Texas Sues Shein Over Alleged Toxic Products, Data Privacy Issues
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Chinese online retailer Shein, alleging it sells toxic products in the United States and exposes Americans’ personal...
Former South Korean President Appeals Life Sentence for Insurrection Over Martial Law Decree
Lawyers for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Feb. 24 said he has appealed the life sentence a Seoul court handed him...
Here’s How a New US-Led Mineral Alliance Could Sideline China
U.S. mining investment firm Cove Capital recently secured a major critical mineral project in Central Asia—a multibillion dollar deal to mine the world’s largest...
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao Agree to a Rematch in September at the Sphere in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES—Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19...
Anthropic Accuses DeepSeek, Other China-Based AI Firms of Free-Riding
Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, accused three of China’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies of creating more than 24,000 fraudulent accounts to...
New Zealand Parliament to Cease Posting on X, Cites Concerns With AI ‘Nudification’
A decision by the New Zealand Parliament’s Clerk of the House David Wilson to cease posting official updates on X has drawn criticism. The...
China Tightens Restrictions on Retired Officials Leaving the Country
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has tightened controls on retired officials, imposing additional restrictions on their foreign travel, insiders from several provinces told The...
Chinese Defense Labs Exploit Nearly $1 Billion in US Research Funds, Report Says
Nearly $1 billion in U.S. federal research funds have been funneled into projects involving the Chinese regime’s defense laboratories that pose “critical risks” to...
Eileen Gu’s Return to the Olympics Renews Concerns Over China’s Athlete Naturalization Program
News Analysis Ever since American-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu stepped onto the podium at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, draped in China’s red flag,...