Month: April 2023

3,000-Strong Migrant Caravan Begins Walking Toward US–Mexico Border

Around 3,000 migrants set out on Sunday in a large caravan from southern Mexico and began walking north in what organizers said was a protest demanding an end to detention centers like the one that burned down last month, killing dozens. The migrants, mostly Venezuelans, started walking north early Sunday from Tapachula, a city in…


Pro-CCP Attackers Sentenced to 9 and 15 Weeks in Prison for Destroying Falun Gong Sites in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-CCP attackers Hu Aimin and Chow Wing-lam were charged with two counts of criminal sabotage on Falun Gong’s “truth-clarification” sites in 2021. Magistrate Frances Leung Nga-yan of the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court ruled on April 21 that the two were found guilty. Hu Aimin was sentenced to 15 weeks imprisonment, and Chow Wing-lam,…


Pro-CCP Attackers Sentenced to 9 and 15 Weeks in Prison for Sabotaging Falun Gong Sites in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-CCP attackers Hu Aimin and Chow Wing-lam were charged with two counts of criminal sabotage on Falun Gong’s “truth-clarification” sites in 2021. Magistrate Frances Leung Nga-yan of the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court ruled on April 21 that the two were found guilty. Hu Aimin was sentenced to 15 weeks imprisonment, and Chow Wing-lam,…


Pro-CCP Attackers Sentenced to 9 and 15 Weeks in Prison for Sabotaging Falun Gong Sites/Attacking Falun Gong in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-CCP attackers Hu Aimin and Chow Wing-lam were charged with two counts of criminal sabotage on Falun Gong’s “truth-clarification” sites in 2021. Magistrate Frances Leung Nga-yan of the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court ruled on April 21 that the two were found guilty. Hu Aimin was sentenced to 15 weeks imprisonment, and Chow Wing-lam,…


Credit Suisse Lost $68 Billion in Assets Last Quarter, Outflows Continue

ZURICH—Credit Suisse said on Monday that 61 billion Swiss francs ($68 billion) in assets left the bank in the first quarter and that outflows were continuing, underscoring the challenge faced by UBS Group in rescuing its rival. Customer deposits declined by 67 billion francs in the quarter and the bank noted many matured time deposits…


Japan Needs Legislation to Prevent CCP Spies From Accessing Trade Secrets: Former Intelligence Officer

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using Chinese expatriates and Japanese experts to steal state-of-the-art technology for the Chinese regime, Japanese reports have revealed. After being questioned, these people leave Japan without indictment. Early in April, Japanese police reportedly investigated a CCP member who, while working as a technician for a Japanese company, sent…


Australian Jockey Holland Dies After Fall

Australian jockey Dean Holland has died as a result of injuries sustained after falling during a race at the Donald Racecourse in Victoria on Monday, Racing Victoria said. “Holland was one of two riders dislodged from their horse in the opening race. He was immediately attended to by on-course paramedics, however, was unable to be…


Dollar Gains, on Track for 2nd Straight Monthly Loss

SINGAPORE—The dollar began the last trading week of the month on a firmer footing, with traders awaiting a slew of central bank policy meetings that could signal how soon the steep increases in interest rates globally might come to an end. U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers are widely expected to raise rates by another 25 basis…


Woman Loves ‘Ultra-Conservative’ Tradwife Trend Inspired by 1950s—Called ‘Alt-Right Extremist’ by Some

Some would say she’s looking to the past through rose-tinted glasses. Some call the trend a regressive step back for women’s rights, harking to when wives were “subservient” to their husbands. Regardless, the Tradwife—traditional wife—trend is going viral on Instagram and has a stalwart following of women devoted to the old-school gender role of a traditional…


Can a Woke Military Win Wars?

Commentary For a couple of years now, the U.S. military has had a serious recruitment problem. That isn’t really a surprise. Our leaders have injected the entire menu of radical woke ideology into the tissues of the military establishment. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, worries about “white rage” and supports teaching…