Greater Bay Chicken boosts Spring Festival tourism: Licensed merchandise sales expected to exceed RMB 1 bn. (DDN) The mascots of the 15th National Games and Paralympics — “Xi Yangyang” and “Le Rongrong,” affectionately nicknamed “Greater Bay Chicken” — have become a cultural tourism sensation across the Greater Bay Area during the Spring Festival. The mascots…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will stand before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the annual State of the Union address to a suddenly transformed nation. WATCH LIVE: President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address One year back in office, Trump has emerged as a president defying conventional expectations. He has executed a…
Chinese ambassador Shen Jian said his country ‘firmly opposes the constant distortion and smearing of its nuclear policy by certain countries’. (AFP pic) GENEVA: The US on Monday accused China of dramatically swelling its nuclear arsenal, and doubled down on claims that Beijing had conducted secret nuclear tests, demanding again it be part of any…
Panamanian authorities took control Monday of two ports on the Panama Canal from CK Hutchison after the Hong Kong-based conglomerate’s concession was annulled amid a row between the United States and China. “The Panama Maritime Authority has taken possession of its ports and guarantees the continuity of operations,” an official said after the Panamanian Supreme…
British and Irish citizens, however, won’t need to apply for an ETA to visit. The UK government has quietly revealed a passport loophole for dual British-Australian citizens. (Getty) Now, the UK government has stated some airlines may allow British expats to travel on both an expired UK passport and a valid Australian passport. “The personal…
The S&P 500 could be set to break out of its anemic trading range, according to a veteran Wall Street strategist. The key metric to watch isn’t some piece of technical analysis or a big earnings update. Rather, it’s the growing feeling of economic unease among high-earning Americans, according to Jim Paulsen. The S&P 500…
Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Trump administration for halting technology security actions targeting Chinese companies, calling it a threat to national security. The pause includes suspending bans on China Telecom operations and TP-Link router sales in the U.S. Congressional Democrats are condemning the Trump administration’s decision to halt several technology security initiatives targeting Chinese companies,…
Round 27 wraps up with United win and Haaland still leading Summary of Premier League Round 27: key results and updated scorers list Premier League round 27 ended on Monday as Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 to close a week full of big results. Advertisement United finish the round with narrow win Round 27 of…
A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump permanently barred the justice department on Monday from releasing the former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the president’s mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club after his first term. The ruling by US district judge Aileen Cannon marked the latest effort to stop the report from…
Ryan Coogler‘s highly anticipated The X-Files reboot has finally received a pilot order from Hulu, nearly three years after the acclaimed filmmaker first started developing the project. In addition, Coogler has also found one of the leading stars of the upcoming sci-fi drama, as well as its showrunner. “The reboot follows two highly decorated but…