China has recently come up with a series of guidelines and enforcements to regulate their capital markets, and by extension to inject confidence among investors, ultimately reviving their now near-dead capital markets, especially their stock markets. On 12 April 2024,…
Recently a series of reels on the personal Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) account of Baidu VP and PR chief Qu Jing went viral in China, and a backlash so serious resulted in her apology and resignation. In Gen Z’s…
The first million-dollar HDB was transacted in July 2012 and made the news. Since then, the volume of million-dollar HDB transactions has increased over the years, especially during the Covid and ‘post-Covid’ period where mass inflation has made everything much…
The modern paper money we often refer to as cash has come a long way in terms of trading. From the original barter trade to seashells, mankind later introduced copper coins, silver ingots and gold bars. Paper money and later…
Yesterday I went to one of the gold retailers in Singapore and sold off nearly all my physical gold – 14 x 1 oz gold coins + 8 x 1/2 oz gold coins, a total of 18 oz. I had…
China just played Singapore in one of the World Cup Qualifiers in Singapore, and the result was a 2-2 draw. This resulted in many shocking responses. First off, citizens of both countries do not have high hopes for their soccer…
I have just bought my first batch of China A-shares, more specifically China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co Ltd. If the price is right, I intend to accumulate my stake in the company every month. Else, I will put the…
Taylor Swift is plastered all over the Singapore news these days, as she hold her concert in Singapore. One of the main reasons she made the news, other than the hype surrounding her popularity, is that Singapore is her only…
In recent times we have seen news about people mass resigning. Just some time back the trend of The Great Resignation appeared on the news. Even in this past week, doctors in South Korea staged a protest against long hours…
Every now and then, there is a new crypto-currency being released onto the market. Every coin claimed to solve a host of problems, but till today few have really shown results. As a result, the majority of the market does…
Retrenchment exercises have been getting more and more frequent lately. Within the private sector, people who are still surviving in the companies are gradually becoming more worried about their future, especially if they have loans to pay off, a family…
One of the seemingly major flaw of Donald Trump which is often made fun of by people is the use of his language. His manner of speaking seems to be crude, spoken without thought and measure. Such manner of speaking…