Ashok Ramprasad
Nationwide Driver Shortage Inspires California High School to Teach Truck Driving
Trucks move roughly 72.5 percent of the nation's freight by weight, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). However, the past decade has seen the country grappling with a shortage of truck drivers. With the...
Apple Complies With CCP Order to Remove Popular Quran App
Following a request from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Apple has taken down one of the most popular Quran apps in China from the App Store. Quran Majeed, an app with approximately 150,000 views, was...
LinkedIn Exiting China Citing ‘Challenging Operating Environment’
In a move that would mark the withdrawal of the last major U.S.-owned social media network in China, Microsoft announced, on Oct. 14, that it will be shutting down the local version of LinkedIn in...
Home Sales Across Communist China Fell In September
The property market has been a major driver of economic growth in communist China. Chinese citizens used to view the property as the safest investment. As of 2019, real estate accounted for 70 percent of...
Young Urban Chinese Women Not Too Keen On Tying The Knot
Communist China, the world’s second-largest economy, is facing a demographic crisis. With a decline in birth rates and an aging workforce, the country is facing economic and social challenges. The 2020 census showed that China’s...
Former USAF Officers Claim Aliens Disabled America’s Nuclear Missiles in the 1960s
Scientists, astronomers, and common folk alike have been intrigued by recent sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). On Oct. 7, a group of former United States Air Force (USAF) officers announced that they will present...
Developer Who Built ‘Unfollow Everything’ Tool Gets Banned From Facebook
Louis Barclay, a developer, created a tool called “Unfollow Everything” that enabled users to automatically unfollow friends, pages, and groups on Facebook, thereby making their News Feed empty. Facebook has now permanently banned Barclay from...
Corporate Misconduct: Minority Shareholders of Renren Win $300 Million Settlement
U.S. investors who own a minority stake in Chinese company Renren are poised to receive 300 million dollars in settlements to resolve claims against the firm’s controlling shareholders and other defendants. The company has been...
‘Solemn Warning’: China Executing Assault Drills in Province Across From Taiwan
The past few weeks have seen tensions between Communist China and Taiwan soar to alarming levels. A record number of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force warplanes have intruded into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone...
18 Former NBA Players Charged with Defrauding Health and Welfare Benefit Plan
On Thursday, Oct. 7, Federal prosecutors announced that 18 former National Basketball Association (NBA) players, including Ronald Glen “Big Baby” Davis, have been accused of swindling the league's health and benefits plan of nearly US$4...
US Forces Secretly Training Taiwan Military as Threat From Beijing Grows
Approximately two dozen members of U.S. special-operations and support troops are engaged in training Taiwan’s military forces, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In addition, local maritime forces are working with...
Beijing, Taking Over Taiwan, Would Lead to ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences Warns Taiwanese President
On Oct. 5, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen wrote in an essay for Foreign Affairs that Taipei, falling into the hands of Beijing, would bring about "catastrophic" consequences for peace in Asia. The President vowed that...