Editorial
Analysis on today’s headlines.

We need to be ethical now more than ever
An investor told a start-up founder he was reviewing his investment and might not provide further funding next year. However, the investor also insisted that the

Why communism is bad for business
According to the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2022, the top 10 most innovative economies in the world are Switzerland, the U.S., Sweden, UK, Netherland, South

Journalism is not a crime but dictators think otherwise
Journalism is a fundamental pillar of all democratic countries because it provides citizens with information to make informed decisions to

Seafarers rightly deserve long-overdue respect
Seafarers are a group of unsung heroes who keep the world’s trade moving, quickly and efficiently, in spite of the


China’s spy balloon portends worsening geopolitical tension with free world
Xi Jinping scores another own goal, further damages China’s reputation, and aggravates confrontation.

Red flags abound in China’s troubled economy

Xi goes from zero Covid to zero plan

Defiant China flexes muscles at G20 Summit
China’s general secretary Xi Jinping on November 16 scolded Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in front of journalists, including a news cameraman who captured the

With Xi Jinping in absolute power, investors flee, China’s economic outlook is bleak
As if it is not enough with all the current crises facing the Chinese economy, self-inflicted by Xi Jinping’s totalitarian rule, on October 23 during

China weaponizes counternarcotics cooperation with U.S., risking millions of lives
More deaths, more misery.

Foreign investment flees China in wake of Xi Jinping’s anti-capitalism policies
Investment in China declined steeply since Xi Jinping enforced his crackdowns on the private sector.


Communist China is a threat to global prosperity


China uses disinformation to discredit inconvenient truth

Chinese nationalism is out of control



Businesses face severe corruption in China
Corruption is like cancer, if left untreated, will kill the host in the end.

FBI, MI5 warn of immense threat of Chinese spying to businesses
Shining a light on China’s illegal and unethical business practice.

What happens in Mekong doesn’t stay in Mekong
The Mekong River crisis has implications for the whole of Southeast Asia.

Doing business: Democracy vs authoritarian regimes
Chinese economy facing harsh challenges.

Lady Liberty offends feeling of Chinese Communist Party
Exposing the hypocrisy of the Chinese Communist Party.

Bright light of China’s economy is dimming fast over zero-Covid policy
Chinese economy taking a hit from zero-Covid policy.

Economic Tide Turning Against Authoritarian regimes
True nature of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is exposed, global economy faces inflection point.

China is winning without fighting in South China Sea


Kampung Ulu Tual: Indigenous people struggling for better life
Visiting the aboriginal community of Semai in Northwest Pahang, Malaysia, is an experience like no other. Maritime Fairtrade recently ventured

Despite China’s opposition, Philippines strengthens military ties with U.S.
If a war breaks out between the United States and China, will the Philippines be caught in the middle? This