Newly Elected Head of Taiwan’s KMT Pledges to Mend Ties With Mainland China, Re-establish Presence in
Winning 45 percent of the Kuomintang vote, Eric Chu defeated dark horse contender Chang Ya-chung, an...
British Defence Contractors Stand to Benefit From AUKUS Pact
The AUKUS announcement on 15 September preceded the news that BAE Systems PLc, the UK’s largest defence...
10 Teas to Enhance Meditation (Part 2)
Tea and meditation are an excellent combination, as both should be done slowly and calmly, and without...
The Gurkhas: ‘Better to Die Than Be a Coward’
On 19 August 2021, a tweet from Gurkha Equal Rights announced that the hunger strike carried out by two...
In a Major Blow to Hong Kong’s Pro-democracy Movement, ‘The Alliance’ Votes to Disband
The group responsible for the annual Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil has voted to disband at a special...
China Releases Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig
Canadians are breathing a sigh of relief after two Canadian nationals, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor — who have spent close to 3-years in the Chinese prison system — touched down on Canadian soil after...
Make Peace With Food and Diets Through Intuitive Eating
The desire to lose weight has become a norm in our Western society. According to a study by the US Department of Health and Human Services, in 2013 -2016 almost half of the US adults...
Nicki Minaj Questions COVID-19 Vaccines, Faces Immediate Backlash
Singer Nicki Minaj is facing backlash after raising questions about the safety and efficacy of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. In a tweet on Sept. 14, she shared that her cousin in Trinidad refused to...
U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Helping UAE Hack American Targets
On Sept. 14, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that three former U.S. intelligence community and military personnel faced criminal charges and promised to pay fines worth over 1.68 million dollars. The three men are...
S&P Ratings Warn Evergrande Might Not Receive Support From Beijing, Worrying Investors
S&P Global Ratings has warned that Chinese real estate company, China Evergrande, which is currently facing financial issues, might not receive any aid from Beijing as some experts believe. Evergrande has raked up a massive...
Summit Discusses Forced Organ Harvesting: A ‘Vision of the World That We Are All Fighting Against’
The first half of the six-part World Summit on Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting, held online, concluded on Sept. 19, drawing a large audience with over 200,000 view, brought together professionals from around the...
Evergrande Fails to Pay $83.5-Million Interest Payment
Chinese real estate giant, Evergrande, has failed to pay off its interest payments due on Sept. 23, deepening worries that the business is going to collapse and threaten China’s financial system. The firm was due...