Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratch
Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was a professor of economics at Stanford...
US-China rivalry: great powers that don’t make things won’t be great for long
As global trade fragments and tariffs return, economic power is increasingly defined not by financial scale alone, but by productive strength. At the World...
Top DOJ Official Says No New Epstein-Related Charges Are Likely
A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Sunday that there would be no new criminal charges filed in connection to the agency’s release...
‘Melania’ Opens With Strong Weekend at Box Office
First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary “Melania” earned more than $7 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend, beating expectations. It’s the...
Border Czar Rebuffs Speculation That Trump Admin Is Pulling Back on Deportations
White House border czar Tom Homan rebuffed speculation that the administration is retreating on deporting illegal immigrants in the midst of conversations with Democratic...
US winter weather leads to heavy snow, cancelled flights and, in Florida, falling iguanas
A huge swathe of the United States from the Gulf coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures on Sunday after a bomb...
Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns of regional war
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran after the country’s supreme leader warned that any...
Screenwriter of Oscar-nominated Iranian drama It Was Just an Accident arrested in Tehran
One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama It Was Just an Accident has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy...
Trump Says US Starting to Talk With Cuba Following Cuts to Oil Deliveries
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 31 that his administration is starting to engage in talks with Cuban leaders after he moved to...