With bilateral trade surpluses reaching US$194 billion last year, China’s trade with the rest of the Asia has slackened owing to the increase in supply chains, which sought manufacturing inputs from its neighbors. The largest conributor to the trade surplus was the assembly and export of imported intermediate items, whose inputs were exempted from tariffs, […]
And for my next trick, I will eviscerate the emo label…
The ‘emo’ label is loosely based on the term emotional. It takes the term, sectors it off and slaps negative connotations onto it, implying that’s it’s a ‘bad thing’ to be an emotional being. To be or look emotional means you are apart of the entire section of society deemed emo because you look, act, […]
Bridges Over Troubled Water
La Plata, Argentina — A recent ruling by the ICJ (International Court of Justice) permitting the on-going blockade of bridges from Argentina to Uruguay by citizens and environmental groups has re-opened doors for negotiations between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. But whether the tensions between the “brotherly” countries will be eased remains to be seen. […]