Oil Used in Oreos and Toothpaste Becomes 10% More Expensive After Indonesia Bans Exports
Just days after Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of the world’s most widely used vegetable oil...
China Says H3N8 Bird Flu Has Jumped to Humans
A four-year-old in central China's Henan Province has contracted the H3N8 variant of the influenza virus...
Traditional Chinese Architecture – The Siheyuan
The traditional Chinese architecture of siheyuan ( 四合院), refers to a collection of residences centered...
Under Musk, Twitter Already Headed for Change, But Hurdles Lie Ahead
News Analysis For many users on social media platform Twitter, this week’s announcement of SpaceX...
The Understated, Yet Massive Power of Asset Management Firms BlackRock and Vanguard
Commentary Until recently, economic competition was the driving force for small and large companies across the United States and throughout the world. Since the mid-1970s, however, two corporations — Vanguard and BlackRock — have gobbled...
Chinese State-linked Newspaper Brands Hong Kong Journalist Association as ‘Anti-China,’ Calls for Its Disbandment
A newspaper backed by the Chinese regime has called on a prominent journalists' association in Hong Kong to disband, criticizing the organization for its “anti-China” reporting on issues such as human rights and press freedom. ...
Ex-Lehman Bros Trader Charged in Alleged Multi-billion Dollar Viacom, Discovery Pump Scheme
The founder and Chief Financial Officer of one of the most shocking cases of squandered generational wealth seen in 2021 were arrested and charged in New York after the FBI unsealed a Grand Jury Indictment...
Beijing Accuses Japan of Diplomatic Hostility and a ‘Narrow Geopolitical Vision’
While addressing Japanese entrepreneurs on April 26, Chinese ambassador Kong Xuanyou warned Tokyo over a so-called “Cold War mentality” Kong expressed frustration over the administration of current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for his country’s...
Freedom Convoy Leader Tamara Lich to be Celebrated at Awards Ceremony in June
Freedom Convoy leader, Tamara Lich who hails from Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada has been awarded The George Jonas Freedom Award by the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCFF) and will be awarded the honor...
NY: MTA to Focus on Tackling Fare Evasion Amid Soaring Violent Subway Crime
Amid a surge in felony assaults not seen in a generation in New York’s subway system, the head of the MTA Janno Lieber has decided to tackle the problem by forming a review panel tasked...
Federal Judge Demands ‘Action Plan’ to Address Horrific Conditions at Rikers Island Prison
On April 26, during a remote hearing, Manhattan federal court Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered New York’s commissioner of the Department of Corrections, Louis Molina, to develop an “action plan” to address horrific conditions...
Aspiring Artist Captures Minute Details of Architectural Masterpieces Around the World
“I fell in love with grandeur-especially the gothic and baroque ones. They are highly unique and stylish. As a kid, I used to say to my dad, ‘Let’s go travel the world when I group...