Trump Signs Order to Refill Strategic Reserves of Pharmaceutical Ingredients
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 13 to enhance American drug supply chain resilience by filling and maintaining the strategic reserve...
China dad poisons family after testing wild mushrooms for safety on pet dog
A Chinese man who fed wild mushrooms to his pet dog to test if they were safe before letting his family eat them paid...
China Hits EU Banks Over Bloc’s Russian Sanctions Package
Beijing targeted two Lithuanian banks on Wednesday in retaliation for the European Union’s latest Russian sanctions that affected two rural Chinese banks near the...
US Sends Warships to Disputed Sea After Chinese Ships Collide
The United States sailed warships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 13, days after two Chinese ships collided while chasing a Philippine vessel...
The World Cracks Down on China’s Illegal Immigrant Gangs, ICE Continues Raids in LA’s Chinese Areas
In August of this year, the Italian police launched a nationwide operation to target Chinese mafia forces. On August 4, the police reported that...
Federal Agents, Troops to Start 24/7 Patrol in Washington: White House
President Donald Trump will direct federal agents to patrol Washington around the clock, seven days a week, the White House announced on Aug. 13,...
South Korea’s ex-first lady sees bribery probe deepen over US$40,000 watch
Published: 8:00am, 14 Aug 2025Updated: 9:39am, 14 Aug 2025 As jailed South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol continues to defy prosecutors’ attempts to question him...
Pacific Countries ‘Drowning’ in Plastic Spurs Australian Film Director to Head to UN Treaty Negotiations
As the final week of the U.N. Global Plastics Treaty negotiations is being held in Geneva, Australian filmmaker and environmental advocate April Howard hopes...
China’s New Bank Loans Drop for First Time Since 2005
New bank loans in China contracted last month for the first time in 20 years, new data released on Aug. 13 show. In July,...