CBP Seizes Nearly 162,000 Fake US Forever Stamps Sent From China
Genuine stamps would have a total value of more than $118,000, customs officials said. Nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever Stamps originating from China were...
Downloads of DeepSeek Paused in South Korea Over Privacy Concerns
The Chinese ChatGPT rival has app suspended in South Korea, as local authorities advise caution. South Korea’s data protection authority said on Feb. 17...
US Removes Line About Not Supporting Taiwan Independence From Fact Sheet
The State Department said on Sunday that the change was part of a routine effort to inform the public about the U.S.’s ‘unofficial relationship’...
New Tourism Slogan for New Zealand Leads to Bafflement and Meme Storm
If NZ’s tourism marketers believe that ‘any publicity is good publicity’ then they’ll be delighted with the attention their latest slogan is attracting. New...
NZ Deputy PM Compares Fluoridation Mandates to Soviet Rule
NZ First leader Winston Peters is not happy that a council has been ordered to add fluoride to its drinking water to comply with...
US Navy Outsourcing Plan Signals Strong Future for South Korean Shipbuilders
The Trump administration will continue to bolster US shipbuilding capacity through a defense industrial partnership with its allies. News Analysis South Korea’s shipbuilding industry...
Advanced New Taiwan Jet Trainer Crashes in Setback for Programme
TAIPEI—One of the Taiwan air force’s new, domestically developed advanced jet trainer aircraft crashed on Saturday after reporting engine failure, though the pilot safely...
At Least 18 Dead After Stampede at New Delhi Railway Station in India
NEW DELHI—At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the...
Tennessee Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering His Wife During Their Fiji Honeymoon
MELBOURNE, Australia—A man from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their honeymoon in Fiji in 2022, a...