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This picture taken on March 1, 2021 shows a view of the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), part of Destroyer Squadron 2, arriving in Port Sudan. Commander Lucian Kins has been relieved of duty. While an official spokesperson said Kins lost the confidence of superior officers for refusing a “lawful order,” anonymous officials told Associated Press it was because his COVID-19 vaccine religious exemption was denied, yet he still refused injection.
Fired Navy Destroyer Commander Allegedly Refused COVID-19 Vaccine
A commanding officer for a U.S. Navy destroyer has been removed from his position, allegedly a result of refusing to comply with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine mandates. Commander Lucian Kins, second in command of the destroyer USS Winston Churchill, was relieved of duty on Dec. 10. According to the

China

Beijing Allows Real Estate Firms to Issue Debts
Regulators in China have decided to allow real estate companies to issue debts in a move aimed to help the country’s struggling property firms. The money raised via such debts can be used to fund acquisitions of real estate projects and completing unfinished projects. On Dec. 10, representatives from several

CHINA INSIGHTS

China has no solution yet when its leading e-commerce businesses keep getting shut down by Amazon
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Junket King's Arrest: A VIP list of 80,000 on his hands terrifies officials who go wild for gambling
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The risks of investing in China/Why does China open the Beijing Stock Exchange recently? /The VIE
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Why did Xi's wife show up high-profile recently? She once disappeared in public for a year
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World

Austria will imprison vaccine defiant citizens for up to a year in "custody rooms" segregated from the general population while having them foot the bill for the stay.
Austria to Force Vaccine Mandate Defiant to Pay Costs of Imprisonment, Live in Segregated ‘Custody Rooms’
An update to Austria’s incoming national mandatory vaccination policy has decreased fines while increasing the length of prison sentence punishments. However, according to Austrian media that viewed the text of the update, those incarcerated for refusing injection will be segregated from the general population, and held in specialized “custody rooms.”

Life

Children in China, vasectomies banned
Men Seeking Vasectomies in China Denied by Government as Birth Rate Continues to Decline
When first-time mother Zhao Zihuan and her husband decided to have a vasectomy after welcoming a son last year, they were denied at a hospital in Jinan, the capital of China’s Shandong Province. Zhao said she had previously suffered two miscarriages before giving birth to the boy.  Frustrated by the

Wellness

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The Tibetan Singing Bowl: A Spiritual Tradition Nearly Lost
A Tibetan singing bowl has the ability to calm the heart, empty the mind, and teach the Dharma, according to a tradition that was all but lost when Communism arrived to destroy culture and spirituality. Although very little is recorded of their history, aging lamas have been able to shed

Culture

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Meditation Grows in Popularity as Scientists Confirm Health Benefits
In the Nov. 16, 2001 issue of Proceedings of the American Academy of Sciences, scientists published a study concluding that meditation can enhance brain activity, significantly affecting the areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and happiness, allowing one to be more responsive. A good way to regulate the