China Issues Notice After 20 Chinese Scholars Denied Entry Into US
China issued a notice on April 16 advising travelers to be cautious when entering the United States through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after 20 Chinese...
Former All Blacks Captain to Run for Conservative-Leaning NZ First Party
Former All Black captain Taine Randall will stand for the conservative-leaning nationalist party, New Zealand First (NZ First). He played 51 tests between 1996...
US Forces to Join Combat Drills in Philippines to Show Commitment to Asia While Fighting Iran
MANILA, Philippines—More than 17,000 American and Filipino military personnel will participate in one of their largest annual combat exercises in the Philippines that underscore...
Air Liquide to Invest $236 Million in Japan to Support AI Chip Production
Air Liquide announced plans April 16 to invest 200 million euros ($236 million) to provide industrial gases in Hiroshima, Japan, to support the country’s...
2 New Jersey Men Sentenced to Prison for North Korean Fraud Scheme
Two Americans from New Jersey have been sentenced for their roles in a remote worker fraud that funneled about $5 million in wages from...
Orders Decline, Wages Drop in China’s Dongguan, Once a Buzzing Factory Hub, Residents Say
Dongguan, a major city in China’s southern Guangdong province, was once renowned as a “high-wage manufacturing hub” but is now experiencing significant decline amid...
IMF Holds Press Briefing on Regional Economic Outlook in the Asia Pacific Department
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) holds a press briefing on the regional economic outlook in the Asia and Pacific Department at 8:00 a.m. ET...
Around 250 Missing After Rohingya Boat Capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN Agencies Say
Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and...
US Threatened 2 Chinese Banks With Sanctions Over Suspected Iranian Transactions: Bessent
Two Chinese banks recently received letters from the U.S. Treasury threatening secondary sanctions if the agency can prove that Iranian money is flowing through...