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On Jan. 20, 2023, founder of the spiritual practice Falun Gong — Master Li Hongzhi — published an article titled "Why There Is Mankind." Here, with authorization from Master Li, Vision Times presents the full text of the article in translation from the original Chinese. Why There Is Mankind First, let

Global Investors Fly Blind Into China’s Messy Post-COVID Transition
By Summer Zhen and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI — Global investors, already caught off guard by...

Visa to Invest $1 Billion in Africa Over 5 Years to Cash In on e-Payments Boom
By Mehnaz Yasmin Visa Inc plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years in Africa to capitalize...

Demand for Gold Bullion Coins Rises in Austria Amid High Inflation and Economic Uncertainty
By Francois Murphy VIENNA - The Austrian Mint, one of the world's oldest and biggest producers of...

China Removes UK Consul Officials Over Protest Incident: UK FM Cleverly
British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on Wednesday (December 14) that the Chinese government had...

Scholz and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Christen Two Submarines Ordered by Singapore
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (December 13)...

Lula Pledges to Disarm Brazil as Controversy Over Election Continues
The president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has pledged to "disarm" the people of South...

US Court Decision a Possible Lifeline for Critically Endangered Maui Dolphin
A small sea mammal whose only home is to be found in the harbours and off the seashore of New Zealand...

South Africa’s ANC Stops Impeachment Process Against Ramaphosa
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday stopped an impeachment process from...

Medieval-Inspired Communal Bakery Aims to Help With Cost-of-Living Crisis
Baker Maisie Collins has opened up her industrial oven in east London for locals to use, drawing on the...