The transition period from the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program to CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program, or EVS-TAP, is set to officially end this month fully enforcing the EVS-TAP come Nov. 29. With the EVS-TAP program expected to be in full swing come Nov. 29, Gov. Arnold I. Palacios said this is good…
Upon arrival in a new city or country, that first drink or meal is always important. More often than not, travelers have excitedly hurried to a trendy neighborhood or must-see landmark without really thinking of where they should go for food or a beer. Then when they feel that first pang of hunger or desire…
If you’ve ever wanted to ride in style like a billionaire, now’s your chance. Jeff Bezos appears to be selling one of his four private jets – but you’ll need a spare $39 million to snap it up. While it might take you or I a lifetime – and then some – to afford the…
Japanese firms in China are becoming more pessimistic about the world’s second-biggest economy, with about two-thirds saying it’s getting worse and almost half scaling back or halting their investments. About 64% of Japanese companies said the Chinese economy is faring worse than last year, according to the latest survey from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce…
There’s no place like Hong Kong. I love its beautiful chaos. I love feeling small amongst seven million strangers under the compact city’s cloud-brushing skyline. I love experiencing the endless sensory overload from the MTR stations’ rapid-speed, always-packed escalators that lead to rapid-speed, always-prompt trains. The rhythmic, high-pitched beeping heard at pedestrian crossings that initially…
President-elect Donald Trump is moving aggressively on mass deportation, installing two of the most strident anti-immigrant voices in his circle in key positions. Their selection sets the stage for the administration to take the hardest possible line on Trump’s signature issue: vastly reducing the number of immigrants in this country. What’s coming will be ugly….
Forecasters expect a monthly report on US consumer prices to show a third month of firm underlying inflation, keeping the pace of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in the coming months up for debate. The so-called core consumer price index that excludes food and energy is seen rising 0.3% in October while the overall index advanced…
On Friday, November 8, MTR launched a campaign to get the public to “stand on both sides of the escalator”, in an effort to decrease the number of escalator-related injuries. It has always been common in Hong Kong for commuters to stand on the right-hand side of escalators, leaving the left for people in a…
If there’s ever a time for culinary indulgence, it’s vacation. After all, what good is visiting a new place if you can’t appreciate the local cuisine? But when your stomach starts to hurt and you feel tired all the time because you’re eating too much heavy, sugar-filled food, it can start to cramp your vacation…
Strategists at JPMorgan Chase & co. and Morgan Stanley agree: bond yields will set the direction of travel for US equities in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. A win for Donald Trump together with a Republican sweep of Congress followed by limited moves in the 10-year Treasury yield on expectations of improving economic growth would…