China Strikes Back with New Taxes Against US
After the United States imposed additional taxes on steel and aluminum from China, Beijing retaliated by enforcing tariffs worth a total of 3 billion dollars on more than one hundred…
A Spotlight on the Plight of Trafficked Filipinos in Trump’s America
In a report for the South China Morning Post, Raquel Carvalho writes about the plight of Filipinos who are trafficked into the USA. They end up being exploited not only…
Comedian Tiffany Haddish Alleges That an Actress Bit Beyoncé in the Face and the Internet Explodes
Rising comedy star Tiffany Haddish cannot contain the fact that someone had the audacity to bite Beyoncé in the face at a party, leaving millions of netizens trying to guess…
United Retaliation to Nerve Agent Poisonings Shows Russia Has Crossed the Line
In an unprecedented but well-coordinated move, twenty countries as well as NATO have sent Russian diplomats packing, expelling them in retaliation to Moscow’s nerve agent poisoning of British citizens in…
Mobile App of Indian Prime Minister Causes Storm on Social Media
Namo, the official mobile application of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reportedly sent the personal information of its users to a third party in the US, unbeknownst to the users,…
SCMP’s Senior Writer Claims Hong Kong Should Not Compare Itself to Singapore
In an opinion piece for the South China Morning Post, senior writer Peter Kammerer tells readers to stop comparing Hong Kong and Singapore, since the two countries have such considerable…
Chrissy Teigen Quits Snapchat After Rihanna Snafu
On Saturday, March 24, supermodel, Lip Sync Battle host, and worldwide celebrity Chrissy Teigen announced to her 10 million Twitter followers, as well as the rest of the world, that…
Nick Pope: From village milkman to England football goalkeeper
HE’S going to deliver, for sure. Nick Pope used to deliver milk and is now close to completing an amazing rise from part-time player to England goalkeeper. The Burnley…
Singapore ranked world’s most expensive city for 5th year in a row as ranking on UN happiness index drops
Singapore has been ranked the world's most expensive city in the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Report for the 5th consecutive time. The report, by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), tied Paris, France…
Tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist who died at age 76
Duffy et al./ Acclaimed British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking has died aged 76. Hawking is best known for his work on black holes, which revolutionised our understanding…