China’s Official Communist Youth League Account: Degree or No Degree, You’ll End Up Delivering Food
The Communist Youth League posted a graphic about graduate unemployment. Chinese users said it had finally...
The Engineers Who Predicted the Three Gorges Dam Would Fail — and Were Silenced for It
The Three Gorges Dam, completed in 2006 after more than a decade of construction on the Yangtze River...
Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to 30 Years for Ordering Drone Operation Against North Korea
According to Reuters, a Seoul court sentenced impeached South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol...
Zhao Ziyang’s Fall Was Complete a Year Before Tiananmen
Zhao Ziyang refused to back the Tiananmen crackdown and died under house arrest Zhao Ziyang, who served...
Wildlife Camera in Chilean Patagonia Captures Unexplained Light That Scientists Still Cannot Explain
The wildlife cameras had been waiting for pumas. Set along the edge of open grassland in Chilean Patagonia, the infrared camera traps deployed by the University of Magallanes were designed to log the nocturnal movements...
Pentagon Releases Third Batch of UFO Files, Identifying a Northeast ‘Glowing Orb’ Hotspot
On June 12, the U.S. Department of War released a third batch of declassified UAP files publicly identifying for the first time a specific location in a remote northeastern forest as a confirmed recurring hotspot...
Royal Touch Wash & Fold: Giving Families More Time Together
A personal loss that redefined priorities For Ramon L. Torres Jr., Royal Touch Wash & Fold began with a deeply personal turning point. “My father passed away in August,” Ramon said. “He worked so hard...
New North Korea–Russia Bridge Nears Completion, Satellite Images Reveal
Satellite imagery has revealed that a major new bridge across the Tumen River between Russia and North Korea is nearing completion. According to the Russian Ministry of Transport, this new bridge — called the Khasan-Tumangang...
China Is Not Becoming North Korea — It Already Is One on a Global Scale
Xi Jinping's latest visit to Pyongyang has set off a wave of online commentary about China "North Koreanizing." I have never found that framing convincing. North Korea resembles one of China's smaller county towns: evil...
Freed But Not Free: Taiwan Publisher Fucha Still Trapped in China After Sentence Ends
Fucha (Li Yanhe), editor-in-chief of Taiwan-based publisher Gūsa Press, was sentenced by Chinese authorities in 2023 to three years in prison on charges of "inciting separatism." Although he completed his sentence and was released in...
Taiwan Court Ends Anti-Infiltration Trial for Mainland Chinese Spouse Xu Chunying
The New Taipei District Court on June 9 concluded arguments in the case against Xu Chunying, a Chinese-born spouse living in Taiwan, who is accused of violating Taiwan's Anti-Infiltration Act and other laws, the Taipei...
Swiss Voters Reject Proposal to Cap Population at 10 Million by 2050
On June 14, Swiss voters rejected the “No to a Switzerland with 10 Million! (Sustainability Initiative),” which proposed capping the country’s permanent resident population at 10 million until 2050. The proposed population cap was intended...