Chinese Farmers Hit Hardest by New Retirement Scheme, Experts Say
The recent change in China’s struggling pension system will leave older Chinese farmers with fewer years to enjoy their pensions and more years to...
French Senate Report Warns of ‘Foreign Interference’ in the Pacific
While conceding its French territories deserve more autonomy, France says ’the interference of a foreign power … is a matter for concern.’ In an...
New Zealand’s Inflation Rate Now Below That of Australia, US, and OECD
New Zealand’s Finance Minister says the country has ’turned the corner on interest rates’ as inflation reaches 2.2 percent, but the economy still has...
California Immigration Services Executives Face Charges for Alleged Asylum Applications Scam
The executives fabricated stories of persecution in China, such as Beijing’s forced abortion policy or the oppression against the Christian faith. Two executives of...
US Adds 3 Chinese Companies to ‘Unverified List’ Requiring Additional Export Checks
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday added three companies in China to a list of firms receiving U.S. exports that officials have been unable...
North Korea Ups Nuke Threats as It Leans Towards Russia, Away From Beijing
Kim Jong Un may no longer trust China to represent his interests and sees Moscow as a better partner for advancing his nuclear ambitions,...
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank Told to Act on Lack of Competition
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has told the Bank to use its regulatory powers to encourage more banking competition, or the government will act. Finance...
North Korea Blows Up Parts of Inter-Korean Roads
South Korea said North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday, as the rivals are locked...
North Korea Sending Citizens to Help Russian War Effort, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Says
The U.S. government has raised alarm about apparent North Korean arms transfers to Russia over the past year. North Korea is sending its citizens...