Vision Times Staff
Taiwan Space Telescope ‘VERTECS’ Successfully Launched on Japanese H3 Rocket
Taiwan’s space technology has taken another major step forward. According to the Central News Agency, the Cosmic Observation System independently developed by Taiwan’s National Applied Research Laboratories’ National Space Organization (TASA) was recently launched aboard...
US Intelligence Agencies Are Drafting a Report on the Hidden Wealth of Xi Jinping and China’s Ruling Elite
U.S. intelligence agencies are preparing a report for Congress that will set out new details about the wealth of China's Communist Party leaders, including the Party's general secretary and the country's president, Xi Jinping. The...
Oil Flows Again Through the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran Contradict Each Other Over Nuclear Inspections
Oil is again moving through the Strait of Hormuz in large volumes, weeks after the United States and Iran reached an interim agreement to wind down their war, but the two governments remain at odds...
Rising Gig Workers in China Still Denied Right to Organize, Activists Say
The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the world's first convention on decent work in the platform economy, also called the gig economy on June 12. The Chinese delegation voted in favor of the measure. Human...
How Sun Yat-sen’s Widow Became One of Mao’s Most Vocal Enforcers in the 1957 Purge of Intellectuals
A story has been circulating on mainland Chinese internet forums for years: that Soong Ching-ling, the widow of republican founder Sun Yat-sen and one of the most celebrated figures of the early People's Republic, wrote...
Award-Winning Japanese Fried Chicken Shop Stands by Its 66-Year-Old Frying Oil
A family-owned karaage restaurant in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, has sparked heated debate online after revealing that its signature flavor comes partly from frying oil that dates back to its founding in 1960. Wakadori, which just...
Foreign Ministry Condemns CCP for Pressuring Kenya to Block Taiwan’s Participation in the Our Ocean Conference
Taiwan had been scheduled to participate in the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Mombasa, Kenya, but encountered unprecedented obstacles before the event. Several invited Taiwanese scholars and government officials were not only denied conference...
Why Did Xi Choose Cai Qi to Lead the Central Party School? Three Unusual Signals Raise Questions
Cai Qi, a prominent Chinese leader made his first public appearance on June 5 in his new capacity as president of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, drawing widespread attention. The Central...
How a Chinese County Government Took a Family’s Home and Left Them With Nothing
Across China, local governments and Party-connected developers routinely force residents from their homes under relocation programs that promise fair compensation but deliver organized theft. Her home is gone. The author's cousin grew up in a...
‘Shadow Blaster’ Galaxy May Be Source of Elusive Cosmic Neutrinos
In the depths of the cosmos, the most intriguing galaxies often hide in plain sight — shrouded behind thick veils of dust, silently radiating immense energy across billions of light-years. These obscured cosmic powerhouses rarely...
Why Do Guangdong People Bury Their Dragon Boats After the Dragon Boat Festival?
The river-filled regions of Guangdong have maintained the tradition of Dragon Boat Festival races for more than a thousand years. A local proverb says: “On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the dragon...
Building Community Through Entrepreneurship: The Businesses That Helped Launch The Beezly Experience
A marketplace built on connection Held at Limelight Hall in Middletown, The Beezly Experience featured local vendors, youth entrepreneurs, live entertainment, raffles, and The Legacy Table panel discussion. At its core, the event provided small...