Afghan drugs trade rises dramatically since overthrow of TalibanBy giving levy to the Taliban and bribing the very government forces tasked to destroy the bloom of his poppy fields, Sanaullah for years has been planting poppy, which is refined into opium and then...
China’s secret goal is to crush Silicon ValleyChina's share of the global venture capital market has risen from 5 percent to 24 percent over the last decade, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. R&D spending in China is growing by 18 percent...
Under pressure from Trump, Saudis put brakes on oil’s rallyThe world’s largest oil exporter just made quite a policy swerve. Within six weeks, Saudi Arabia has gone from advocating higher prices to trying to stop the rally at $80 a barrel. The U-turn scramble...
Mohammed bin Salman and the gold rush of singularityMasayoshi Son, with a net worth of $21.5bn, is reputed to be Japan's wealthiest person. He is also one of the world's slickest and smartest salesmen. In September 2016, Son met then Saudi Deputy Crown...
Europe is ready to move on from BrexitAt the end of June 2016, Nigel Farage arrived at the European Parliament in Brussels for one of the most important speeches of his career. Five days earlier, in a stunning electoral upset, Britain had...