Lithuania Facing Corporate Boycott Triggered by Beijing
Lithuania is facing a hard time doing business with China after Beijing reportedly instructed multinationals...
Chinese Property Developers to Raise Funds Through Supply Chain Asset-Backed Securities
The Chinese real estate sector is going through tough times as many developers are facing financial troubles...
In 2022, Canadians Can Expect Empty Shelves, Increased Food Costs and Scarcity
According to a report published this week Canadians can expect to pay a considerable amount more for...
7 Triple-vaxxed Mid-20s Germans Had Symptomatic Breakthrough Omicron Infection While in South Africa:
A group of seven German young adults from different circles suffered a breakthrough infection of the...
Microsoft Shareholders Vote For Better Sexual Harassment Reporting
On Nov. 30, shareholders of Microsoft voted in support of making the company more transparent when it comes to independent investigation and public reporting of sexual harassment claims. The proposal was brought forward by Arjuna...
China’s Defense Expenditure Greater Than South-East Asian Countries and Regional Rivals
One of the most explicit ways of measuring the potential military capability of a nation is its expenditure on defense. With its growing desire to become a global superpower, China’s expenditure on defense has increased...
Unvaccinated Individuals Face More Restrictions in Italy
The Italian government has tightened restrictions on citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the new rules that came into effect on Dec. 6, unvaccinated individuals are not allowed inside establishments...
New Zealand Vows to Ban Cigarettes for Future Generations Starting in 2022
New Zealand has vowed to make the country tobacco-free by implementing a new regulation that forbids people born after 2008 from ever obtaining cigarettes legally. The law still needs to pass several legislative rounds but...
Men Seeking Vasectomies in China Denied by Government as Birth Rate Continues to Decline
When first-time mother Zhao Zihuan and her husband decided to have a vasectomy after welcoming a son last year, they were denied at a hospital in Jinan, the capital of China’s Shandong Province. Zhao said...
Boarding Schools for Tibet’s Nearly 1 Million Children Erasing Native Language, Culture: NGO Report
A report released by the The Tibet Action Institute (TAI) on Dec. 7 describes how children in Tibet as young as four have been forced into attending a vast boarding school system created by the...
Bloomberg News Staffer Has Been in Jail in China Since Dec. 2020
Bloomberg China News staffer, Haze Fan, has been missing for over a year now amidst growing concerns over her and other journalists’ safety in China and worldwide. Fan, a Chinese national, was last seen on...
Evergrande Fails to Make Overdue Coupon Payments for Bondholders
Chinese real-estate developer Evergrande failed to provide coupon payments to offshore bondholders after a 30-day grace period concluded on Tuesday, Dec. 7, according to several people with knowledge of the issue. With millions of dollars...