Category: China

Overcoming Obesity: A Simple Method for Sustainable Weight Loss Without Side Effects

In a study from 2017 and leading up to the 2020 pandemic, 41.9 percent of the U.S. adult population was reported as not just overweight but obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity not only affects personal health but also brings about social and economic problems. For example, a 2017…


Michelle Yeoh at the 41st HK Film Awards, Presents Awards, Plus Encouragement to Fellow Peers: Never Give Up

The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards was held on the evening of April 16 at the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre in Hong Kong. The ceremony was led by Michelle Yeoh, the newly crowned Oscar Best Actress. Sammy Cheng Sau-man, who has been in the movie world for 31 years, won the best actress for…


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: East-West Center Roundtable on Indo-Pacific Outlook

The East-West Center (EWC) holds a special roundtable event at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 19 on U.S. relations with the Pacific Islands region, India/South Asia, and China/East Asia. The meeting features the EWC Board of Governors: Hilda Heine, senator representing Aur Atoll and former president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; Brig. Gen….


LIVE NOW: East-West Center Roundtable on Indo-Pacific Outlook

The East-West Center (EWC) holds a special roundtable event at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 19 on U.S. relations with the Pacific Islands region, India/South Asia, and China/East Asia. The meeting features the EWC Board of Governors: Hilda Heine, senator representing Aur Atoll and former president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; Brig. Gen….


East-West Center Roundtable on Indo-Pacific Outlook

The East-West Center (EWC) holds a special roundtable event at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 19 on U.S. relations with the Pacific Islands region, India/South Asia, and China/East Asia. The meeting features the EWC Board of Governors: Hilda Heine, senator representing Aur Atoll and former president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; Brig. Gen….


What A Taiwan-China War Would Look Like: Colonel John Mills | Facts Matter

While in Washington DC, we spoke with retired Colonel John Mills. He explained to us not only what a war between Taiwan and China would look like, but also, what obligation the US would have if such a war were to take place. This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul …


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (April 19): Education Secretary Won’t Answer ‘What Is a Woman’ Question; Republicans Block Senator Feinstein Replacement

The Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, dodged questions when asked to explain what a woman is at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday. Senate Republicans are throwing up roadblocks at Democrats’ attempt to temporarily replace absent California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. In just over a year, Chinese police forced 230,000 Chinese nationals living abroad…


India Surpasses China as World’s Most Populous Country

India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country, according to the United Nations. The Indian population rose to 1.428 billion, 3 million more than the 1.425 billion in China, according to data from the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) “State of World Population Report, 2023” on April 19. India and China will now…


China Bans Imports, Exports of US Defense Contractors Over Sales to Taiwan

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said on April 18 that Beijing is banning the exports and imports of two U.S. defense contractors, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, for supplying weapons to Taiwan. The ban is part of the sanctions imposed against Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Missiles & Defense—a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies—in February “to prevent Chinese…


Assessing Mechanism, Risks of Semaglutide, the Weight Loss Drug Credited by Elon Musk

Ozempic and Wegovy, launched by the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, have received much praise on social media outlets as “magic weight loss drugs” by some people who are keen to lose weight. They both contain semaglutide as the main ingredient. Tesla CEO Elon Musk once said on Twitter that in addition to paying attention…