A Chinese military intelligence agent has defected to Australia, bringing with him a wealth of insider knowledge that backs up longstanding concerns about Beijing’s attempts to subvert and undermine its opponents abroad. Wang Liqiang revealed an “unprecedented” trove of information on how the communist Chinese regime funds and directs operations to sabotage the democratic movement […]

One day in December 2014, police in the the northeastern Chinese community of Jiansanjiang were on high alert. Checkpoints manned by officers wielding submachine guns blocked the snow-covered roads. Standing in subzero temperatures, they stopped passing vehicles to examine them and their passengers. At Jiansanjiang, where one man and three women were on trial, among […]

Sun Min, a respected and officially acclaimed middle school teacher from northeastern China, is just one of millions of Chinese citizens victimized for their faith in the spiritual discipline of Falun Gong. Falun Gong, a meditative practice rooted in Chinese spiritual traditions, has been banned and violently suppressed on the mainland since July 1999, when […]

Despite the country’s burgeoning military budget, China has not fought a war since 1979. But that hasn’t stopped Chinese weapons from seeing extensive use in conflict zones across multiple continents—and in the hands of the world’s most notorious terrorists and dictatorships. A recent report compiling three years of research has indicated that as the United […]

News analysis Wielding wealth and industrial might second only to the United States, the Chinese regime has employed imagery of the ancient Silk Road as part of a vision to take center stage in economic and political influence across Asia and Europe.   “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR), also known as the Belt and Road […]

The horrors of the Soviet gulag system have been well-documented by steadfast survivors and discerning historians. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “The Gulag Archipelago” (1973) recounted the prominent dissident’s experiences in the camps, while academic giants like Robert Conquest wrote works like “The Great Terror” (1968) at a time when many were ignorant or downplayed the scale and intensity of Soviet […]

A young waitress was thrown a much needed lifeline, when she found herself suddenly needing to care for her gravely ill husband, while working and looking after 4 children. Jessica’s husband was suddenly diagnosed with deadly cancer. He had to be flown from Las Vegas to Los Angeles for immediate treatment. In his desperate fight […]

In an interview with Reuters, US President Donald Trump called North Korea a “very dangerous problem.” He said that China had ‘tremendous control’ over the nuclear-armed communist country. “I think they could solve the problem very easily, if they want to,” Trump said. He also said that North Korea’s nuclear weapons program should have been […]

Blake, 6 is unlike other children of his age. At his age while other children pester their parents for toys, Blake’s heart thinks of less fortunate children and gifts them his toys for free. He has a regular pop-up store in front of his home for it. Melissa Work,  Blake’s mother and he have always […]

If you’re in New York and feel you need a hug, you could meet up with Louboutina, the city’s own hugging celebrity dog — who happens to have more than 58k followers on her Instagram account. Louboutina who is very aptly named after a French shoe designer, loves going out for her daily walk to […]

Four days a week, Kevin Campbell—diagnosed with slow progressive kidney disease—was hooked up to a dialysis machine to filter his blood. His kidneys were functioning at 4 percent capacity. It was June 2012. To be closer to the hospital, Kevin had to move away from his only daughter, Julia. Hiss name was on a waiting list along […]

When two people are married for a long time, especially over a period of 7 decades, their lives are intertwined. The bonds they created and the memories they shared  remain precious. But mostly it’s their love for one another that lives to the end. It’s heartbreaking when one dies and the other has to stay behind – […]

An EU summit in Malta came to close on Friday (February 3) after a day of discussions dealing with ways to address the migrant crisis and discussions on the future of the European bloc. Early in the day, the session was attended by British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Union leaders agreed to place […]

The snow capped mountains of Tash-Bashat, around 345 kilometres southwest of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. During winter, this remote woodland can only be accessed by horse. It’s home to the Bugu Maral deer farm where Maksatbek Orozbek uulu tends to the animals, feeding them grass and oats. He lives nearby with his wife and young […]

As part of a winter training course U.S. light infantry soldiers jumped into a near-freezing plunge hole in a lake in Latvia. Under the guidance of their Latvian instructors, the practical part of the course was to test their survival instinct in cold weather situations. “Winter doesn’t tolerate mistakes so your equipment, your actions must be planned […]

Peru‘s recent string of downpours caught residents and officials off-guard, as they scrambled to contain the floodwaters. At least 20 people have died from rain-related incidents, including a landslide that buried six miners in southern Peru. The city of Chiclayo has been one of the hardest hit. Streets and buildings are filled with water. Many residents say […]

Chile’s worst wildfires in its modern history, which are ravaging wide swaths of the country’s central-south regions, have claimed another silent but essential victim of human life: Bees. For the past few weeks, bees and other pollinators have faced increasing risks to their survival, threatening foods such as apples, blueberries and coffee. It is estimated […]

NASA has released video from the International Space Station (ISS) showing an astronaut throwing a football to mark Sunday’s Super Bowl, the final game in the United States’ National Football League season. The ball travelled 516,328 meters (564,664 yards) in zero gravity, according to NASA, who called it the “Longest Hail Mary Pass Ever”. The […]

In this clever video, a woman somewhere in China appears to build a wall—just by expertly throwing bricks at the foundation! The trouble is, it’s a fake. Can you see why? Still fun to watch though.

Nearly 2,000 people floated in a line in a salty lake in Argentina on Sunday (January 29), setting a new Guinness world record for the most people floating while holding hands. Members of the Guinness Book of Records certified that 1,941 people floated simultaneously for 30 seconds in Lake Epecuen, located to the southeast of […]

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May, a friendly ally who hopes to nudge the populist president toward the political mainstream. Trump’s first meeting with a world leader since taking office came a day after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called off his own trip to Washington […]

SEOUL, South Korea—Asian shares advanced Thursday as investors cheered the Dow Jones industrial average’s first ever close above the 20,000 milestone. Keeping Score Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.6 percent to 19,368.40 and South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.9 percent to 2,086.37. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index advanced 1.4 percent to 23,365.01. The Shanghai Composite index rose […]

Austrian police arrested 14 people on Thursday (January 26) on suspicion of belonging to the militant group Islamic State following raids in Vienna and the southern city of Graz, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka told a news conference. Sobotka said around 800 police officers took part in the raids and the co-ordinated action had been planned […]

Melbourne mother Natashia Corrigan welcomed a big bundle of joy on Tuesday (January 24) with the birth of her 6.06 kilogramme (13.4 pounds) baby boy, Brian Junior. “Overwhelmed. I dreamed of a little fat baby. I’ve always wanted a little fat baby and now I’ve got a big one,” said Corrigan. According to local broadcaster […]

Around two hundred migrants from the crowd stranded for months in derelict warehouses in central Belgrade on Wednesday (January 25) refused to take food handed out by international organisations in protest at sealed EU borders. Protesters jeered and even tried to prevent others, who stood in a line for lunch, from taking it. Those who […]

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been sworn in to be President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. Vice President Mike Pence swore in Haley on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Senate voted 96-4 Tuesday night in favor of her nomination despite her lack of significant foreign policy experience. Haley resigned as South Carolina’s […]

Europe’s first underwater museum has officially opened to the public on the ocean bed, off the Canary Island of Lanzarote, in Spain. Some 200 life-size human figures, created over the course of two years by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, have been submerged 14 metres (46 feet) under the Atlantic Ocean. The sculptures, some modelled […]

GLENSIDE, Penn. —Crews are assessing a massive sinkhole that has swallowed parts of two residential yards and threatening to swallow a pickup truck in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Officials in Cheltenham Township say the hole, which appears to be about 20 feet deep, opened up about 4 a.m. Wednesday. A tree could be seen teetering into […]

The Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time in early trading Wednesday, the latest milestone in a record-setting drive for the stock market. The other major U.S. stock indexes were also moving higher, led by banks and other financial companies, as investors pored over the latest batch of company earnings […]

GDANSK, Poland—It was supposed to be the first museum in the world to tell the story of World War II in its entirety by focusing on all the nations caught up in that global conflict. But it has fallen foul of changing political priorities in its Polish home, and as it opened its doors for […]

WASHINGTON—Wasting little time to fill two critical national security posts, the Republican-led Senate overwhelmingly confirmed the two retired Marine generals President Donald Trump tapped to run the Pentagon and secure America’s borders. Senators voted on Friday to approve the nomination of James Mattis to be defense secretary, 98-1, just hours after Trump’s swearing-in at the […]

It took just a few hours for President Donald Trump to give the Oval Office a makeover, including some fresh gold trim. There were changes from floor to ceiling as the White House brought reporters into the Oval Office on Friday evening for the first time since Trump became president at noon. He was signing […]

After much needed rest and family time, President Obama and Michelle Obama said they will start working on the future presidential center in Chicago and invited citizens to help in a new two minute video. “Check out this Website for our future presidential center. The center will be based on the South Side of Chicago, […]

Police deployed pepper spray and made numerous arrests in a chaotic confrontation blocks from Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday as protesters registered their rage against the new president. Spirited demonstrations unfolded peacefully at various security checkpoints near the Capitol as police helped ticket-holders get through to the inaugural ceremony. Signs read, “Resist Trump Climate Justice Now,” […]

Italy’s civil protection chief says five of the 10 people found alive inside an avalanche-covered hotel have been pulled out and that rescue crews are working to get the other five to safety. Chief Fabrizio Curcio said four of the five extracted alive were children, suggesting that all the children in the hotel at the […]

The final tweet from President Barack Obama from the presidential Twitter account to his wife, Michelle, has fast become one of the most engaging in Twitter history. “To the girl from the South Side who took on a role she didn’t ask for and made it her own: Happy Birthday, Michelle. I love you,” he […]

PARIS—Lawyers for Julian Assange say U.S. officials still haven’t met the WikiLeaks founder’s conditions for agreeing to be extradited to the United States. Last week, Assange offered not to fight extradition if Chelsea Manning were offered clemency. His lawyers now say he was demanding that Manning be freed “immediately.” Manning, who was convicted of sending […]

Ready for his big moment, Donald Trump traded in his beloved private plane for a military jet Thursday and swooped into Washington for three days of inaugural festivities. As the president-elect left New York behind, the capital braced for an onslaught of inaugural crowds and demonstrators numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Trump was already taking on more of […]

Just days before his first day in office is set to start, Donald Trump announced the slogan he said he’ll use for his campaign in 2020. “Are you ready?” he asked his interviewer from the Washington Post. “‘Keep America Great,’ exclamation point.” According to the Washington Post, he called in his lawyer to explore whether […]

The weeks and days before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump have been abuzz with speculation about the leader-to-be’s picks for his administration, while talk and fear of “fake news” grips the media. At a rare press conference on Jan. 10, Trump derided the mainstream media, telling a CNN reporter multiple times that he was “fake […]

Join NTD host Simone Gao for the second session of her exclusive interview with Dr. John Lenczowski, who served as a key Soviet affairs advisor to President Ronald Reagan.   Lenczowski served in the United States Department of State as Special Advisor to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. From 1983 to 1987, he was Director […]

An asteroid that scientists at the University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey have been tracking since Jan. 7 has narrowly missed the Earth. Measuring between 50 and 110 feet long and moving at 10 miles a second, the asteroid is called 2017 AG3 and came within just 120,000 miles of the Earth, or half the distance to the Moon, […]

The man who gunned down 9 black church members in Charleston, South Carolina was sentenced to death today by the jury, making him the first person to get the death penalty for federal hate crimes, according to the Associated Press. On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof smuggled a semiautomatic handgun into the Emanuel African Methodist […]

A shooting that took place at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport has left multiple people dead and many more injured. The shooting took place on Friday a little before 1PM. Five people are confirmed dead and eight people have been injured and transferred to an area hospital, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. One subject is […]

The US can find a solution for most vulnerabilities, but China cannot. President-elect Donald Trump talks tough on China and has appointed trade hawks Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro to key positions in his administration. He has threatened to slap a blanket tariff on Chinese goods, and he has spoken directly to Taiwan’s president, something previously […]

The Taipei 101, Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper, had a spectacular fireworks display on the last day of 2016. The iconic building standing in Taipei, capital of Taiwan, is 508 meters tall, and the fireworks lasted for nearly four minutes after thousands of people counted down to midnight. “Lighten up Taiwan,” the theme of this year’s show, […]

People about a hundred years ago didn’t have color photography, but they did have colors and creativity. It’s good they did, or else we might not be able to appreciate the scenes and buildings of this old town in Latvia, in a time before Nazi and communist dictators scarred the region with their brutal rule. Welcome to […]

Join NTD host Simone Gao for an exclusive interview with Dr. John Lenczowski, who served as a key Soviet affairs advisor to President Ronald Reagan.   Lenczowski served in the United States Department of State as Special Advisor to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. From 1983 to 1987, he was Director of European and […]

Quite a lot happened around the world this Christmas Day—routine statements were made, victorious forces celebrated, and tragedies struck (or were averted). Biblical lands and beyond On the same day that the Catholic Pope called for an end to the bloodshed in Aleppo, Syria—where the army recently prevailed over rebel troops holding the city, a […]

The United States has abstained at a UN Security Council vote determining the legitimacy of Israeli settlements in Palestine, a Muslim territory at the center of over half a century of ethnic and religious conflict. The abstention breaks with previous policy, in which the Americans covered for Israel, its longstanding nuclear-armed ally. In the UN resolution, […]

Any plan to deport millions of illegal immigrants will face chronic shortcomings in the system, say experts During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump appeared ready to deport all of the country’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrants as soon as possible. Since the election, his stance has become more nuanced. But the question remains of whether […]

In a four-hour Q&A session, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Dec. 23 before an audience of about 1,400 foreign and Russian journalists invited to the occasion in Moscow. It’s the 15th such annual conference the strongman leader has held. Putin answered questions covering a wide range of topics, including widespread allegations that Russian hackers […]

Politics follow the Trump family even as they head to their Christmas holiday. As the President-elect’s 35-year-old daughter, her husband Jared Kushner, their three children, and other family waited for takeoff in the morning of Dec. 22, a passenger made his way to Ivanka Trump tell her “your father is ruining the country.” The incident […]

Every year since 1931, the Rockefeller Center in New York has gotten a new tree courtesy of donation. Here’s some interesting facts you probably didn’t know about the massive holiday pine. (NTD Television)

Helping People Solve Their Conflicts With a New ‘Law’ Peter, a 27-year old Slovak lawyer, has a calm way of handling his cases due to practicing Falun Gong. Often, a person looks for a lawyer to protect his or her interest and defeat an opponent during a conflict. Sometimes, the client even hopes the lawyer […]

A comatose elderly woman from China has died after suffering years of abuse at the hands of Chinese Communist Party officials, according to a report published on Feb. 23. Chen Shuxian, 76, of Liquan County in Shaanxi Province was tortured and beaten by Chinese regime officials from 2000 to 2011, which ultimately left her paralyzed […]

It was on Dec. 10, 1948, that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Sixty-eight years later, a human rights lawyer has cited these universal rights in calling for the trial of the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, whose abuses against the Falun Gong spiritual practice and others victimized by […]

Since 1999, China has experienced the most concerted campaign of propaganda and disinformation that the world has ever seen, one using every communication channel and the communist regime’s entire mass media arsenal. The key target of this campaign has been people who follow the ancient spiritual practice of Falun Gong. In the most literal sense, […]

A woman from Beijing said she was imprisoned and tortured for nine years, and in a recent incident, she was burned by “unknown chemical” that was poured on her head by Chinese communist authorities. The reason, she said, is because she practices Falun Gong, a type of meditation practice. Since 1999, adherents of the practice have […]

In October, journalists from Vietnam crossed the border into China and revealed shocking details about the organ harvesting industry in the southern province of Guangdong. The Vietnam Television Corporation reported that human trafficking rings kidnap and smuggle men, women, and children into China, where they are held and sold. Young Vietnamese women trafficked to China […]

With her traditional Korean dress, her perfectly made up face, and demure appearance on stage, TeRra Han seemed like a work of art of ancient times that had come to life as she performed in New York’s Carnegie Hall. She plays the kayageum, a Korean zither-like instrument. In ancient times, the world was quiet enough […]

A long-time human rights supporter who once wrote speeches for former President Ronald Reagan, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is now aiming for Secretary of State in the cabinet of President-elect Donald Trump. Rohrabacher doesn’t mince words in his interview with NTD Television’s Simone Gao. When America interacts with the world, it needs to put the core […]

A little boy from Georgia writes two letters every year, attaches them to balloons, and sends them off to heaven, to honor his dead father. Its truly a heartbreaking and overwhelming gesture, and the child firmly believes that his dad reads them all. “Dad, I wish you were here so we could have fun together,” the […]

Throngs of protesters cheered as the South Korean parliament voted in favor of impeaching President Park Geun-hye. An ongoing political scandal has sunk her approval rating to less than 5 percent. The parliament’s Dec. 9 decision is the culmination of rallies and protests that have been going on for weeks. Millions of people have participated […]

Speaking at his Dec. 8 victory rally in Iowa, US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his criticism of Beijing, saying that the world’s most populous country would start to “play by the rules” during his presidency. In the speech, Trump announced Iowa’s governor, Republican Terry Branstad, as his pick for Ambassador to China. Trump hopes that […]

John Glenn, a former US senator and the first American astronaut to make a full orbit around the Earth, died in the afternoon of Dec. 8 in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by his wife Annie, a childhood friend with whom he was married for 73 years. The hero, who is from Ohio, passed away […]

Police in the state of Tennessee arrested two teenagers for deadly arson, according to investigators. The massive fires have raged across the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in the last week, killing 14 people and destroying hundreds of buildings. Because of state laws protecting juvenile suspects, little personal information can be provided about the offenders. […]

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit the Indonesian province of Aceh on Dec. 7 has killed nearly 100 people. The disaster struck at around 5 a.m. Many of the at least 97 dead were killed in their sleep, crushed by falling rubble. At least five aftershocks came following the primary quake. Rescue teams searched for […]

The pilot of Pakistan International Airlines flight 661 gave a distress signal to air traffic control before crashing near the town of Havelian, in Northern Pakistan. The aircraft had departed Peshawar on a Dec. 6 bound for the capital Islamabad, carrying 47 people. Passengers included an Islamic preacher and singer Junaid Jamshed. A spokesman for […]

Seventy-five years after the infamous surprise attack on the U.S. naval base that sparked World War II in the Pacific, Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial in Hawaii. As reported by Nikkei, the prime minister will make his visit with outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Dec. 26 […]

NEW YORK—One late summer day in 2013,”Olga” (not her real name) was browsing through a Russian newspaper in Brooklyn, looking for a job. One ad caught her eye: “Masseuse wanted.” They were common ads, along with those for hairdressers or just “hiring young women.” Normally, Olga would have skipped past it, but not this time—it […]

After being re-elected to head her political party, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeated calls to ban full facial veils, saying the Islamic garment is  quote “inappropriate in our country.” Burqas “should be banned wherever legally possible. It does not belong in our country,” Merkel said in Essen at a party meeting of the Christian […]

On Dec. 2, Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory phone call from Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan. The conversation between the two elected officials sparked protest both from Beijing and Western critics, who say that Trump’s actions endangered Sino-US relations. Others applauded the president-elect for standing up to communist China. “I think it was a […]

On Dec. 5, a much-debated Italian referendum was rejected by 59% of the vote, bringing Italy’s future with the EU into question. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was a strong supporter of the changes, and has announced his resignation. The proposed law would have changed the legislative process and taken political power away from Italy’s regions, […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan—After two days of intensive labor and preparation, a huge symbol appeared center stage at Taiwan’s Liberty Square, named for its role in the island’s transition from one-party rule to democracy. On Nov. 26, wearing yellow, blue, red, white and black clothing, about 6,300 practitioners of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong formed a large […]

The EU’s police agency, Europol, published a report on Dec. 2 warning that even as ISIS loses territory in the Middle East, it plans to step up its terror attacks against Europe. One main issue brought up in the report is that the Islamic State, also referred to as Daesh, already has numerous agents and […]

Known as “Mad Dog,” for his impressive leadership in Iraq and Afghanistan, retired Gen. James Mattis of the U.S. Marine Corps has now gained favor with the president-elect. “We are going to appoint Mad Dog Mattis as our secretary of defense,” Trump said at a rally in Ohio. A formal announcement of the nomination is […]

Polish parliament has approved a law that limits the freedom of assembly in some situations, something that has sparked controversy in the nation of 40 million. According to the new law, assemblies and protests cannot be held at times and places where churches or the authorities decide to hold activities such as celebrations of “important […]

Iraqi forces, with U.S. assistance, are currently fighting the ISIS terrorist group for control of Mosul. And in Syria, various forces, including Syrian government troops with the aid of Russia, are preparing to push ISIS out of Raqqa. When the smoke clears, ISIS will have likely lost its two main bases, and with them, the […]

On Nov. 30, Thailand’s parliament began the procedure for inviting Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the new king, more than a month after the death of his much  beloved father. Thais are still in mourning over a month after the death of King Bhumibol the Great. Thousands of people are lining up to pay […]

NEW YORK—It was on her mind for at least 20 years. Inbal Segev had been preparing, practicing, gearing herself up to consummate her musical career by climbing what she called “the Mount Everest for cellists.” Recording J. S. Bach’s complete cello suites constitutes the pinnacle of her internal journey as an artist so far. The […]

The Dutch government has decided to ban full face veils, including the Islamic burqa and niqab, from being worn in some public places. On Nov. 29 the parliament passed a law banning headwear that covers the face in situations where identification is considered essential. This includes government buildings, mass transit, schools, and hospitals. Geert Wilders, […]

Park Geun-hye, the president of South Korea, announced her willingness to resign following a political scandal revealed in October. In the last few weeks, reports that President Park had revealed classified information to her friend and adviser Choi Soon-sil sparked off massive protests in Seoul. A few days ago, demonstrators said over a million people […]

Tragedy struck the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense in the night of Nov. 28 as they headed towards what would have been their biggest game yet. According to the authorities, their plane crashed in the Colombian jungle near their destination of the city of Medellin, killing 76 people. There are at least five survivors, three of […]

Steve Keen, author of “Debunking Economics” and lecturer at London’s Kingston University, explains the flaws in conventional theory and what a President Trump could do to reverse the process According to conventional economic theory, free trade is a winner for developing and developed countries alike. That’s how globalists sold Americans on NAFTA and China’s ascension […]

Members of a militant Islamist group attacked an army base in northern India early this morning, killing at least seven personnel and taking hostages, the authorities said. The raid, which occurred along the disputed Pakistani border near the city of Jammu in the early hours of Nov. 29, is the biggest assault in recent months. […]

Taiwan has launched a $56-billion, 8-year effort to develop solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, Japan’s Nikkei reported. Nov. 28. The aim is to increase the share of renewable electricity on the island nation of 23 million to 20 percent, and is part of President Tsai Ing-wen’s denuclearization policy. Currently about 20 percent of […]

For those who missed Black Friday or simply don’t want to wait in lines, retailers are trying lap up the last consumers they can get with a spate of Cyber Monday deals. A survey estimates that 122 million Americans are going to take bargains on phones, computers, TVs, and other tech products. Also popular is […]

An on-campus police officer shot and killed the 18-year-old U.S. permanent resident, ending his rampage In the morning of Nov. 28, Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove his car into a crowd of people at Ohio State University, then got out and slashed at them with a butcher knife. He wounded 11 people, one critically, before being […]

A PSA commercial by China’s state-run television reveals the startling reality of Chinese pharmaceuticals In a public announcement, China’s state-run television CCTV has a simple message to parents: children are not miniatures of adults when it comes to taking medication. The video, however, fails to point out the root cause behind the problem. The three-minute […]

On Saturday Nov. 26, Cuban media announced the death of the communist state’s founding leader FIdel Castro. Aged 90, Castro died the previous day. He is succeeded by various family members, including his brother Raul, who has been leader of Cuba since 2008. Fidel Castro took over in the late 1950s, toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista […]

In designating ‘fake news’ sites, tech giants trigger concerns of censorship Online giants including Facebook and Google have started cracking down on what they consider “fake news.” Online advertisement services, including some beyond those owned by Google and Facebook, are rejecting ads for news outlets that are deemed to violate rules on “hate speech.” Twitter has also begun to […]

Over a million protesters took to streets in Seoul on Nov. 26, demanding the resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye. This has been the fifth, and so far the largest rally against Park, after investigations revealed that she shared classified information with a long-time confidante. An estimated 1.5 million protesters attended the candlelight vigil […]

Immigration is one of the biggest topics on President-elect Donald Trump’s political platform, which aims to give economic development and employment an America-first focus. Within days of winning the election of Nov. 8, Trump declared his intent to deport 3 million illegal immigrants residing within U.S. borders. Trump’s election has also called attention to the […]

Millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, their faith banned by the communist regime, are imprisoned in labor camps and detention centers around the country. Mounting evidence, documented by human rights investigators, shows that they are the primary group of victims in China’s widespread state-sponsored organ harvesting industry. Clients who would have to wait years for […]

In a meeting with outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed “firm commitment to achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” Reuters reported. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the APEC summit held in Lima, Peru. “President Xi and I are united on our strong opposition to North Korea’s provocations, […]

For years, China’s communist regime’s captive market of 700-plus million internet users has been infuriatingly off-limits to Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant. That might change, though, though, if Facebook is ready to do as approved Chinese sites do: obey the Party and go with its censorship directives. On Nov. 22, the New York Times reported […]

While Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the U.S. and Canada commemorating the goodwill between European settlers and native peoples in the New World, American astronauts aboard the International Space Station are sharing this year’s celebration with their fellow crewmembers from France and Russia. After an otherwise normal work day involving scientific studies and the […]

Almost all of the workers building a cooling tower in southeast China were killed when their scaffolds collapsed in the morning of Nov. 24, state and local media reported. Two workers were injured and one remains missing at the power plant construction construction site in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province. State-run television said that over 100 members […]

Eighty-six percent of India’s cash is out of circulation as the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched its ambitious demonetization plan to account for billions in untaxed money, Reuters reported. The bold move has had immediate and wide-ranging effects across the country, drawing criticism regarding its implementation. Only about 50 days remain for people […]