Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her ongoing tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official. That's despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China's response to such a high-profile visit. The stop -- the first for a US House speaker in 25 years -- is not currently on Pelosi's public itinerary and comes at a time when US-China relations are already at a low point.

A short film about the struggles of a 66-year-old disabled carpenter has become one of the most popular videos in China this week after the story inspired millions for its portrayal of how to deal with miseries in life.

The government of Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, on Saturday vowed thorough investigation and zero tolerance in a case where some memorial tablets of Japanese war criminals were found in a local temple and triggered public outrage in China.

As a follow up of Henan depositors protest, Chinese Goverment pays 50k RMB "on behalf of the bank" in advance to depositors who owns 50k or less than 50k RMB in the bank.

US inflation roared again to a fresh four-decade high last month, likely strengthening the Federal Reserve’s resolve to aggressively raise interest rates that risks upending the economic expansion. The consumer price index rose 9.1% from a year earlier in a broad-based advance, the largest gain since the end of 1981, Labor Department data showed Wednesday. The widely followed inflation gauge increased 1.3% from a month earlier, the most since 2005, reflecting higher gasoline, shelter and food costs.

Buyers in multiple places in China sent notices to builder companies that they will stop paying mortgage if the builder continues to pause the development.

For the first time in 20 years, the exchange rate between the euro (EUU) and the US dollar has reached parity -- meaning the two currencies are worth the same.

Beijing (AP) -- A large crowd of angry Chinese bank depositors faced off with police Sunday, some roughed up as they were taken away, in a case that has drawn attention because of earlier attempts to use a COVID-19 tracking app to prevent them from mobilizing.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unconscious and unresponsive after he was apparently shot in the chest during a political event in the western city of Nara on Friday, national broadcaster NHK and local media reports said.

Boris Johnson announced his intention to resign as UK prime minister, bringing the curtain down on a tempestuous three years in office marred by a succession of scandals that culminated in the rebellion of his own cabinet and parliamentary group.

Highland Park, Ill. (AP) -- At least five people are dead and 19 were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, and officers are searching for a suspect, police said Monday.

Shanghai gov leaked 1B data about citizen's personal info, including ID, address, name, sex and even police reporting cases. Size of the data is 23TB. It is sold for 10BTC.

China reduced quarantine times for inbound travelers by half, the biggest shift yet in a Covid-19 policy that has left the world’s second-largest economy isolated as it continues to try and eliminate the virus.

The authorities said the tragedy appeared to be the deadliest migrant-smuggling operation in memory. Sixteen people were taken to hospitals.

A statement from local police in Dandong, Northeast China's Liaoning province, which announced punishments levied on a woman and her father for their alleged refusal to follow epidemic control measures and attacking the police, has triggered public controversy after video clips were made public on Thursday.

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, wiping out the constitutional right to an abortion in the US. Roughly 33 million child bearing women are set to lose access to the procedure in their home states.

A draft update of rules would dramatically increase the power of China’s censorship machine, but platforms will pay the price.

China launch its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.

Fed Hikes 75 Basis Points; Powell Says 75 or 50 Likely in July.

People who have arrived in Zhengzhou to withdraw money from embattled regional banks said they have found their health codes turn red — a label mostly reserved for potential COVID-19 carriers or those infected with the virus — after arriving in Henan province’s provincial capital, prohibiting them from accessing transportation networks, public services, and even going to the banks to lodge their grievances.

CCTV footage from the restaurant showed a man making advances on a woman in the group in Tangshan, northern Hebei province, which the woman rebuffed several times. A violent brawl involving other men ensued.

On June 3, Austin Li, a 30-year-old livestreamer with over 60 million followers on the Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform Taobao, abruptly cut off a stream after a tank-shaped ice cream dessert appeared on the screen. While he later posted that it was due to “technical difficulties,” most people understand it as having triggered government censors, who interpreted it as a reference to the anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Li isn’t known to have been arrested, and his account remains active, but he hasn’t streamed or posted on social media since that day. Fans and observers suspect he may not be allowed to stream again.

Fed Hikes 75 Basis Points; Powell Says 75 or 50 Likely in July.

On May 24, 2022, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers and wounded seventeen other people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas United States. Earlier in the day, he shot his grandmother in the forehead at home, severely wounding her. Outside the school, he fired shots for approximately five minutes[4] before entering unobstructed with an AR-15 style rifle through an unlocked side-entrance door. He then locked himself inside two adjoining classrooms, killed nineteen students and two teachers, and remained there for more than an hour before members of a United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) fatally shot him.[5] The shooting was the third-deadliest school shooting in the United States, after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012,[6] and the deadliest in Texas.[7]

In Shanghai, a video recording was release about a debate between a young couple and epidemic prevention agents. The agent claimed that if this young couple don't obey, it would be recorded and would impact their next 3 generations in a bad way. The young couple argued: “this will be our final generation”.

A disturbing sound recording of a debate between a family and one epidemic prevention agent was released.

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing all 123 passengers and 9 crew members.

Bus No.232 exploded in Shenyang, killing 1, 2 serious injured and 40 injured.