Singapore’s residential property prices to be at ‘standstill’ next year

BROKERS in Singapore's real estate have forecasted the prices of residential properties in city-state to remain stagnant or even dip next year. The...

Angela, Annegret in “nova normalnost”

Zamenjava na vrhu bo nemškim krščanskim demokratom (CDU) v naslednjih tednih vsaj prehodno najbrž – ker se to pač običajno zgodi – prinesla...

Nissan affair risks damaging Japan Inc push to hire foreign managers

How did the American Otto Warmbier Actually Die?

On 10 October 2018, several American doctors, who were involved in caring for and treating the fairly well-known Otto Warmbier, confirmed the...

Israeli Non-racists, First We Take Haifa!

Netanyahu is upset because, according to an agreement in Haifa, the new Jewish mayor must condemn all expressions of racism, even if it comes from...

How a tragedy changed hillside development in Malaysia

YESTERDAY marked the 25th anniversary of a major tragedy Malaysian history in which the Highland Towers condominium in the outskirts of Kuala...

Central bank chief's exit signals decline of liberal economics in Modi's India

In Syria the Entire Nation Mobilized, and Won

Yes, there is rubble, in fact total destruction, in some of the neighborhoods of Homs, Aleppo, in the outskirts of Damascus, and elsewhere. Yes,...

‘Trump will achieve nothing with tariffs’: former WTO head blasts US policy

Pascal Lamy does not mince words. That may be because he is no longer burdened by his position as director general of the WTO, which he held...

Raja Zaatry Has a Right to Be Deputy Mayor of Haifa

It’s no surprise that Benjamin Netanyahu joined the mission that Interior Minister Arye Dery took on: barring Raja Zaatry, leader of the Hadash...

New India central bank head's arrival signals retreat of liberal economics

These destinations are Asia Pacific’s rising tourism stars

JAPAN may be the top choice for travellers in the Asia Pacific, but two other Asian destinations are rising fast as preferred destinations - South...

Super-rich spend most for Hong Kong’s ultra-prime properties

HONG KONG has topped the list as the most expensive global ultra-prime real estate market for the world's super rich, according to an international...

APAC businesses outperform Western peers in digital transformation race

The US and the UK have always been leading the race to digital adoption — but according to a new study by Telstra and the Economist Intelligence...

India -- retreat of liberal economics

Cyber Power and The Return of Major War

In 1998, Michael Mandelbaum declared major war to be obsolete. “The great chess game of international politics is finished,” he announced, and...

US partnership offers alternative to Chinese investment in the Pacific

ON Tuesday, the United States became the latest country to pledge their support to infrastructure development in the Pacific Islands, aiming to...

Are universities responsible for graduate employability?

In a highly competitive world, a degree is no guarantee of a job. As a result, many question the value of the qualification and often, blame falls...

Svet za republiko

Štiri gesla so označevala zbor Sveta za republiko, ki ga je odstavljeni katalonski predsednik Puigdemont v soboto sklical v Bruslju. Gesla, ki so...

Stay alert this year-end party season, get home without hassle

Time flies, and it's already mid-December. No doubt, many people will be going to year-end parties this week and/or next week. But one thing we all...

What the world can learn from China on wage growth

It’s now official: workers around the world are falling behind. The International Labour Organisation’s latest Global Wage Report finds that,...

As the US and the rest diverge, here’s what 2019 holds for investors

This was the year the global environment diverged as the United States powered ahead while the rest of the world stumbled. Looking ahead, tighter...

Indian central bank chief's exit signal retreat of liberal economics

METI’s clerical error excuse does nothing to explain JIC mess

Nine executives of an organization resigning en masse is an anomaly that invites the obvious question of why. President Masaaki Tanaka, three other...