Despite a lot of fanfair over arms reduction on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang has announced it is testing new weapons. It says it has long been developing its new weapons system, which was tested on…
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Empire and aggression have no place in the region, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in Singapore on Thursday, slamming Beijing for what he called its “illegal and dangerous” militarization…
HOUSTON (AP) — A National Guard member arrested on a sexual assault charge while serving on the U.S.-Mexico border lost his job as a county jailer last year after being arrested for drunken driving. Records…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. Senate special election runoff in Mississippi (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A political ad uses a 1930 photo of a white crowd in Indiana posing as…
Authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang have detained a Catholic bishop, weeks after an agreement between Beijing and the Holy See aimed to unify the state-sponsored and Vatican-endorsed, underground churches in China. Bishop Peter…
Citing discrepancies, Blue Orca claims Tencent-backed Pinduoduo reported inflated sales and GMV numbers. Judging by its response so far, though, the market seems unconvinced. Source: Finance Asia Read More: Short seller accuses Pinduoduo of…
Students graduating from a Hong Kong university on Thursday protested shrinking freedoms since the 1997 handover to China, as a U.S. congressional report detailed growing interference from Beijing in the public life of the city.The…
Both China and Estonia have built digital public data systems that play a big role in everyday life. The major difference is China is exerting control and Estonia is fostering trust. Source: Deutsche Welle –…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Italy’s Catholic bishops are declaring a new era of transparency and truth about clergy sex abuse, as awareness of the scandal that has convulsed much of the world begins to take…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates were steady to slightly up this week, at their highest levels in nearly eight years and dampening home sales. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on…