Simone Jonker

Simone Jonker worked in NTD Inspired for two years. She wrote light articles and inspiring stories.

Singers perform at a karaoke lounge in Hong Kong on February 11, 2011. The Chinese Communist Party wants to ensure social stability by centrally overseeing what songs can be sung in the country’s karaoke bars.

China Moves to Ensure Only ‘Healthy’ Songs Played at Karaoke Bars

The Chinese Communist Party is tightening its grip on all aspects of daily life, social interaction, entertainment, and traditional culture. For example, the Chinese Ministry of Culture recently announced plans to increase control over a...

The ‘Dragon Blood’ Trees of the Arabian Sea: Popular Pigment, Medicine and Mysticism

The Socotra Dragon Tree, dracaena cinnabari, is a member of the Asparagaceae family native to the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea. Dracaena cinnabari is unusual in both its longevity and the fact that,...

Duckling Calls for Help at Stanwood Library Door

There are times when you're unsure of what to do, the best course of action is to visit your local library. In an effort to save its brothers and sisters, a courageous duckling waddled right...

Stray Dog Sets Sights on Stuffed Unicorn, Animal Control Officers Buy it for him

It was love at first sight and simply a “must-have'' for a young golden Labrador mix stray who had his heart set on a large stuffed purple unicorn showcased in the Dollar General Store of...

A driver uses the map on the Didi Chuxing ride-hailing app on his smartphone while driving on a street in Beijing on July 5, 2021. The Communist Party put the brakes on the app just days after its debut on the NYSE.

China Pumps the Brakes on Ride Hailing App Didi After NYSE Debut

Beijing-based ride hailing app Didi Global's shares fell more than 10 percent on the NYSE on June 2 after China broadened an internal probe into the company, blocking new users from signing up for the...

The Rich Tradition of Frankincense and Myrrh

Frankincense and myrrh, at one time considered as valuable as gold, are still highly popular today in the form of incense and essential oils. These twin aromatic resins are harvested from the spindly Boswellia trees...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens to former President Donald Trump's address during a tour of an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. Trump says under Biden’s radical approach to immigration, the United States has become a “sick country.”

‘We Have a Sick Country’: Trump During Border Wall Visit

Former President Donald Trump traveled to south Texas to view the migrant crisis situation at the Rio Grande Valley portion of the 2000 mile border wall on June 30. Newsmax reported that Trump spoke to...

ByteDance headquarters, parent company of social influencing app TikTok, is seen in Beijing on September 16, 2020. Whistleblowers from TikTok’s U.S. offices told CNBC not only are they made to work double shifts for ByteDance on Beijing time, but China has access to all U.S. user data and uses the privilege readily.

Whistleblowers Tell CNBC TikTok Staff Work Double Shifts For Beijing Parent Company ByteDance

Former employees of the video-based social influencing platform TikTok and its parent company, Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, have expressed deep concerns over inferior data segregation between U.S. and China, along with the shocking treatment of employees, Added...

Corn planted by farmers is washed away by floods after torrential rains hit Yichang city, Hubei province, China, on June 18, 2021. Beijing appears to have shuttered Cofeed for reporting honestly on the country’s grain and corn harvests as the Communist Party fears losing social stability and control over the people.

China Suspected of Censoring Data to Cover Up Grain, Corn Supply Shortages

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has come down heavily on independent experts that publicize honestly about the nation's suspected recent disastrous crop yields and supply shortages. Latest reports suggest numerous industry officials have been detained...

Rooibos: Extraordinary Herb Receives Due Distinction

A proud inheritance of South Africa, Rooibos tea has become the very first food in Africa to be approved by the EU for listing on the register. The EU's logo may now be used on...

American Baller Suffers 8 Months of Moldy Rice, Rancid Mattress in China’s Residential Surveillance Detention System

Jeff Harper, a former Iowa Wesleyan College basketball player, was detained in a special form of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prison for eight months before being released in September of 2020 without ever being formally...

Zuckerberg Charity - Priscilla Chan, Martin Schulz, Mark Zuckerberg, Mathias Doepfner and Friede Springer attend the presentation of the first Axel Springer Award on February 25, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative granted $433,000 USD to University of North Carolina Chapel Hill lead virologist Ralph Baric, a scientist connected to the source of SARS-CoV-2, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and “Batwoman” Shi Zhengli.

Major Player in US Gain-of-Function Research Takes Nearly $450k From Zuckerberg Charity

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s charity handed almost $450,000 to a U.S. university known to collaborate with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Wuhan Institute of Virology to purchase lab equipment and fund research on SARS-CoV-2, the...

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