China meets annual GDP target with 5% growth in 2024 – as it happened
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China meets annual GDP target with 5% growth in 2024 – as it happened
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Yoon’s supporters pour hate on K-pop star IU, call her ‘spy’ for backing impeachment
K-pop singer IU has become the target of malicious comments on her social media following the detention of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol....
How Hong Kong International Airport will reach new heights
How time flies! The fast-approaching Lunar New Year also marks the 100th anniversary of the now-defunct Kai Tak Airport. Since the first recorded flight...
Biden Signs Executive Order Mandating New Cybersecurity Practices, Expanding Sanctions
The order establishes a national certification program for secure technology and lowers the threshold for issuing sanctions against cyber actors. President Joe Biden has...
Incoming National Security Adviser Says Trump Exploring Ways to Preserve TikTok in US
The popular video-sharing app could be banned on Jan. 19. Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, who President-elect Donald Trump recently announced will serve as his national...
Trump Says He Won’t Hire Anyone Associated With Certain GOP Critics
The president-elect has announced a new hiring policy. The second Trump administration will likely not include any individuals associated with Republican critics, such as...
5 Takeaways From Lee Zeldin’s EPA Confirmation Hearing
Zeldin said climate change is a reality and spoke about armed EPA agents, plastic pollution, and the need to balance environmental protection with the...
Blinken: US Is Committed to Protecting Religious Freedom
Marking Religious Freedom Day, the secretary of state highlighted the Biden administration’s record on protecting religious freedom. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan....