World News
“Climate Envoy” Kerry Unveils Carbon-offset Scheme for Developing Nations
On Saturday, President Joe Biden’s “Climate Envoy” John Kerry unveiled the so-called Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), an initiative between government and private enterprises...
Brazil’s Top Court to Investigate Bolsonaro in Wake of Recent Protests
Brazil’s left-leaning Supreme Court agreed on January 13 to launch an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro, a pro-life conservative, for his alleged...
Read moreIndia to Buy Air Defense Missiles for Contested Border With China
Friction along the Asian nations’ contested border has risen since the June 2020 confrontation that resulted in at least 20 Indian and four...
Read moreAmericans Should Be Concerned About the CCP’s Ownership of U.S. Land
SINGAPORE — Many observers have become increasingly worried that Chinese investments in U.S. agricultural lands and commercial and industrial properties may offer the...
Read moreInfluential Hindu Leader Backs LGBT Lobby as Indian Supreme Court Responds to Impending Ruling
Indian LGBT advocates are hoping that their country’s Supreme Court will follow in the footsteps of the U.S. and legally recognize same-sex "marriage."...
Read moreSenior German Lawmaker Affirms Germany Will Not Arm Taiwan
SINGAPORE — Germany will not supply Taiwan with weapons and has not been requested to do so, as the circumstances are not similar...
Read moreSouth Korea Curtails “Green” Plans in Push for More Nuclear Energy
SINGAPORE — South Korea will bolster nuclear power generation and curtail its plans for “renewable” energy as the nation revamps its electricity mix...
Read moreWould US Sanctions Prompt China to Pursue Its Own Semiconductor Industry?
SINGAPORE — In October 2022, the United States unveiled a series of export restrictions on China, thus reducing the sale of cutting-edge semiconductor...
Read moreSouth Korea and US Plan Tabletop Nuclear Drills to Counter Communist North
SINGAPORE — South Korea and the United States will conduct tabletop exercises in February 2023 in a bid to tackle the North’s nuclear...
Read moreChina: Communists Will Determine Tibet’s Next Spiritual Leader
The communist regime in Beijing says it will appoint a substitute who is in sync with the Chinese Communist Party's ideology. ...
Read moreChaos in Brazil as Marxist Lula da Silva Cracks Down on Opposition
Lula’s takeover in Brazil may have very serious consequences not only for Brazil, but for all of Latin America, as it may end...
Read moreAsian Powers Seek European Help to Counter Regional Threats
Amid threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, powers like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been courting European help to counter regional...
Read moreNew UN Biodiversity Deal Showcases Growing Convergence of Beijing-Wall Street-Davos Oligarchy
The recently concluded United Nations Biodiversity conference in Montreal (a two-week marathon that ran December 7-19) ended with the signing of the Kunming-Montreal...
Read moreInternational Chinese Firms Distance Themselves From Xi’s Regime
SINGAPORE — Amid an increasingly hostile business climate fostered by Chinese authoritarian leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on private enterprise as well as public...
Read moreTaiwan Military Officers Suspected of Spying for China; China Increasing Disinformation Campaigns
SINGAPORE — Taiwan detained three active-duty officers and a retired Air Force officer suspected of spying for China, the Central News Agency (CNA)...
Read more