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This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea restarting nuclear power plant China mobilizing troops, jets, navy near N. Korea Eurozone unemployment rises to record high 12% North Korea restarting nuclear power plant The N. Koreans spectacularly blew up the

President Barack Obama praised Singapore on Tuesday as an example to the world and a key source of advice for his diplomatic pivot to Asia, as he met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The meeting was expected to focus on

In what may mark the beginning of a historic shift, Australia appears ready to bypass the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency and allow for the direct convertibility of the Australian dollar into the Chinese yuan. “Reserve currency” is

(AP) – China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province were seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans while cities along the eastern seaboard stepped up public health measures to guard against a disease that

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Half of China’s rivers have disappeared Germans may be removing their savings from banks Suspicions grow that the Cyprus bailout numbers don’t make sense Jordan and Palestine agree to jointly defend Jerusalem from Israel

The reign of the United States dollar as the only reserve currency in the world may be coming to an end. Over the last five years, the U.S.-centric balance of economic and military power has been destabilized with the crumbling

By DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGNo signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 workers, Chinese state media said Saturday. The state-run China

As America’s 246 million Christians prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, China’s 67 million Christians are doing the same. In 1949, China had just four million Christians–three million Catholics and one million Protestants. Today, there are three

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com BRICS summit ends in failure over disagreements about funding Russia orders large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea Destruction of Syria stirs division in the Arab World N. Korea prepares rockets for firing, after

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Madagascar faces food crisis over locust plague Cyprus’s banks reopen on Thursday with harsh ‘capital controls’ Will Slovenia be the next Cyprus? China conducts naval military drills deep into South China Sea Madagascar faces

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Today’s Schadenfreude: The ‘Ugly Chinese’ in Africa Peng Liyuan, China’s new first lady, steals the spotlight Anti-German sentiments grow in Europe after the Cyprus bailout North Korea’s military goes on highest war alert Today’s

Chinese solar panel giant Suntech declared bankruptcy last week after it missed a $541 million payment to bondholders.  Suntech, once the world’s largest solar panel maker, previously received a $2.1 million tax credit from the Obama Administration to open a

(AP) – A contentious bid by a pro-China businessman and three associates to acquire Taiwan’s largest newspaper and an influential investigative journal has fallen through after protests that the deal threatened press freedom on the democratic island. Mark Simon, spokesman

Faculty members at China’s Shanghai Jiaotong University have been linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit allegedly at the center of cyber attacks against the U.S. and other Western commercial interests. The ties were discovered via “papers on computer

Pope Francis, in an attempt to reach out to areas that have been hostile to Catholicism, used his first foreign policy address to address the world of Islam and atheistic nations. He said he felt it to be vital to

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWChina’s new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pointed attempt to counter U.S. influence in Asia. Xi Jinping, who became president

(AP) – A cyberattack caused computer networks at major South Korean banks and top TV broadcasters to crash simultaneously Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines across the country and prompting speculation of North Korean involvement. Screens went blank at 2 p.m. (0500

A 59-year old U.S. defense contractor was arrested last Friday in Hawaii and charged with giving a 27-year old Chinese woman national security secrets involving war plans and nuclear weapons. According to Fox News, Benjamin Pierce Bishop was romantically involved since

The State Department said on Friday that the U.S. government “would take very seriously” a request from the Organization for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that it monitor the papal election in the Vatican. Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said she

(AP) China’s leader Xi meets US treasury secretaryBy JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGChina’s new leader, Xi Jinping, told the U.S. Treasury secretary on Tuesday he wants strong ties with Washington as the two sides resumed high-level interaction following a months-long hiatus

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus banks remain closed as bailout crisis continues Russia calls the Cyprus bailout ‘Armed robbery by Brussels’ The Cyprus bailout and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ For the first time, a major Chinese company

(AFP) – The world needs to give a massive financial boost to the fight against tuberculosis, as drug-resistant strains of the disease take hold, two international organisations warned Monday. The World Health Organisation and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,