February 1, 2025 – From Inside Asia

Large Number of Federal Workers Taking Buyout Offer, White House Official Says

Millions of federal workers received deferred resignation offers in a memorandum distributed on Jan. 28. Federal government employees are embracing resignation offers made by...

by FIA Staff February 1, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

DOJ Drops Biden-Era Lawsuit Over Virginia Non-Citizen Voter Purge

The case had been sent back to the Fourth Circuit by the Supreme Court just before the 2024 election. The Department of Justice (DOJ)...

by FIA Staff February 1, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Trump Promises Tariffs on European Union

The president’s trade policy includes 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, another 10 percent on China, and a list of planned actions coming...

by FIA Staff February 1, 2025 0 comment

World

Trump to meet Japan’s Ishiba next week, trade set to be key focus

US President Donald Trump said that Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba would visit him at the White House next week, and he looked forward...

by Reuters February 1, 2025 0 comment

World

Japanese cave diver seeks to recover remains from 1942 Chosei coal mine disaster

Eighty-three years after a devastating flood in the Chosei coal mine in southern Japan claimed the lives of 183 miners, a lone cave diver...

by Julian Ryall February 1, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

DOGE: 104 DEI Contracts Canceled, Slashing $1 Billion in Government Spending

The Department of Government Efficiency says 104 DEI contracts has been scrapped across 25 federal agencies, saving taxpayers over $1 billion. Department of Government...

by FIA Staff February 1, 2025 0 comment

World

Venezuela frees 6 Americans after Trump envoy’s meeting with Maduro

US President Donald Trump’s envoy Richard Grenell said he was headed back to the United States with six American citizens, a surprise development after...

by Reuters February 1, 2025 0 comment

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China Builds World’s Largest Artificial Island Airport, a Shady and Unprofitable Deal

Recently, the Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport construction project has attracted significant attention. This project, promoted as the world’s largest artificial island airport under construction,...

by China Observer February 1, 2025 0 comment