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Asian American groups are sounding the alarm after the House this week passed a bill seeking to revive the highly controversial, Trump-era surveillance program the China Initiative. Lawmakers approved the measure Wednesday on a 237-180 vote. While the China Initiative, which expired in 2022, was intended to curb Chinese economic and technological espionage, many Asian…
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The US has proposed rules that would hit many low-value shipments from China with new taxes – a measure aimed at curbing the flood of packages from shopping sites such as Shein and Temu. The Biden administration said the plan was intended to stop “abuse” of an exemption that allowed packages worth less than $800…
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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for Beijing at the end of a four-nation tour through Asia and again expressed hope to one day visit. Francis’ comments, during an in-flight press conference en route home from Singapore,…
Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro–Gaudeamus, by Distorted Humor), a three-time Horse of the Year and 10-times Group 1 winner in Hong Kong, has officially been retired from racing, owner Stanley Chan announced Friday at the Sha Tin stables of the gelding’s trainer Francis Lui. “Golden Sixty has been more than just a racehorse to me…
Published on Sep 14, 2024 01:00 AM IST Donald Trump lashed out at the moderators of the debate with Kamala Harris. The Republican candidate said, “And I remember NBC and that stupid ABC that did this horrible debate. Those two people should be fired as anchors.” Earlier, the former president slammed the network, claiming they…
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for Beijing at the end of a four-nation tour through Asia and again expressed hope to one day visit. Francis’ comments, during an in-flight press conference en route home from Singapore,…
“See how she’s trying to get me,” Jeff Leibowitz says as he holds a thin grey snake between his thumb and forefinger. The snake influencer, an advocate of a controversial practice known as free-handling, is demonstrating to his 15,000 Instagram followers how he uses his bare hands to control his pet inland taipan, one of…
Golden Sixty, one of Hong Kong’s greatest stars and the highest-earning racehorse of all time, has been retired at age 9. Trained by Francis Lui and owned by Stanley Chan, Golden Sixty won 26 races in the racing jurisdiction, with 10 of those coming at the group 1 level, both records in Hong Kong. He…