Billions Lost in Aussie Black Summer Bushfires
A University of Sydney and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report released on the impacts of the Black Summer fires from 2019 to… Read More »Billions Lost in Aussie Black Summer Bushfires
A University of Sydney and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report released on the impacts of the Black Summer fires from 2019 to… Read More »Billions Lost in Aussie Black Summer Bushfires
BEIJING—Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate, and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with the Chinese regime’s new food and beverage regulations, with many… Read More »Beijing’s New Import Rules Bring Headaches for Food and Beverage Makers
OTTAWA—Defence Minister Anita Anand apologized to victims of military sexual misconduct on behalf of the federal government Monday, saying Ottawa has long failed to protect… Read More »Minister Apologizes to Victims of Military Sex Misconduct, Says Ottawa Failed m
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing at least three genocides, aimed to eradicate Falun Gong adherents, Uyghurs and Tibetans, according to a former senior state… Read More »Chinese Regime Is Committing ‘At Least 3 Genocides’: Former Senior State Department Official
Commentary Cancel culture is a misnomer for the ages. If it is anything, it is first surely not a culture, but its very opposite and… Read More »Rex Murphy: How the ‘Cancel Culture’ Mob’s Attempt to Silence Jordan Peterson Backfired
By Anna Johansson No matter how much experience you have with international travel, venturing to a foreign country can be stressful. If you’re attending an… Read More »7 Tips for Successful International Business Travel
By Kelly Fidel re’s so much work out there on getting leaders to be great, but not much on what happens once you’re great. For… Read More »3 Shifts Great Leaders Make to Become Extraordinary
In 1994, 23-year-old Helena Williams arrived at the California Highway Patrol Academy in West Sacramento determined to become one of a handful of female CHP… Read More »Retiring CHP Officer Recalls Her ‘Dash’ From Cadet to Assistant Chief
New Zealand government announced border class exemptions for over 200 skilled agriculture workers and 600 tech specialists to relieve pressures created by COVID-19. Agriculture Minister… Read More »New Zealand Announces Over 800 Border Exemptions for Agriculture and Tech Skilled Migrants
Professor Mark Crispin Miller was recently cleared of accusations of not following the New York University (NYU) Faculty Handbook. A student and a group of… Read More »Media Studies Professor Finally Exonerated by NYU Over Mask Studies
China’s Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in debt traps for a number of countries. Laos may have just joined the list with the opening… Read More »China to Reap Benefits and Laos Falls into Debt Trap as China-Laos Railway Begins Service
signature catchphrase of comedian Rodney Dangerfield was “I don’t get no respect.” Military historians in our universities might justifiably lay claim to that same line.… Read More »Lessons From the Battlefield: Literature and War
ABBOTSFORD, B.C.— federal agriculture minister and her provincial counterpart said they were both moved to tears hearing about the devastation farmers endured in British Columbia’s… Read More »Visit to Flooded Farm Gives ‘Greater Sense of Loss’: BC Agriculture Minister
Commentary Starting Dec. 19, TV will be streaming “A Good Cop,” which also premiered on NTD Cable TV, Sunday Dec. 5. TV Show is a… Read More »Interviews Review: Don’t Miss Must-See Drama ‘A Good Cop,’ Available on TV
A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to a Tibetan writer and educator known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader… Read More »Tibetan writer given 10-year prison term in secret trial
Commentary Everywhere you look today restaurants are closing early or open less hours because they don’t have enough employees. same is true in other industries—reduced… Read More »What Societal Drivers Are Compelling the Great Resignation?
Fiction Recreating the Texas Revolution ‘Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas’ By James L. Haley In this fourth installment of the historical fiction Putnam… Read More »Booklist: Recommended Reading
arrest of a casino mogul is sending shockwaves through China’s political ecosystem. event might foreshadow Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s new political storm targeting his opponents,… Read More »Macau Casino Tycoon’s Arrest Signals More Infighting Among China’s Political Elite: Expert
ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—As farmers clean up after a series of storms hit southern British Columbia, an industry official and operator say some will be forced to… Read More »Industry Warns of Problems Facing BC Dairy Industry After Heat Wave, Flooding
In this file photo, a man walks on a road between snow-covered farm fields in Ryongbyon county, North Pyongan, North Korea. A severe firewood shortage… Read More »North Koreans scour farms for burnable waste to cope with fuel shortage
A recent spate of smash-and-grab robberies in major California cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles suggests that law enforcement policies in the state… Read More »California Business Leaders Call for Justice, Law and Order During Crime Wave
Starbucks workers in three locations in Buffalo, New York, have voted on Dec. 9 to unionize, the first U.S. stores to be represented by a union… Read More »Starbucks Employees Vote to Form Union, the First in Company History
Commentary Dec. 10 marks Human Rights Day, commemorating the day in 1948 the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Less… Read More »Myth of Human Rights With ‘Chinese Characteristics’
Tyson Foods is planning on investing over $1.3 billion over the next three years in new automation capabilities, according to an announcement on Thursday, as… Read More »Tyson Automating Meat-Processing Plants, Reducing Labor Costs, Improving Efficiency
ESCALON, CALIF.— shrink-wrapped boxes of fresh California walnuts stacked almost to the ceiling in Don Barton’s California packing facility should be headed to Europe for… Read More »Walnuts for Holiday Baking Languish as US Shipping Crisis Hurts Farmers
Laos’ Information, Culture, and Tourism Ministry have outlined plans to reopen the country to domestic and foreign tourists in 2022 under the “Lao Travel Green… Read More »Laos to Target Chinese Tourists Under Green Zone Travel
Florida Ethics Commission found, on Dec. 3, there was probable cause that Nicole Fried, a leading Democrat challenger to Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, inaccurately… Read More »Florida Ethics Commission Says Fried Failed to Accurately Disclose Income
More than seven out of ten veterans held negative beliefs toward ordinary civilians, a core belief that can thwart their attempt to adjust to civilian… Read More »Negativity Towards Civilians Foils Veterans’ Attempt to Move on From Military Life
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has again managed to influence organisations within Australia, with event organisers of a nationally-broadcast Christmas parade taking place in Western Australia… Read More »West Australian Christmas Event Banned Renowned Performance Over Fears of Beijing Backlash
In Japan, to be alive in autumn is to live on persimmons. sweet ones, crisp or soft, are everywhere. You’d know an astringent variety at… Read More »Patient Art of Drying Persimmons