POLITICS
According to a report by Axios, Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for Iran affairs, and senior advisor Jared Kushner made a discreet trip this week to Tennessee, where they held closed-door talks with nuclear experts to prepare the technical groundwork for a possible future U.S.–Iran agreement. The report
Lithuania Facing Corporate Boycott Triggered by Beijing
Lithuania is facing a hard time doing business with China after Beijing reportedly instructed multinationals...
Microsoft Shareholders Vote For Better Sexual Harassment Reporting
On Nov. 30, shareholders of Microsoft voted in support of making the company more transparent when it...
China’s Defense Expenditure Greater Than South-East Asian Countries and Regional Rivals
One of the most explicit ways of measuring the potential military capability of a nation is its expenditure...
Unvaccinated Individuals Face More Restrictions in Italy
The Italian government has tightened restrictions on citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against...
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...
Boarding Schools for Tibet’s Nearly 1 Million Children Erasing Native Language, Culture: NGO Report
A report released by the The Tibet Action Institute (TAI) on Dec. 7 describes how children in Tibet as...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Brokered Confidential Deal with China Worth $275 Billion
Apple CEO Tim Cook agreed to Invest $275 billion in China in return for unlimited access to the Chinese...
China’s Tech Industry Seeing Largest Round of Layoffs as Beijing’s Sweeping Crackdown Continues
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the country’s Big Tech sector continues, Beijing’s regulators...
US and Taiwan Reach New Agreement to Bolster Chip Technology
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a new agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two by establishing...