From Nov. 27 to 30, Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong was in Japan on a state visit. He met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and monarch Naruhito, and delivered a speech in the Japanese Diet, the national legislature. In light of the rising threat posed by the Chinese regime to the Asia-Pacific region, the […]

On Thanksgiving Day, people from around the world posted messages and videos of gratitude to Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual and meditation practice that was first introduced to the public in China in 1992 by Mr. Li. It teaches people to live […]

Following a high-stakes meeting in San Francisco, President Joe Biden touted that the United States and China had “some of the most constructive and productive discussions” on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Summit. However, critics point out that the summit achieved minimal progress on the key bilateral issues. After hours of meeting […]

President Joe Biden is meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, in San Francisco on Nov. 15 to tackle a range of contentious issues, including human rights. The leaders and their delegates are convening at a Georgian revival-style estate south of San Francisco for what will likely be a four-hour-long talk. “I’ve always […]

The White House said on Tuesday that the Hamas terrorist group has a command node beneath Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, where weapons are stored, calling the terrorist group’s action “a war crime.” “We have information that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including Al-Shifa, and tunnels underneath them […]

Global summits rarely make big headlines, but the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting in San Francisco, which began over the weekend, will be an exception. The event will set the stage for a highly anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, which will be watched closely throughout the […]

President Joe Biden traveled to Lewiston, Maine, on Friday to meet with first responders and family members affected by the devastating mass shooting that killed 18 people last week. The president called on Congress to pass “common-sense” gun safety measures. First Lady Jill Biden, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Rep. Chellie Pingree […]

President Joe Biden welcomed leaders from the Western Hemisphere to the White House on Friday for a summit to discuss regional issues including migration, supply chains, and infrastructure investment amid concerns over China’s increasing military and commercial footprint in the region. According to the White House, nine of the summit’s 11 leaders are participating, including […]

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that American citizens, wounded Palestinians, and other nationals stuck in Gaza will be able to leave the war-torn area as the Rafah border crossing to Egypt reopened for the first time in weeks. “We’re in a situation where a safe passage for wounded Palestinians and foreign nationals to exit Gaza […]

President Joe Biden today announced new steps to protect American investors from so-called “junk fees” in retirement investment advice as part of his economic agenda, Bidenomics. According to the White House, junk fees are eroding Americans’ savings, benefiting financial advisers with conflicts of interest, and undermining retirement security. “I can tell you what, if you […]

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday detailing a comprehensive strategy to support the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) while protecting the public from the dangers it poses, marking a major step toward addressing the mounting risks of AI. The executive order will set new standards for AI safety and security, protect […]

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden issued a statement congratulating Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) on his election as House Speaker after a 22-day battle among the House Republican caucus to choose the new House leader. “Jill and I congratulate Speaker Johnson on his election,” President Biden said. “As I said when this process began, whoever the Speaker is, […]

President Joe Biden greeted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Oct. 25. The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen ties in the areas of technology, supply chains, defense, and security. They also discussed supporting Ukraine in the face of Russia’s continued aggression as well as standing with Israel in the aftermath […]

NEW YORK—Eugenia Vergara, a healer, felt healed herself as she listened to Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra perform on stage. “I was very tearful and emotional from the very beginning,” said Ms. Vegara after attending the evening concert at David Geffen Hall, the last performance of the season. “For me, it’s a more of a healing, […]

NEW YORK—Acclaimed composer and guitarist Spiros Exaras has long enjoyed the ancient Chinese instrument erhu, and seeing it embedded into a Western classical orchestra by Shen Yun, he now feels inspired to write something for the instrument himself. “It’s very cinematic,” he said at a Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra concert at David Geffen Hall. Mr. […]

NEW YORK—From the moment Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra began to play, a sort of peace settled over Nicole Fiene, who attended the first of the only two concerts the orchestra is performing this season. She invited Steve Breckner and several other friends to see the performance at David Geffen Hall, and when it paused for […]

NEW YORK—Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra performed the first of its only two concerts this season at David Geffen Hall on the afternoon of Oct. 22, drawing awed responses from several first-time listeners, including a longtime classical music lover who chose the event for her first-ever concert. “All of your senses were awakened, and all of […]

The United States seized 17 website domains that were used by North Korean information technology (IT) professionals in a plot to allegedly defraud U.S. and foreign businesses, evade sanctions, and finance North Korea’s weapons program, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).  The seizures took place on Oct. 17 pursuant to a court order in […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested a ban on the inclusion of formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products—also known as hair relaxers—a treatment frequently sought by African Americans with frizzier hair textures. The proposed ban is scheduled to take effect in April 2024, according to Forbes. Formaldehyde is a colorless, combustible compound produced […]

The Philippine military has called out China to stop “unsafe actions” in the South China Sea, after a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission late last week. A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel came as close as 350 yards as it tried […]

The Chinese regime has forcibly deported a large number of North Koreans, raising a concern that the returnees will face harsh punishment by the regime in Pyongyang, according to a human rights group. The spokesman for South Korea’s Unification Ministry, Koo Byoung-sam, confirmed the repatriation on Oct. 13, saying, “It appears to be true that […]

The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved the deployment of an international security force to assist Haiti’s national police in curbing escalating gang violence and restoring stability across the “strife-torn Caribbean nation.” The Haitian government and various leaders in the nation requested the U.N. support, facing months of chaos during which over 3,000 homicides and […]

The death toll of the destructive wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has risen as Laurie Allen, who bravely escaped the fire by running through a burning field, tragically lost her life after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burns unit. Mrs. Allen was among at least 98 people killed by the Aug. 8 fire […]

Former President Donald Trump has joined in discussion over Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-N.Y.) recent fire alarm incident, describing it as more concerning than the 2021 Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, when some Trump supporters trespassed onto restricted government grounds to protest the certifying of the 2020 election amid calls for investigations into election […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has made fresh comments on the current immigration crisis facing New York City, warning Congress that the “country’s border is too open right now,” and calling for limits “who can come across the border.” In an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” she remarked that the country’s border is currently […]

Speaker of the House, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), has received unexpected praise from some Democrats after a stopgap funding bill to avoid a shutdown of the U.S. government was successfully passed. After weeks of uncertainty, 209 Democrats joined 126 Republicans in support of the measure and the bill cleared the House in a 335–91 vote […]

Group of 20 leaders gathered in New Delhi, India, for the second day of the G20 Summit. The world leaders were able to reach an agreement for a joint statement and several sideline agreements. The parties in the summit agreed to adopt a consensus statement that condemned the invasion of Ukraine without mentioning Russia. Despite […]

Hours after former President Donald Trump’s mug shot was released to the public, merchandise featuring the now-viral image has become a hot-selling item for some retailers. Demand for Trump mugshot paraphernalia has been unprecedented, according to Richard Kligman, owner of two Trump Superstores located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. “People are going nuts. I’ve been […]

Packard Motors, the historic luxury automaker, is sponsoring NTD’s Global Chinese Beauty Pageant, highlighting shared values between the company and the pageant. “Packard comes across as that American gentleman, that American lady with respect, with focus on good, truthful, and righteous values,” Packard Motor Company owner Scott Andrews told NTD. “When I see the pageant […]

Mary Novoselski, a retired government employee, said that at one point in her life, she lost faith, and then came back to it. This is how she knows that faith “centers you. You can’t be human without it.” Decades ago, while navigating a rough patch in her life, Novoselski started studying religions, mostly biblical, and […]

Heidi Larsen, a house renovator and former teacher on an Indian reservation, said Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi’s recent article “How Humankind Came To Be” was “eye-opening.” “The article was very interesting and enlightening, explaining the practice of Falun Gong in a simple yet concise manner,” she wrote in her comment to The Epoch […]

Randy Brinson, a life coach, has spent a career helping people try to become the best versions of themselves. He said he thought people innately want to be good, but the problem today is that young people are no longer being taught this essential wisdom. The world has veered far off track, and positive influences […]

Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi’s recent article “How Humankind Came To Be” offers ancient wisdom without the pressure to convert, readers say. They like the message of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, and see much in common between the Christian belief and Falun Gong. Aleta Goodwin, a Christian living in Utah, said she was impressed […]

Victor Mooney, a retired entrepreneur, said Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi’s recent article “How Humankind Came To Be” moved him. “It seems to me that he [Mr. Li] based his beliefs on some pretty ancient ideals that went back much farther than what you and I would ordinarily think of as Chinese history,” he […]

Upon reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article by Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi, Margaret Spiller felt confirmation that she has been leading a good life. “I always believed that you should be a good person. And don’t go around harming your fellow human beings in any way. But [this article] made me […]

Readers find reassurance that goodness is the key to a blessed life and future in “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article by Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi. Janice Abernethy, a retired schoolteacher and author of children’s books, believes that one should do what’s right, regardless of one’s spiritual beliefs. “I like the fact […]

Roy Campbell got to know Falun Gong from a different perspective: Shen Yun, a top classical Chinese dance and music show. He loves Chinese people and culture. To him, Chinese people are peaceful and loving, different from the Chinese communist regime. Over the past eight years, he has seen Shen Yun four times, with the latest in Bentonville, […]

Learning about Falun Gong’s teachings encouraged Wendy Klappenbach to be grateful for each day and remain positive. “[Falun Gong is] a deep religion [with] very simple values, which is a basis of life that we should all go by,” she told NTD after reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article published by Falun Gong founder […]

Wood sculptor Mike Sorge, who studies spiritual or religious philosophies for an hour every single morning, spoke with The Epoch Times after reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article written by the founder of Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi, which was published in the newspaper last month. “Often I get carried away and it ends […]

Donna Showalter, a nurse who just retired in December, said she got “a sense of God” and “great hope” from Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi’s recent article “How Humankind Came To Be.” She added that by “great hope,” she meant the “hope of faith,” “hope that God is real and that God is what […]

Barbara Jordan, a retired hospitality manager currently living in South Carolina, said she had “tears of joy” and saw a spiritual path guiding her to stay good, true, and kind after she finished reading the article “How Humankind Came To Be” by Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi. To her, two things stood out: the danger that […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Singer Brenda Lee said Shen Yun Performing Arts is “top-notch” after seeing the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville on Feb. 4. “The whole thing all went together so well, it all touched me,” Ms. Lee said. “I loved every minute. I loved the sad parts, […]

ATLANTA—Celena Brown, entrepreneur and business owner, sat front and center at the world premiere of the all-new Shen Yun Performing Arts 2023 show at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Dec. 24, 2022. The Christmas Eve performance was met with such high demand that even after tickets sold out, additional seats had to be opened up last […]

Former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin died on Nov. 30. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades Jiang did incalculable damage to China. Now that Jiang has died, The Epoch Times here […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Jiang Zemin’s days are numbered. It is only a question of when, not if, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party will be arrested. Jiang officially ran the Chinese regime for more than a decade, and for another decade he was the puppet master behind the scenes who often controlled events. During those decades […]

Dozens of pianists joined the 2022 NTD International Piano Competition in New York City, with preliminaries taking place on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30. The semifinals took place on Oct. 31, where pianists performed “The Sacred Journey,” commissioned specifically for the competition. Six finalists were announced. Baryshevskyi Antonii from Ukraine is a soloist with the National […]

The latest on the Aug. 9 primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont. Trump-Endorsed Michels Defeats Pence-Backed Kleefisch in Wisconsin Governor’s Primary Donald Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels on Aug. 9 defeated former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, endorsed by Mike Pence, in Wisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial primary. With 76 percent of the votes counted at 11:46 p.m., Michels received 47 […]

The latest on the Aug. 2 primaries in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, and Washington. ___ Challenger Defeats Michigan Incumbent Who Voted to Impeach Trump in Republican Congressional Primary Republican John Gibbs on Aug. 3 defeated Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District Republican primary. Meijer was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach […]

In January 2021, the Biden administration announced its plans to transition the United States to 100 percent “clean” electricity by 2035 and to have half of all vehicles sold be zero-emissions vehicles by 2030. One hundred percent clean energy by 2035 is an ambitious goal, and adding a considerable amount of electric vehicles (EV) to […]

WASHINGTON—Former White House adviser Steve Bannon will not testify in his contempt of Congress trial, his attorneys said in federal court on July 21. Bannon “very much wanted to do so since the day he was indicted,” lawyer David Schoen told the court. But Bannon “would be barred from telling the true facts,” he added. U.S. […]

WASHINGTON—A prosecution witness in the case against former White House aide Steve Bannon acknowledged on the stand on July 20 that she has known one of the prosecutors for some time. The witness, Kristen Amerling, said she and one of the prosecutors “overlapped” on the House Oversight Committee while it was under the leadership of […]

France’s right wing party National Rally (RN) scored a historic success in legislative elections on Sunday increasing its number of lawmakers almost tenfold and cementing the party’s rise from fringe status to the mainstream opposition. RN leader Marine Le Pen’s rebranding of the party, previously National Front, secured 42 percent in April’s presidential election, successfully […]

President Joe Biden wrapped up his South Korea visit by highlighting Hyundai Motor’s pledge to invest at least $10 billion in electric vehicles and related technologies in the United States. The three-day Biden-Yoon summit tended to various business and security interests, from supply chains to North Korea. On Sunday, May 22, the last day of […]

A lockdown of Changchun city has been going on for more than a month; with nine million people relying on one food distribution channel controlled by the authorities. Local residents reported that incidents of hunger and suicide were left uncared for. Several online videos showed starving Changchung residents in high-rise buildings hitting pots and pans […]

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in Taiwan are calling for an increase in its military conscription period. Meanwhile, new polls show a majority of Taiwanese are both in favor of women joining the island’s compulsory military training and extending the duration of the training period. A survey released on March 15 by the Taiwan […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Fleets of specially equipped, federally funded buses are rolling into targeted areas with the mission of convincing people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and giving the jabs on the spot to the newly persuaded. Under a $6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), teams in six states have worked […]

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has criticised Beijing for “an act of intimidation” after a Chinese warship fired a laser at a Royal Australian military aircraft. The attack took place on Feb. 17 as an Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft was monitoring a Chinese Navy vessel sailing through the Arafura Sea—in international waters but inside Australia’s […]

OTTAWA—Protesters continue to gather and demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Canada’s capital on Feb. 6. The number of protesters dropped during the past week after a large convoy of truckers converged in Ottawa on Jan. 29. But thousands again came to protest over the weekend of Feb. 5, and many say they […]

Chinese government land sales fell significantly through 2021, reversing a six-year streak of gains, as a cash crunch gripped the country’s most indebted developers and worsening local governments’ debt stress. Land sales in 2021 declined over 20 percent on average from a year earlier, with a deeper fall in the main development force of second- […]

It has been over 10 days since Xi’an, China’s ancient capital for many centuries, was locked down on Dec. 23, 2021, with people only allowed to shop for food and necessities once every two days. The northwestern Chinese city of over 13 million people officially recorded its first COVID-19 case on Dec. 9. But by […]

A coalition of seventeen Republican-led states filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge against the Nasdaq for a set of diversity rules for corporate boards of directors that were approved by the Securities and Exchanges Commission last August. The amicus brief (pdf), which was filed by Arizona, Alabama, and other 15 red states […]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Nov. 30 the guerrilla group known as the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC) is no longer designated as a terrorist organization. The decision comes five years after a peace agreement between the group and the Colombian government in 2016. Blinken said that designations of two new terrorist […]

Several provinces and cities in China have released official guideline prices for human vital organs, such as livers, kidneys, and hearts. This is one of the actions taken by local governments following a notice issued by central authorities in July on fees and financial management measures for securing organs for transplant. According to medical experts […]

Embattled Epoch Times reporter Luka Binniyat was charged with cyberstalking the head of Kaduna State Security Tuesday at his arraignment at the Barnawa Magistrate’s Court in Kaduna Nigeria. Human rights advocates say that cyberstalking is a charge often used in Nigeria to silence the press. Mr. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna State’s Commissioner of State Security filed […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 3 asked legislators in his state to take on several election integrity measures when they meet for a special session later this month. The Republican governor had initially called for the special session of the Florida Legislature to strengthen the state’s ability to block vaccine and school mask mandates. […]

After nearly 600 days of closed borders, Australia has welcomed its first quarantine and travel bubble-free international flights on Monday morning. A flight from Singapore arrived in Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport before 5:30 a.m. with a Qantas flight from Los Angeles, the United States, following at 6 a.m. The initial flights entering Australia are limited […]

NATO will concentrate on countering the Chinese communist threat as part of next decade’s new strategic approach, according to its secretary-general, as reported by The Financial Times. This comes as the Chinese regime has become more assertive in its ambitions of global dominance, having allegedly gained the upper hand in key warfare technologies, such as […]

As a group of about 100 anarchists raged through a Portland neighborhood on Oct. 12, police reportedly remained in their vehicles. Some say their inaction is a direct result of confusion over an Oregon police-reform law passed last summer, which restricts how they can respond to such crowds. In less than two hours, the group […]

In a discussion that Hudson Institute senior fellow Arthur Herman described as “particularly chilling,” experts with Hudson’s Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base spoke Oct. 14 on the threat of Chinese economic coercion to the supply chains for defense-critical advanced batteries. One of three talks at Hudson’s “Powering Innovation: Advanced Batteries and […]

There is a strong case that a new cold war is brewing between the United States on one side, and China with Russia on the other, according to a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel. Having served as a “Cold Warrior” during the last decades of geopolitical tension between the United States and the former Soviet […]

Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former owner of Apple Daily Jimmy Lai was awarded the 33rd annual Liberty Medal by the National Constitution Center on Tuesday. Lai was awarded the honor for his courage and conviction in exercising the fundamental rights of freedom of speech, nonviolent resistance, and peaceful dissent. Jeffrey Rosen, president and […]

Chinese Estates Holdings, the second-biggest shareholder of Evergrande, projected a loss of over $1 billion this year after selling out the entire stake of the debt-ridden developer. China Estates announced on Thursday that it recently reduced its stake in Evergrande to about 5.7 percent from nearly 6.5 percent. It was seeking shareholder approval to sell […]

A three-year-old boy missing for three days over the weekend in Australia was found alive in thick, mountainous bushland on Sept. 6. Anthony “AJ” Elfalak was reunited with his family after being spotted by a rescue helicopter, half a kilometre from his home, sitting in a creek drinking water with his hands. He had been […]

Shen Yun Performing Arts’ Marilyn Yang won the Gold Award at the 9th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, which took place Sept. 2–5 in New York state. “This is something that can only motivate me to work harder in my profession,” she said. “In dance, there’s no such thing as ‘perfect’ or ‘you’ve reached […]

Fei Tian Academy of the Arts’ Stanley Lin won the Gold Award in the Adult Male Division in the 9th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, which took place Sept. 2–5 in New York state. “Well I’m surprised—I’ve participated in this competition three times now, and I had no expectations to win the Gold Award,” Lin […]

Shen Yun Performing Arts’ Johnny Tsai won the Gold Award in the Junior Male Division of the 9th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, which took place Sept. 2–5 in New York state. Over 100 dancers from around the world participated, and 52 made it into the finals on Sept. 5. “I’m really happy,” Tsai said. […]

Shen Yun Performing Arts’ Carol Huang took home the Gold Award at the 9th NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition in the Junior Female Division yet again. “Actually, I wasn’t thinking about the awards or placements at all when I entered the competition,” Huang said. “I participated to improve in my art—and I learned so much […]