Vision Times Staff
Singapore Retains World’s Strongest Passport; Taiwan Jumps to 32nd
The latest 2026 Henley Passport Index ranking was released today. Among 199 passports worldwide, Asian countries once again show strong global mobility. Singapore has retained the title of the world’s strongest passport for several consecutive...
Trump Urges Zelensky to Accelerate Peace Talks with Russia or Risk Missing Diplomatic Window
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on the White House lawn on Friday, Feb. 13, saying that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must accelerate peace negotiations with Russia, or he risks missing...
Trump Says Iran Has Been Hard‑Bargaining in Nuclear Talks, Warns ‘Fear’ May Be Necessary
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina, saying that Iran has taken a hard line in nuclear negotiations, and that sometimes...
Taiwan Legislator Kao Chin Su-mei Investigated for Fraud
By Li Jingyao The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating independent legislator Kao Chin Su-mei for allegedly defrauding assistant allowances and other offenses. On Feb. 10, the office directed the National Security Bureau to conduct...
Hidden Man-Made Cave in Remote Chinese Mountain Prompts Online Speculation About Organ Harvesting
In recent years, cases of missing young people in China have surfaced repeatedly, with allegations circulating that some were subjected to organ harvesting. A recently circulated online video appears to show a hidden, man-made cave...
Father of HKDC Executive Director Anna Kwok Convicted, Critics Accuse Hong Kong Government of ‘Collective Punishment’
By Li Jingyao Anna Kwok, executive director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), is wanted by the Hong Kong government with a HK$1 million bounty (approximately US$128,000). Her father, Kwok Yin-sang, has now been...
China’s Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong Faces Ouster Amid Health Rumors and CCP Power Struggle
By Jianyi Leaked post claims China's police chief will ‘step down’ On Feb.12, two contradictory pieces of information appeared simultaneously on the internet. The first surfaced on X (formerly Twitter): "Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong...
Japan’s Snap Election Victory Shows the Limits of China’s Economic Coercion
By Jinhuasan Takaichi's supermajority win reshapes Japan's political map Philip Luck, director of the economics program and Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), published a commentary on...
Xi Jinping’s Defense Minister Caught on Camera With a Grim Face as Military Purge Deepens
"If Xi Jinping comes to inspect our unit, I will personally take him out." Those words, attributed to a military corps commander facing political purge, were made public by a former Chinese government official identified...
Japan Won’t Return to Militarism: Its Wartime Ideology Came From French Philosophy, Not Conservatism
By Liu Junning Japan's February 2026 lower house election delivered a result that sent tremors across East Asia. Takaichi Sanae, Japan's prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), secured a historic supermajority...
Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under National Security Law
By Zhang Yu Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison under charges brought pursuant to Hong Kong’s National Security Law. The sentence marks one of the most severe penalties imposed on a...
Code Pink Accused of Ties to CCP Influence Network in House GOP Investigation
By Tian Jingxin The U.S. State Department and House Republicans on Tuesday, Feb. 10, announced coordinated actions targeting several far-left activist groups operating in the United States. Officials alleged that organizations including Code Pink and...