In Southeast Asia, a group of small nations are steadily growing into a formidable force, even in the face of multiple setbacks. Under ASEAN (Association of SouthEast Asian Nations), theirContinue Reading
El Salvador thinks it has nothing to lose. In a world first, the small Central American nation began using Bitcoin as its legal tender on Sept. 7. The Bitcoin LawContinue Reading
According to the CBRE Global Living Report 2020, with an average property price of 1,254,442 USD, Hong Kong is currently the most expensive property market in the world. As aContinue Reading
Image description: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and then-French President François Hollande meet in 2015. In 2009, leaders within the European Union realized that theyContinue Reading
According to the Sports Book Review, the modern Olympics were first held in 1896 with only 12 countries. Today, the Games attract thousands of athletes from 206 countries around theContinue Reading
In the past century, Japan’s life expectancy has increased steadily thanks to medical advances and is now one of the highest in the world. Combined with the country’s low birthContinue Reading
In August of 2018, the Trump administration introduced new conditions on billions of dollars in foreign aid spent through the UN and other multinational agencies. This decision revitalized the discussionContinue Reading
In 2004, reports surfaced of a new mineral in Serbia. Analysis from the Museum of Natural History in London confirmed that the mineral was previously unknown to geologists. The discoveryContinue Reading
Although China was hit hard by the Great Recession, its economy rebounded very quickly. Why?Continue Reading
