FOMO — or “fear of missing out” — is a phrase kids tend to use about social activities. They worry about missing the party their parents wouldn’t let them attend, the dance they weren’t invited to or the sports game they had to sit out on because of an injury. In the age of social…
Brace yourself: Violent migrant crime is metastasizing. The brutal Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now expanded to at least 16 states and Washington, DC, per an internal Homeland Security memo. The district, Virginia, Montana and Wyoming are the latest additions to the ever-growing list of states suffering the gang’s presence. And the…
Congress should repeal China’s preferential trade status, a top US advisory panel on China said on Tuesday, the first time the body has explicitly called for an end to the policy that has been a cornerstone of China’s economic rise. Permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status “allows China to benefit from the same trade terms…
“Hongkong may be able to see the Apollo 12 astronauts in action ‘live’ from the moon in November on television direct from the United States through the satellite station in Stanley,” reported the South China Morning Post on July 24, 1969. “The station is scheduled to open in September. The project leader of the station,…
This week, the largest national security trial to date in Hong Kong history and one of the city’s most significant national security trials meet. Not only will 45 of 47 Hong Kong former legislators and pro-democracy activists receive jail sentences, but pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will take the stand in court. All of these…
Eat this Fukuro Meets Supun Chef Kazunari Araki of Fukuro. Photo: Fukuro Chef Kazunari Araki of Hong Kong’s Fukuro and chefs Luca Rossi and Nardino Aufiero and sake sommelier Bruna Sotriffer from Ibiza’s Supun have teamed up for a one-night, eight-course menu blending Japanese and Mediterranean flavours this Thursday. Priced at HK$788 per person, the…
For years, Lithuania has been one of Beijing’s most vociferous critics in Europe as it sought to build close ties with Taiwan. But with a new government in the offing, there are signs that the Baltic state might be looking to mend ties with the world’s second largest economy – even if observers believe the…
China’s US$376 billion electric vehicle (EV) market is attracting new entrants from an array of investors, including a maker of vacuum cleaners and hair dryers. In an industry ridden with losses and failures, that optimism is intriguing. Dreame, whose products compete with foreign brands like Dyson and Philips, has recruited a team to develop and…
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to “do everything” to end Russia’s war against his country by “diplomatic means” in 2025. Zelensky conceded that President-elect Donald Trump’s return will hasten the end of the Ukraine war. Zelensky’s comments raised eyebrows as they departed from his typically defiant tone. At the February 2024 Munich Security Conference,…
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