Mike Pompeo, the Trump administration’s secretary of state, has rebuked lawmakers for naysaying his department’s policies on Iran, saying that delicate efforts were underway to pressure the Islamic State to give up its nuclear weapons program.
Apart from gold and various other precious metals, the Roman empire used glass to create their jewelry. Their precious jewelry gives us a comprehension of their culture and civilization. Just like various other ancient societies, Rome also had its unique…
Artificial Intelligence will pose several ethical and policy challenges in areas like human rights, according to Eleonore Pauwels, Research Fellow on Emerging Cybertechnologies at United Nations University (UNU). She fears that independent human thought is at risk of being regulated…
Singapore has proposed a fake news bill, which, if passed, has the potential to severely curtail free speech in the region. People with opinions that differ from the government can be monitored, arrested, and convicted on security grounds, thereby limiting…
Two conflagrations that began in the evening of April 15 at the Notre Dame Cathedral burned for hours, devastating much of its interior and completely destroying its elaborate wooden roof. However, the cathedral’s medieval masonry remained intact, shielding much of…
Beijing has vowed to dampen its coal activities to help reduce the worldwide emission of greenhouse gases. However, a recent joint report from environmental groups shows China doing quite the opposite, thus putting global climate change goals in danger.
Research suggests future fusion reactors could be powered by helium-3 from the Moon. And now, nations are on a race to dig it up. However, compared to the past, when only a couple of nations like the U.S. and Russia…
Christians in America have been debating the rise of “hyperpriests,” which basically refers to pastors who lead a lavish lifestyle, dress up in expensive clothing, and rub elbows with celebrities. In fact, a few of these hyperpriests are celebrities themselves,…
A recent phenomenon in the Xinjiang region has surprised people — the Han and Uyghurs are developing an unlikely friendship because of parkour. Parkour is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to…
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a small country located in Southeastern Europe that saw massive internal conflicts in the nineties. Over the past decade, citizens of the country have found a common source for national pride — a series of peaks…
Last month, Professor Bates Gill, a China expert at Macquarie University in Sydney, published an article in the Australian Financial Review entitled Bounded Engagement: Charting a New Era in Australia-China Relations.
Keeping the pancreas healthy is essential to ensure proper functioning of your body. The pancreas performs two major functions in the human body — breaking down food to aid digestion and neutralizing acid in the stomach to prevent the intestines…
“Fengshui” literally means “wind” and “water” — the former refers to energy and atmosphere, while the latter refers to mobility and changes.
Mike Pompeo, the Trump administration’s secretary of state, has rebuked lawmakers for naysaying his department’s policies on Iran, saying that delicate efforts were underway to pressure the Islamic State to…
Apart from gold and various other precious metals, the Roman empire used glass to create their jewelry. Their precious jewelry gives us a comprehension of their culture and civilization. Just…
Artificial Intelligence will pose several ethical and policy challenges in areas like human rights, according to Eleonore Pauwels, Research Fellow on Emerging Cybertechnologies at United Nations University (UNU). She fears…
Over half of China’s massive pig herd is threatened due to the rapid and unabated spread of African swine fever throughout virtually every province in the world’s most populous country.
Beijing has vowed to dampen its coal activities to help reduce the worldwide emission of greenhouse gases. However, a recent joint report from environmental groups shows China doing quite the…
A recent phenomenon in the Xinjiang region has surprised people — the Han and Uyghurs are developing an unlikely friendship because of parkour. Parkour is a training discipline using movement…
Last month, Professor Bates Gill, a China expert at Macquarie University in Sydney, published an article in the Australian Financial Review entitled Bounded Engagement: Charting a New Era in Australia-China…
China is one of the richest and most diverse places on earth when it comes to cuisine. With a civilization spanning over 5,000 years, the Chinese have tinkered with every…
Research suggests future fusion reactors could be powered by helium-3 from the Moon. And now, nations are on a race to dig it up. However, compared to the past, when…
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a small country located in Southeastern Europe that saw massive internal conflicts in the nineties. Over the past decade, citizens of the country have found a…
Google has been forced to shut down its AI ethics board just a few days after it was formed. Some of its employees and activist groups had complained that one…
Rising temperatures as a result of climate change are already exposing people to health risks across the globe, according to a new report from 27 global institutions co-led by UCL…
When talking about Egyptian mummies, people typically think of the practice as a means for preserving human corpses. But the ancient Egyptians not only mummified human beings, but animals as…
Singapore has proposed a fake news bill, which, if passed, has the potential to severely curtail free speech in the region. People with opinions that differ from the government can…
Two conflagrations that began in the evening of April 15 at the Notre Dame Cathedral burned for hours, devastating much of its interior and completely destroying its elaborate wooden roof.…
Christians in America have been debating the rise of “hyperpriests,” which basically refers to pastors who lead a lavish lifestyle, dress up in expensive clothing, and rub elbows with celebrities.…
Lu Wei, the former head of Cyberspace Administration of China, has been sentenced to 14 years in jail on charges of bribery. He was also fined 3 million yuan (US$450,000)…
Meng Hongwei, the former Chief of Interpol, will be prosecuted on bribery charges by the Chinese government. He was reported missing last year during a trip to China from France…
Keeping the pancreas healthy is essential to ensure proper functioning of your body. The pancreas performs two major functions in the human body — breaking down food to aid digestion…
“Fengshui” literally means “wind” and “water” — the former refers to energy and atmosphere, while the latter refers to mobility and changes.
Think the fish you eat is safe just because you bought it from a classy seafood restaurant? It is more likely that you are mistaken. Fish, whether freshwater or farmed,…
How far would you go to help a stranger? A couple from England came across a good Samaritan who gave them a ride for 200 miles so that they could…
The tall and robust Martins Rubenis is a sports celebrity in Latvia. The master of the luge program has won many awards in international competitions — first place in the 1998…
No one has a firm grasp on the dimensions and activity of the lowest part of our upper atmosphere, known as the ionospheric D region, because it’s literally a moving target. Located…
Over the years, most of the Friendship Stores have closed down and only a few remain open, the most notable ones being “in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.”
Friendship Stores used to be quite an exotic thing in China and one of the only souvenirs of a distant home, which for some who were in Shanghai for business or…
Susan Roberts, a nutrition expert at Tufts University, and her team of 218 participants aged from 21 to 50 years, found that people who reduced their food intake by 25…
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station has teamed up with Huawei Technologies to launch a 5G network, bringing ultrafast Internet speed to the city. Passengers will experience a data speed that is…
Researchers are pushing the limits of technology by trying to create a quantum computer that thinks like a human being. The Neuromorphic Quantum Computing (Quromorphic) Project by Heriot-Watt University is…
Penn Station, in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, has been the brunt of harsh criticism since its opening day in 1968. Its dark, confined, and noisy interiors make the experience…
Millennials are taking the world by storm. From leading the corporate world to owning businesses, from adapting cultures to creating new ones, and from following to influencing, this is the…
There have been no major ground-rupturing earthquakes along California’s three highest slip rate faults in the past 100 years. A new study published in Seismological Research Letters concludes that this current “hiatus” has no…
In 2017, Verizon Communications purchased Yahoo and made it a part of the Oath brand, expecting the new company to be a major rival to the likes of Facebook and…
Most children inherit both their postal code and their genetic code from their parents. But if genetic factors influence where families are able to live and children’s health and educational…
Millions of would-be travelers in China have been blocked from buying airplane and train tickets. Why? Because the government’s social credit system classified them as a “risk.”
Winnie the Pooh may be the honey-loving and cuddly bear of the Hundred Acre Wood that people across the world know and love. But he’s getting no love in China,…
Researchers have developed a way to control the speed of light. Not only can they speed up a pulse of light and slow it down, they can also make it…
Many people start a conversation with a strong tone to their voice. They seem full of energy. As the conversation continues, however, their voice becomes weaker and they can sound…
Hu Ping, editor for the New York-based pro-democracy Beijing Spring journal divulged during a Voice of America program that the secret to high-level Chinese officials shouldering both work and studies…
Warner Brothers and Imax bring us the story of a panda’s quest to find a home for her species in the 2018 documentary film Pandas. The documentary is narrated by…
Ko K’un-hua was born in the 18th year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign (Qing Dynasty) in 1838 in Anhui Province. During his teenage years, he became famous after passing the county…
For five months in mid 2017, Emily Mason did the same thing every day. Arriving to her office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, she sat at…
Poisoned food discovered by daycare employees of a kindergarten in Leverkusen shocked people across Germany. Fortunately, no one was harmed. Lab test results revealed that it was an inside job.
During Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Italy, China signed several agreements related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the Italian government. However, Beijing let its authoritarian tendencies run wild…
The simple act of boiling water is one of humankind’s oldest inventions, and it’s still central to many of today’s technologies, from coffee makers to nuclear power plants. Yet this…
Days before any great earthquake, there are various natural signs and strange environmental phenomena that herald the event. There are similar signs that arise when a political party is about…
Significant technical issues found in Huawei’s engineering process have put the Chinese company under fire. British cybersecurity inspectors warn of risks arising from China’s tech giant.
After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2 — the very first known galaxy to contain little to no dark matter — are back…
The food you eat every day has a synergistic relationship with the health of your body. Different foods have different effects ranging from stimulating the appetite and aiding digestion to…
Karim Raslan, the founder of KRA Group, a political risk consultancy, has warned countries to be cautious when borrowing money from China under their Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He…
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) obsession with censorship has now resulted in a complete ban of all costume drama series from TV. The shows were banned on the grounds that…
The chrome plating on the Terracotta Army bronze weapons — once thought to be the earliest form of anti-rust technology — derives from a decorative varnish rather than a preservation…
Patrick Ho Chi-Ping, a 69-year old former politician from Hong Kong, has been found guilty of engaging in bribing African leaders by a New York court. He was sentenced to…
The Apple Credit Card may be the next big thing the trillion-dollar company has to offer. But consumers are starting to get wind of the downsides of the supposedly revolutionary…
