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North Korea tells hungry citizens to ‘tighten belts’ until 2025

North Korea is telling citizens to tighten their belts through at least 2025, the year they will reopen the border with China which they closed last year to ward off the coronavirus, causing severe food shortages, sources in the country told RFA.

China to Build Military Base on Tajik Border with Afghanistan

Lawmakers in Tajikistan announced on Wednesday that China would build a new military base on the nation’s border with Afghanistan worth $10 million.

John Kerry Appears to Be Profiting from China’s ‘Ongoing Genocide’ via a $1 Million Investment

China’s abuse of minority groups has come into the international spotlight over the last two years and has led to sanctions, warnings and general disapproval from the world’s most powerful nations.

Hunter Biden Reportedly Offered US Company $80,000-Worth of Info on Russian Businessman Deripaska

Just over a year ago The New York Post offered its series of exposés on Hunter Biden, son of the current US President, with damning emails obtained from his purportedly abandoned laptop shedding light on "pay-to-play" schemes involving then-Vice President Joe Biden.

Supply-Chain Crisis Fuels Latest Retreat From Globalization

Covid-19, climate and geopolitics shatter integrated global production, threatening to end an era of low costs and endless variety.

China smears Uyghur woman who testified about forced sterilization

Chinese officials have denounced a former Uyghur internment camp detainee who was forcibly sterilized about three years ago and has spoken publicly about her ordeal, as part of an ongoing smear campaign to discredit those who have exposed abuses against the mostly Muslim minority group.

Blackouts in China deprive North Korean factory workers of hot water and light

Rolling blackouts in northeastern China have deprived North Korean factory workers of hot water and lighting in their cramped dormitories, making their living and working conditions even more unbearable, sources in China told RFA.

‘No longer being a Democrat is the right thing’: Andrew Yang explains departure from Democratic Party after two election failures

Former US presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his “strangely emotional experience” of leaving the Democratic Party on Monday, just a day before his new book went on sale, claiming that he feels more like an independent.

China deems all cryptocurrency transactions illegal

China's central bank declared on Friday that all cryptocurrencies are illegal, banning crypto-related transactions and cryptocurrency mining, according to Reuters.

GOP Moves To Block Cash to Iran Through Defense Authorization Bill

Provisions would prevent sanctions relief and expose Iran's malign activities.

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