing, cracks are beginning to […]Continue Reading