Pentagon Orders Second Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Middle East as Iran Nuclear Talks Stall
By Tian Jingxin As negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program stall, tensions in the Middle East...
NASA Confirms First Dark Matter Celestial Object: Cloud-9
Dark matter is an invisible, hypothetical form of matter in the universe. It does not emit light, nor...
Southern California Man Convicted Of Acting As Unregistered CCP Agent
By Jin Yan Yaoning “Mike” Sun, a Chinese American man in Southern California, has been sentenced...
A Shanghai Teacher’s Firsthand Account of Cultural Revolution Home Raids in 1966
By Ge Jianxiong For many Chinese citizens under 40, the phrase “home raid” may carry little meaning...
Japan’s Matcha Crisis: How a 170% Price Surge Exposed the Fragility of a Centuries-Old Industry
By Zhou Ling Global demand for matcha has overwhelmed Japan's artisanal supply chain. With tea gardens rationing sales and buyers scrambling for a single tin, the world's most coveted green powder now sits at the...
How to Pay Less in Taxes Next Year: Four Expert-Backed Strategies for 2025
By Gao Yun The IRS deadline focuses attention on last year's numbers, but tax professionals say the window for meaningful savings has already shifted to 2025. Four strategies, from retirement contributions to tax-loss harvesting, can...
Takaichi’s Rise: How Matsushita, Abe, and Lee Teng-hui Shaped Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister
By Cao Changqing When Sanae Takaichi led the Liberal Democratic Party to capture more than two-thirds of the seats in Japan's House of Representatives, commentators called the result a "Takaichi wave." To those who had...
How to Cook Crown Daisy Properly: Preserve the Nutrients and Aroma of the ‘Emperor’s Vegetable’
In many households, crown daisy goes straight into a rolling hot pot, left to simmer in spicy broth until the leaves turn limp and dark. Some food writers and traditional diet advocates say that approach...
Hubei Psychiatric Hospitals Accused of Insurance Fraud and Indefinite Detention in Explosive Commentary
By Chen Jing In prison, there is at least a sentence. In some parts of central China, there may be none. The focus is Xiangyang, a city in Hubei province more often associated with the...
South Korea’s Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Death Penalty as Insurrection Trial Reaches Climax
Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president who stunned the world by declaring emergency martial law in December 2024, now faces a death sentence in a case that has split South Korean society in two. The...
Xi Jinping Scrambles After Public Speculation About Zhang Youxia’s Fate Forces the CCP’s Hand
The Chinese Communist Party abruptly announced it would review the legislative credentials of unnamed delegates later this month, in what appears to be a direct response to weeks of intense online speculation about the detained...
Zhang Youxia Investigation Deepens Uncertainty in Chinese Military as PLA Daily Signals Political Tightening
By Li Deyan A commentary published by the Chinese Communist Party’s military newspaper has drawn scrutiny after invoking Zhang Guotao, a controversial early Party leader accused of attempting to split the Red Army. Observers say...