The U.S. State Department has notified congressional committees of plans to close five foreign missions in St. George’s, Grenada; Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; Douala, Cameroon; and Winnipeg, Canada. According to people familiar with the notice who spoke on condition of anonymity, the rare downsizing is not tied to a specific geopolitical event. Details of the … Read more
Oatmeal lowers cholesterol and protects cardiovascular health largely due to gut microbes processing oat polyphenols into compounds that interfere with the body’s own cholesterol production, according to Dr. Wang Szu-heng from Hengxin Rehabilitation Clinic. While soluble fiber beta-glucan remains the primary driver of the grain’s lipid-lowering effects, recent medical findings show that human gut bacteria … Read more
A ride-hailing passenger in China took the wheel and drove her driver to the hospital after he suffered severe stomach pain while traveling on a highway, according to a video uploaded to Douyin on July 19 by Chinese blogger He Shimin. The incident, which highlights an unexpected medical emergency handled mid-transit by a civilian motorist. … Read more
Beijing has condemned the White House decision to add 43 Chinese companies to a trade blacklist targeting goods allegedly made in Xinjiang using forced labour, describing the move as a “classic act of economic coercion.” According to the Department of Homeland Security, the sanctions mark the third time in a single week that Washington has … Read more
The rapid rise of Chinese artificial intelligence developers such as DeepSeek, Z.ai, and Moonshot AI has triggered a global tech market sell-off and forced American tech giants to rethink soaring infrastructure spending. According to IG Market analyst Tony Sycamore, recent developments show that Chinese AI and infrastructure match some US frontier models, shaking Wall Street … Read more
Researchers have discovered the earliest known cephalopod fossil in southern Shaanxi Province, pushing the origin of the predatory mollusc back roughly 30 million years to the early Cambrian period about 520 million years ago, according to a study published in Nature. Unearthing the Earliest Cephalopod Fossil in Shaanxi A research team led by Guo Junfeng … Read more
The rise of artificial intelligence in China’s entertainment industry has triggered a widespread employment crisis, leaving popular actors struggling to secure work and turning to alternative livelihoods such as selling vegetables or licensing their likenesses, according to industry reports. Once-lucrative monthly earnings of 20,000 yuan (approximately Rp 53 jutaan) to 30,000 yuan (approximately Rp 80 … Read more
Asian technology stocks fell sharply as regional semiconductor names tracked a weak Wall Street session, with South Korea’s SK Hynix sliding more than 10% despite posting record quarterly profit and revenue. Asian Semiconductor Stocks Extend Losses Following Wall Street Slump Technology equities across Asia dropped on Wednesday, led lower by heavy losses in the semiconductor … Read more
Twelve years after MH370’s disappearance, families of Chinese passengers say the truth remains more important than financial compensation. Beijing Court Hears Appeal Over 2014 Disappearance The Beijing court began hearing appeals from families dissatisfied with a December ruling that ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay eight families of Chinese passengers 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each. “When … Read more
Researchers using the Australian Parkes 64-meter radio telescope have completed comprehensive observational analysis on pulsar PSR J0846-3533, confirming that intermittent nulling, mode switching, and periodic amplitude modulation coexist in the neutron star. According to the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzing tens of thousands of single-pulse signals provides critical observational support … Read more