Beijing has reportedly decided to slash import tariffs on more than 1,500 products amid increased U.S. pressure and slowing exports. The move is aimed at opening up the domestic economy to foreign businesses and stimulating spending among citizens. Reducing import tariffs China’s finance ministry has declared that import tariffs on products like wood, minerals, paper, ...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence lauded Taiwan’s embrace of democracy as “a better path for all the Chinese people” on October 4. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen referred to Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) as a lighthouse “for those who long for democracy” in her address at the 107th Double Tenth National Day celebrations on ...
With India’s general elections coming up next year, social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google have joined hands with the country’s Election Commission (EC) to persist against the spread of fake news. From what we’ve been observing during the past two years, the question remains whether these corporate giants can be trusted with this ...
With the matter of the Rohingya Muslim persecution still to be resolved, Myanmar is seeing yet more large-scale religious violence in its land. And this time, it is the Christian communities of Myanmar that are under attack from an ethnic army that calls itself the United Wa State Army (UWSA). Myanmar’s Christian persecution The UWSA ...
Under constant pressure from the U.S. tariffs and sanctions, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for developing self-reliance in society, painting the United States as the “foreign enemy.” Meanwhile, the Chinese middle class seems to be swinging back and forth in their support of the Chinese Communist Party’s policies, while being very afraid that they ...
Disney recently announced an increase in the minimum wages of its employees at the Disneyland Resort in California and Disney World Florida. The move is expected to make other companies in the region increase the minimum wages of their workers. Increasing minimum wages At the Disneyland Resort, workers had been agitating for months for ...
With the U.S.-China trade war not showing signs of ending anytime soon, President Trump is reportedly ready to pile on as much pressure as he can on China so that Beijing feels the pain and accepts America’s demand for fair trade practices. Trump’s trade tariffs In an interview with South China Morning Post, former White ...
China is trying to increase its influence in the United Nations, looking to change the rules of international cooperation to their liking. And President Trump, though he has quite often spoken against the organization in recent times, has to ensure that he keeps Chinese influence from having too much say in the workings and decision-making ...
Often referred to as “The Hot Spring Kingdom,” Taiwan is one of the world’s top 15 hot spring destinations. With some 130 hot spring sites, Taiwan has one of the highest concentrations and greatest variety of hot springs in the world, including the Dongpu Hot Spring area. Please watch the following video of the Dongpu ...
Cobalt mining comes at a great cost to public health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. New research reveals that children are particularly vulnerable — their urine and blood samples contain high concentrations of cobalt and other metals. In past years, the demand for cobalt has been on the increase due to its many applications. ...
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