When compared to the Australian Dollar, you needed about 47 pesos to buy 1 AUD in 2006, and about 40 pesos in 2013, but in 2016 it is nearer 37 pesos.
In 2023 it is still hovering around 36 … Read the rest
When compared to the Australian Dollar, you needed about 47 pesos to buy 1 AUD in 2006, and about 40 pesos in 2013, but in 2016 it is nearer 37 pesos.
In 2023 it is still hovering around 36 … Read the rest
The United States issued a six-page “bilateral defense guidelines” on Wednesday, 3 May 2023.
The guidelines have clarified that the previously agreed 1951 bilateral treaty commitments would be invoked if either is attacked specifically in the South China Sea and … Read the rest
On 1 May 2023, the Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) rate in Hong Kong, was increased to 40 Hong Kong dollars per hour.
It was last increased in 2011, to 37.5 Hong Kong … Read the rest
World Support for Russia or Ukraine?
A recent report on the support of either Ukraine or Russia, based on the population of the relevant countries, has shown the following figures:
Have about 200,000 Russian troops been killed or wounded while fighting in Ukraine?
According to some estimates the Russian losses are at about 500 troops a day.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, and the number … Read the rest
Belarusian volunteers has been fighting for Ukraine for years. They first emerged in 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea and instigated the war in the Donbas region.
A typical comment from a Belarus citizen is:
“We didn’t finish our revolution, we … Read the rest
On 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
Putin thought he would be welcomed with open arms, not bullets.
The first few days were his “special military operation“, but it has … Read the rest
The Chinese Ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, on an interview aired on French television, said: “These ex-USSR countries don’t have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialise their sovereign status“.
The Chinese … Read the rest
Chinese v Australian Submarine Fleet.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China possesses a fleet of 56 submarines, both nuclear-powered and diesel-electric, with another two submarines in the process of having hulls fitted out.
It is … Read the rest
Russian Nuclear Fuel Market.
Russian news says:
Five states of the Group of Seven have made a decision to squeeze Russia from the nuclear fuel market in a bid to inflict further damage on the nation’s economy.
That article misses … Read the rest