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James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, enunciated the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, which proclaimed that the Western Hemisphere (basically North and South America) would be off-limits to further colonisation by European countries, whilst respecting the existing European colonies in the Americas.
The press briefing on Feb 28 by US president Donald Trump, vice-president JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky could not have been missed by any historian. In front of a global audience, another Roman gladiator was ritually executed in the 21st Century.
US President Donald Trump is stunning the world with daily zig-zag policy changes. His dictum "drill, baby, drill" shows that America is prioritising boosting energy and wealth today, rejecting his predecessor President Joe Biden's commitments to deliver net zero, meaning net-zero Green House Gas carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.
Since the arrival of the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) tool DeepSeek in January, this month has seen a flurry of conferences on AI.
China’s first angpow (red packet) in the Year of the Snake – the DeepSeek AI software – has shaken Wall Street to the tune of nearly US$1 trillion in market capitalisation.
KUALA LUMPUR: A former employee of an entertainment company has pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here to a charge of fraud involving the purchase of 36 concert tickets for Andy Lau and Jay Chou, amounting to RM67,608, between May and September.
Are we moving from a total war to three simultaneous wars – deficits, currency and energy?
With the return of the highly unpredictable Donald Trump as US president next month, how should anyone manage risks?
As 2024 draws to a close, we are witnessing a volatile transition into a period marked by escalating conflicts, worsening climate disasters, frightening technology disruption and growing social protests.
As President-elect Donald Trump completes his Cabinet nominations, still subject to legislative approval after January 2025, the policy intentions of his second term has become relatively clear.
PETALING JAYA: The post-pandemic era has brought about significant challenges to the younger generation, including a widening skills gap, inadequate vocational training and limited access to technological advancements, says Nurul Izzah Anwar.
August for central bankers is Jackson-Hole month, where the Kansas Federal Reserve Bank has hosted leading central bankers, finance ministers, academic professionals and financial market participants since 1974, to discuss current international trends and central bank policy issues in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
“Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings,” so said the American poet Carl Sandburg.
How are banks responding to an era of massive technological disruption and the prospect of lower interest rate margins as global interest rates fall?
Last year was certainly the hottest summer ever, according to the magazine Scientific American.
On Oct 19, 1987, following three days of decline in the New York stock market, the Hong Kong market dropped 10.5% after a rise of 89% in the earlier 12 months.
The world is in a mess, and the acceleration of artificial Intelligence (AI) usage is disrupting every business and the way we live.
IF you watched Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang’s remarkable presentation at Taipei Computex last month, you would be convinced that artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new Industrial Revolution, in which accelerated computing with the latest AI chips unleashed the power of doing everything faster, more efficient with less energy.
There is much hype about artificial intelligence (AI) and technology sparking off a revival of growth globally. How far is that true?
As emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) navigate a turbulent world of intense geopolitical rivalry and worsening climate change, the question of a new development model is top of the growth agenda.
