Wednesday, April 26, 2017


ricky l


Military preparations ‘underway’ on North Korea, Trump aide says

There should be a "carrot and stick" approach (软硬兼施)in pressuring N Korea to come to the negotiation table on denuclearisation.
(1) Persistent tightening economic and financial screw - administer by China and the International Community
(2) Preparing military option ready to deliver the knockout blow if all else fail
N Korea will be too dangerous a regime to wield nuclear weapons - as it will threaten the World including its allies China and Russia - and thus must not be allowed to acquire such weapons of maas destruction.
The time is now to stop N Korea and not wait until it possess real nuclear capabilities - and no one can stop it - not even China or Russia.

ricky l

Standard Chartered reports $1.05 bn Q1 profit

Look like this CEO has managed to turn Standard Chartered around.

Temasek Holdings investment in Standard Chartered shares is assured.

ricky l

US misunderstands NAFTA, North American business body says

The US government doesn't have a clear idea of what NAFTA covers, a business body representing several big North American multinationals said on Tuesday after Washington picked a trade fight with Canada.
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Trump administration is messing up the trade mechanism with many of its trading partners - and this will in return screw up US Economy.

US will not be building up friends and trading partners that will expand US economic pie - but instead shrink US economic pie in the short term, medium term and long run.

ricky l


Three ISIS fighters 'killed by wild boars who went on the rampage'

This is the Universal Law of Karma.

ricky l

France's Hollande tells ministers to ensure big election defeat for Le Pen

Honestly, Le Pen ideologies is a great turn off.

Le Pen ideologies will not be able to find friends worldwide and business will run away.

So indeed should give Le Pen the lowest votes to send a message to the World that Le Pen ideologies sucks and not welcome worldwide.

ricky l

Singapore Faces Productivity Challenge According to New Oliver Wyman Report

Singapore economy going through restructuring is indeed true.
Singapore revamping and retraining workers to suit the restructured economy and restructured business is also true.

Only when the above 2 are settled down, then employment will grow - where hopefully more trade deals especially multi-lateral trade deals are settled and ratified - which will help to expand the Economic Pie and provide more business opportunities which as a result grow more job opportunities.