Vision Times Staff
Taiwan Promotes ‘2P1R’ Strategy to Strengthen Democratic Defenses Against Transnational Repression
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently held its first “International Symposium on Countering Transnational Repression,” bringing together legislators, experts, and scholars from like-minded countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand,...
Bessent to Visit Japan and South Korea Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit in Beijing
According to Dawn, on May 10, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that ahead of the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, he will first visit Japan...
Hong Kong Rewrites Colonial History in School Textbooks, Replacing ‘Ceded’ With ‘Forcibly Occupied’
According to the Central News Agency, Hong Kong's school publishers have overhauled their junior secondary Chinese history textbooks for 2026, scrubbing language that described the Qing dynasty voluntarily ceding territory to Britain and replacing it...
Poll Says Over 68 Percent Taiwanese Don’t Want ‘Peaceful Unification, One Country, Two Systems’ With China
A recent poll released by My-Formosa (Formosa Electronic News) (美丽岛电子报) showed that more than 68 percent of respondents would not accept a “peaceful unification, one country, two systems” arrangement with China while about 4 million...
Over 100 US Lawmakers Urge Trump To Secure Release Of Jimmy Lai Ahead Of China Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit China from May 14 to 15. More than 100 bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress have signed a joint letter urging Trump to secure the release of...
Taiwan Drone Exports Surge 40-Fold To Europe, Much Routed To Ukraine Front Line, Say Media Reports
As the Russia–Ukraine war continues, Taiwan’s drone exports to Europe surged more than 40-fold in 2025, with equipment being transshipped through European countries to Ukraine, reported Nikkei Asia. Taiwan’s “Center for Technology, Democracy and Society”...
Canada Plans Biggest Immigration Overhaul Since Express Entry Launch
Canada’s immigration policy is standing at a historic crossroads. Recently, Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in its latest 2026–2028 Forward Regulatory Plan, revealed a proposal that could change the fate of tens of...
If Both Are Dough and Filling, Why Do Buns and Dumplings Taste So Different?
On Chinese dining tables, buns (baozi) and dumplings (jiaozi) are like twins with very different personalities. They share a similar “genetic code”—both are dough wrapped around fillings—and sometimes even use the same mixture of pork...
Ancient Chinese Health Wisdom: What the Book of Rites Says About the Body
In classical Chinese thought, virtue produces a physically observable effect on the body The Book of Rites (Liji) is one of ancient China's three canonical ritual texts, alongside the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) and the...
CNN Founder Ted Turner, Who Launched the World’s First 24-Hour News Network, Dies at 87
According to CNN, Ted Turner, the entrepreneur who launched CNN in 1980 and transformed American television news, died at his home on Wednesday, May 6, at the age of 87. Trump praised him as one...
NYC Launches ‘Fulton-Howard West’ Project To Build 100% Affordable Housing in Bed-Stuy
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, together with officials from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Social Services (DSS), announced the launch of the public engagement process for...
Korean Fried Chicken and Beer: What the Popular Combo Does to Your Body
Remember that scene from My Love From the Star, the blockbuster Korean drama that swept Asia in the early 2010s? "How can you have a snowy day without fried chicken and beer?" That one line...