Foreign policy challenges for the new administration
REGARDLESS of who succeeds President Rodrigo Duterte on Election Day, he or she will be facing a world much different from 2016.
For starters, the...
Is the Omicron variant deadly? The PSEi may give an answer
NOW THAT the Omicron variant has started spreading in Metro Manila, one question people may ask is how bad is it going to be?
Well,...
A sign of things to come
BOTH the USA and China are suffering from high inflation. You can find the exact data on the internet, as well as the many...
E-commerce: The decoupling of the US and China continues
BACK in September 2021, Amazon banned 600 Chinese e-commerce shops for review fraud (making fake product reviews to boost their popularity on the search...
The AI Economy
LAST week, I wrote about the Metaverse, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s new project. From what I understand, it’s basically a VR world where people...
Facebook’s Metaverse
FACEBOOK recently changed its company name from Facebook to META.
Although Facebook the website is unlikely to change (in the short term), the same can’t...
The Kyle Rittenhouse case: facts and interpretations
TWO weeks ago, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of murder and assault charges, sparking uproar among certain groups in the US.
For those who don’t know,...
China’s potentially explosive National Congress
A MAJOR confrontation is looming in China. Two weeks ago, the country was hit by a surge of 10 explosions. Some say that the...
Is an energy crunch in our future?
ENERGY is becoming a source of concern. China is the most obvious example, with several Chinese areas suffering from periodic blackouts, but they are...
Consumption and the past 500 years
IN THE PAST, I’ve written about the effects of a declining global population on world economics, particularly consumption. This week, I’m going to give...