Taiwan – EVA Air, Taiwan’s leading independent carrier, showcased its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in a grand debut event at Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation, Taiwan, this week. Hosted by EVA Air Chairman Steve Lin, the event welcomed 400 special guests from Taiwan’s aviation authorities, travel agencies and air cargo freight forwarders, as well as EVA Air social media fans and valued employees. (more…)
Trump or Clinton – Millions of American voters are to cast their ballots on Tuesday to elect their 45th President. (more…)
A few months into the Premier League season last autumn, the race for the title looked all but decided. Diego Costa took the league by storm in his debut season for Chelsea. Behind his high-voltage start to the campaign, the Blues looked so good that debates were held over whether or not they would go undefeated. But in the closing weeks of 2014, Chelsea cooled off marginally and defending champion Manchester City took full advantage. They gained ground and finally drew even with Chelsea in the EPL standings. (more…)
South Africa: ACP Summit – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, is in Brussels for the all-important 100th session of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group ministerial council meeting. (more…)
Although the election of Joko Widodo as president of Indonesia is good news, because of the obstructive power of various forces, it would be wise for investors to assume he will only be able to make limited progress in addressing major problems hampering economic growth. (more…)
Evidence is emerging that in Syria chemical weapons were not used by forces of the Assad government, but by rebel units seeking to trick the Americans into military strikes against the Assad regime, blaming it for breaching President Obama’s so-called “red line” against use of such weapons. (more…)
