China’s Baidu to Deploy Its Self-Driving Taxis Globally Through Deals With Lyft, Uber
The “Google of China,” Baidu, and U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft announced on Aug. 4 that they have reached a deal to deploy self-driving taxis...
US to End Tariff Exemption for All Low-Cost Imports in Major Trade Shift
The United States is expanding the revocation of a tariff exemption that facilitated the flow of cheap goods into the country. President Donald Trump...
CCP Repressing Mass Protests Over Brazen Beating of 14 Year-Old Girl
Warning: The video footage linked in this article contains acts of violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Thousands of people took to the streets in...
New Zealand to Drop Petrol Taxes in Favour of Road User Charges
In what Transport Minister Chris Bishop has called the biggest change to how New Zealand funds its road network in 50 years, the government...
Sen. Cotton Questions Intel on New CEO’s China Ties
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has written to Intel seeking information about the company’s new CEO, raising questions about CEO Tan Lip-Bu’s investments in Chinese...
FBI’s Visit Down Under to Ramp up Counter-Influence Efforts Against Beijing: Analysts
The recent visit by FBI Director Kash Patel to Australia and New Zealand is aimed at melding counter-intelligence and influence efforts against Beijing, according...
China Eyes Free Preschool Education Amid Birth Crisis
China has unveiled a new initiative aimed at gradually waiving preschool education fees, the latest push to address the country’s declining birth rate and...
CDC Warns Travelers About Cases of Mosquito-Borne Virus in China
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people traveling to China about an outbreak of the chikungunya virus there. The CDC...
Candlelight Vigil Marks 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima, Japan
A candlelight vigil is planned to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, at 4:40 a.m. ET on Aug. 6....