(AP) US calls for release of Nobel laureate Liu XiaoboBEIJINGFive years after his detention, the United States is calling for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and an end to his wife’s undeclared house arrest. Washington
(AP) North Korea purges Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncleBy FOSTER KLUGAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korea announced Monday it had sacked leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, long considered the country’s No. 2 power, saying corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally
(AP) SKorea announces expanded air defense zoneSEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea on Sunday announced an expansion of its air defense zone following China’s move to establish a similar zone that has been criticized by Beijing’s neighbors. South Korea earlier requested China
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Bodies pile up in Central African Republic as French arrive Biden in S. Korea rejects China’s air defense zone (ADIZ) ‘Al-Qaeda in Syria’ has become official Bodies pile up in Central African Republic as
The main-stream media were shocked today when U.S. job growth continued at a very strong pace in November, despite the October government shutdown that ended on October 17th. Employers added 203,000 jobs and the reported unemployment rate fell from 7.3%
On December 4 the Obama administration and Pentagon officials indicated “a willingness to temporarily accept China’s new, controversial air defense identification zone” (ADIZ). They simultaneously condemned the way in which China plans to enforce the new zone. According to Foreign
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s government banned financial institutions from trading in bitcoin on Thursday, in what analysts said was a restrained first step towards regulating the digital currency that has exploded in popularity in China and soared in value in
(AP) Biden spotlights China treatment of US journalistsBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressBEIJINGCasting a spotlight on the lack of press freedoms in China, Vice President Joe Biden met with U.S. journalists working in Beijing Thursday after publicly criticizing how they’re treated by
British farmers will begin exporting pig semen to breeders in China next year, officials said on Wednesday, as they try to cash in on the Asian superpower’s growing consumption of meat. The deal, involving fresh or frozen sperm from four
You just can’t make this up. Apparently, ??(?????) ???•??? (President Obama in El chinese-o) and his immigration department are thinking about letting Chinese investors build “China City,” a multibillion-dollar spread in the Catskill mountains of New York State. If approved,
(AP) Biden urges Chinese youth to challenge authorityBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. Vice President Joe Biden opened a two-day visit to China Wednesday by urging young Chinese students to challenge their government, teachers and religious leaders. Arriving midday in Beijing, Biden
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vice President Joe Biden backs Japan as he heads for China North Korean government purge signals generational change Gun sales and gun patents surge thanks to Obama’s gun campaign The question is, which lies
(AP) Kiev protests continue, resolution elusiveKIEV, UkraineThousands of people are gathered in Kiev’s Independence Square, where Orthodox priests chanted prayers at dawn and demonstrators are vowing to keep up their protests. President Viktor Yanukovych is out of the country on
It will be hard for those who have endured the relentless ideological domestic agenda of the Obama Administration to imagine a place where they are the moderates. Nevertheless, that is the case at the annual meetings of the Conference of
With over a decade’s worth of educational reform and billions of dollars spent on education, the United States scores in math, science, and reading have not improved. Moreover, our ranking is descending because other countries from around the world are improving.
PARIS, Dec. 3 (UPI) —Asian teenagers lead the world in math, reading and science while U.S. students lag behind in the middle of the pack, a study indicates. The 2012 Program For International Student Assessment exam looked at how 15-
(AP) Biden: China air zone raises risk of accidentsBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressTOKYOU.S. Vice President Joe Biden voiced strong opposition Tuesday to China’s new air defense zone above a set of disputed islands, showing a united front with an anxious Japan
The Month That Was November, 2013 “November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows.” Clyde Watson – (1947- ) Author of children’s stories The month debuted with Typhoon
China’s Ministry of Defense on November 30th began enforcing an expanded Air Defense Identification Zone, which now covers a huge off-shore expanse that includes the disputed oil rich Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Forced to rely on the Middle East
BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) —China’s space program scored another success Monday with the successful launch of its first Chang’e-3 lunar rover mission, its space scientists announced. The Long March-3B rocket, carrying Chang’e-3, its landing module and a robot rover named
(AP) Biden visits Asia amid Japan-SKorea’s toxic tiesBy FOSTER KLUG and KEN MORITSUGUAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaWhen South Korean fans at a soccer game against Japan unfurled two massive banners honoring men considered national heroes for battling Japanese invaders, organizers took
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 with Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon, guests will discuss America’s role in the world as Obama administration cuts nuclear deals with Iran while China increases its
As property taxes in China continue to climb, so too the divorce rate among China’s couples continues to hit new heights. The higher property taxes are for second homes, so Chinese couples are divorcing to put one house in the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Australia faces strategic dilemma as rise of China challenges U.S. Obamacare: 500M lines of code, $500M, only 60% completed How could President Obama have been so wrong? The future of Obamacare Australia faces strategic
The historic IT disaster known as the Obamacare web site has been ofintense interest to me, since I’ve been a Senior Software Engineer fordecades, and I have personally participated in, witnessed, andreported on (as a technology reporter) a number of
