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A senior Chinese diplomat indicated that talks aimed at easing tensions between China and Japan did not go well, suggesting the dispute over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan is unlikely to fade soon. Liu Jinsong, director-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Asian Affairs Department, said he was “dissatisfied” with the result of his…
Cristina Rojas, who became a U.S. citizen in March, says she has temporarily closed The Batchmaker, the bakery she owns in Charlotte, North Carolina, fearing for her community’s safety amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. “I became a citizen but I don’t stop being Honduran. I don’t stop being Hispanic,” Rojas told CBS News. “The…
While failing to see eye to eye is hardly new to Beijing and Tokyo, Sino-Japanese relations have been especially strained this month and are at risk of worsening even further. The trigger for the downturn was Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments to the Japanese parliament on November 7 that the use of force against…
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A museum in Beijing has launched a creepy-crawly coffee brew which has ground-down cockroaches sprinkled on the surface of the drink. Aside from the insect powders, the caffeine pick-me-up is laced with dried yellow mealworms. Drinkers say it has a “burnt and slightly sour” flavour, the news outlet The Cover reported. The insect-topped coffee brew…
Criminal charges may be filed against a stepsibling of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school cheerleader found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month, a new court filing suggests. The disclosure appears in an emergency motion submitted in a divorce case involving Kepner’s stepmother, Shauntel Hudson. In the motion — which seeks…
On Tuesday, AidData, an international development research lab at William & Mary, released a groundbreaking dataset and accompanying report detailing China’s overseas lending and grant-giving activities in 200 countries. The report, which relies on data collected by 142 student fact-finders, including more than 100 undergraduates, provides the first-ever global picture of all the country’s cross-border…
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling Tuesday after the historic antitrust trial wrapped up in…
Home » CHINA TRAVEL NEWS » China Is Set to Boost Global Connectivity Through Infrastructure and Technological Advancements Published on November 19, 2025 China is set to boost global connectivity by significantly upgrading its infrastructure and embracing cutting-edge technological advancements. With major investments in modern transportation networks and the integration of technologies like artificial intelligence,…
Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation to put guardrails around private donations to fund construction on White House grounds and the vice president’s residence. The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia…