5 things to do over the National Day ‘golden week’ holiday in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is set to welcome 1.29 million mainland Chinese visitors over the National Day “golden week” break, fuelling questions online about what locals...
Trump Announces Largest Ever US Steel Plant
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump revealed plans for the biggest steel plant in U.S. history from the White House on Sept. 28. “This plant will produce...
Trump Announces $15 Billion Steel Mill Project in Iowa
President Donald Trump makes an announcement at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 28 in the Oval Office about a Minnesota company’s plan to build...
Thune Says Iran Conflict Has ‘Trumped Everything Else’ in Midterms
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Sept. 28 that the Iran war has “trumped everything else” in the upcoming midterm election, as...
US Revokes Visas of Latin American Officials for Alleged Transnational Narco-Terrorism or Corruption
Military personnel patrol a market as they carry out weapons and drug checks in Quito, Ecuador, on Feb. 10, 2026. Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty...
Hegseth Orders Cyber Command, Intel Agencies to Counter Foreign Threats to Midterms
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington on July 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War...
China reveals plan to map the entire surface of Mars by 2028 amid race with US
China plans to complete a geological map of Mars by the end of 2028, as the red planet increasingly features in its space rivalry...
China wife donates kidney to husband, defying sub 10% match rate for non-blood relatives
A young Chinese wife selflessly donated her kidney to her husband suffering from uraemia because she “did not want to lose him,” despite the...
Japan enlists royal visit, subsidies to revive tourism in quake-hit Kyushu
Published: 9:30am, 29 Sep 2026Updated: 9:58am, 29 Sep 2026 Travel companies in southern Japan are pinning their hopes on a business revival following a...