How Beijing Used Three Communiqués to Trap Washington Into Abandoning Taiwan
The three communiqués that defined US-China relations were not diplomatic milestones. They were operations...
US Imposes New Sanctions on Cuba Over Intelligence, Military, and Energy Networks
According to the U.S. Department of State and Reuters, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio updated the...
New York Budget Deal Targets Soaring Auto Insurance Costs and Fraud Crackdown
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced on May 8 that the 2026–27 state budget agreement includes...
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...
Using Frustration as a Tool – 3 Ways Frustration Can Help You
Your project didn’t come together as expected, a colleague is getting on your nerves, someone (perhaps you) failed to meet your standards, or you’re grated by a consistent deficiency that shouldn’t be there. Do you want...
Chinese ‘Overseas Police Station’ Trial Opens in New York Chinatown Case
The trial of New York resident Lu Jianwang, who is accused of conspiring to act as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, opened on Wednesday, May 6 in federal court in Brooklyn, New York....
Shen Yun Returns to Toronto as Critics Condemn Beijing’s Transnational Repression
Shen Yun Performing Arts is set to return to Toronto from June 25–28 after six performances earlier this year were canceled following bomb threats targeting the venue. The performances, which were scheduled to take place...
Chinese Authorities Announce Investigation Into Hefei Party Chief Fei Gaoyun
On May 6, Chinese authorities announced that Fei Gaoyun, the Communist Party secretary of Hefei and a senior official in Anhui Province, was placed under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law,” the standard...
Canadian MPs Celebrate Falun Dafa Day, Praising ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance’ as Pillars of Civilization
Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 5 to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and the 34th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction. The event drew support from 19...
Ming Dynasty Master Qiu Ying’s ‘Spring Morning in the Han Palace’ — A Masterpiece of Chinese Court Painting
Qiu Ying: a professional painter who rose from poverty to the top of Chinese art Qiu Ying (c. 1494–1552), courtesy name Shifu and sobriquet Shizhou, was born in Taicang, Jiangsu province, and later settled in...
The Diamond Princess Lesson Returns as Hantavirus Kills Three at Sea
According to NPR, what began as a premium voyage through the remote waters of the South Atlantic has become a sustained ordeal for the passengers and crew of the Hondius, an expedition cruise ship operated...
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...