NEW YORK—For the past 15 years, a cell phone was the only thing that held together Steven Wang and his family, who are an ocean away in China. It was over a phone call that Wang found out about his father’s death in 2009—of kidney failure resulting from years of torture detained in a Chinese…
Mother of Shen Yun Dancer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in China for Her Faith
April 7, 2023
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No ‘Third Way’ for EU, Experts Warn, as Macron Meets Xi in Beijing
April 7, 2023
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French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Beijing in a bid to improve economic cooperation with the Chinese communist regime—and to ask for China’s help in de-escalating the Russia-Ukraine war. Observers have pointed out that Macron’s pursuit of cooperation with the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is somewhat idealistic. Macron has consistently attempted to take the…
Samsung Cuts Chip Production After Profit Plummets
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Friday it is implementing a “meaningful” cut in its chip production after profits plunged, and after smaller companies also announced cuts in chip production. According to a Samsung press release published Friday, the largest memory chipmaker had a profit of 600 billion Korean won ($455 million) for its first…
US, Japan, South Korea Urge UN Members to Repatriate North Korean Workers
The United States, South Korea, and Japan have urged United Nations members to repatriate North Korean nationals working overseas to generate funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. U.S. special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, met with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, Kim Gunn and Takehiro Funakoshi, in Seoul on Friday to discuss…
US Lawmakers Invite South Korean President to Address Congress
Leaders from both houses of Congress have invited the president of South Korea to address a joint meeting of Congress, a move aimed at reaffirming the historic alliance between that nation and the United States. “With this year marking the 70th anniversary of the alliance between our two countries, it is an especially important time…
McCarthy Visit to Taiwan ‘Just a Matter of Timing’: Taiwanese Official
Taiwan still anticipates Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will visit the self-ruled island in the near future despite President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the House Speaker in California this week drawing sharp criticism from China’s communist regime. “I extended an invite to McCarthy to come visit before he became House speaker,” You Si-kun, the speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, told…
Canada Sends Military Aircraft to Japan to Monitor North Korea Sanctions
A Canadian military aircraft was deployed to Japan on April 6 to assist in countering North Korea’s illicit maritime activities that are banned under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions. Canada’s defense ministry said the aircraft will monitor for “suspected maritime sanctions evasion activities, in particular ship-to-ship transfers of fuel and other commodities banned…
Debris Found in Search for Japanse Army Copter With 10 Crew
TOKYO—An unused lifeboat, a door, and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter were found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea, officials said Friday. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, apparently struggling to hold back tears, told reporters that none of the missing crew members…
Nearly 1.5 Million Japanese Living in Extreme Isolation After COVID-19 Lockdowns
Japan has seen an increasing prevalence in the “hikikomori” phenomenon following COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, with an estimated 1.46 million people isolating themselves from society by staying at home for an extended period. A survey by the Cabinet Office found that about 20 percent of the total 1.46 million hikikomori—a term used in Japan to refer…
China Sees Wave of Large Private Companies Broken Up, Listed on Stock Exchanges
April 6, 2023
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Several large Chinese companies have recently been restructured for listing on the stock exchange, with most of them privately owned. Days after Alibaba’s restructuring was announced, Jingdong (JD.com), another Chinese e-commerce platform, announced on March 30 that its sub-companies JD Industrial and JD Production and Development will be spun off and listed on the Hong…
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