US, Canada, Japan, Philippines Conduct Military Exercises in South China Sea
The U.S. Pacific Fleet said on its website on July 17 that the United States, Canada, Japan, and the...
Vladimir Putin to Visit Vietnam, Sparking US Protest
Vietnamese and Russian state media said on Monday, June 17 that Russian President Vladimir Putin will...
How Hook-up Culture Corrodes Indian Tradition, and 5 Ways to Reverse the Trend
India, a country renowned for its robust family values and rich cultural legacy, is witnessing a dramatic...
Fadu’s Journey: How a Family Turned Tragedy Into Hope by Harnessing the Power of Art
In the late 1990s, many families faced unimaginable hardships as China entered a period of intense political...
Trump Proposes Replacing Income Tax With Tariffs as Primary Source of Federal Revenue
On June 13 during a light-hearted conversation with congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in this November’s presidential election, floated the idea of eliminating the federal income tax — the...
Anti-North Korean Propaganda Flares Up in South Korea Following Trash Balloon Incidents
On June 9, after North Korea dropped more than 1,000 filth balloons on its neighbors to the south, South Korea responded by escalating anti-North Korean propaganda. In response to the propaganda, Kim Yo Jong, sister...
The Origin of Father’s Day – Born Out of One Daughter’s Wish to Honor Her Single Dad
Sonora Smart Dodd lost her mother, Ellen, when she was 16. It was the late 1800s, a time when large families were common, and Ellen's death left Sonora and her five younger siblings under the...
Celebrating Diversity: Commonwealth Coffee Honors AANHPI Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 23, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with U.S. Representative Bobby Scott, hosted a Commonwealth coffee event in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and...
How Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong Handled a Treasured Edition of Ancient China’s ‘Twenty-Four Histories’
The two most important historical figures of 20th-century China are undoubtedly Chiang Kai-shek — who led the Republic of China during its war of resistance against Imperial Japan — and Mao Zedong, the communist revolutionary...
A Bubbly Renaissance: A Guide to Better Sparkling Wines on the Market
Published with permission from LuxuryWeb Magazine It’s the beginning of what is supposed to be a very hot summer, so we thought that a cold glass of bubbly would be a great antidote to counter...
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (H) Horsetail
Horsetail is a prehistoric plant traditionally used to treat a variety of ailments. It is especially valued for strengthening hair, bones, nails and teeth, due to its high silica content. Modern studies suggest that this...
US Expands Sanctions on Chinese Firms Supplying Russia’s War Effort
The U.S. government announced new and vastly broadened sanctions against the Russian Federation on June 12 (Wednesday), particularly targeting Chinese companies that aid Moscow’s military industry for the war in Ukraine. Though the Sino-Russian “partnership”...