During his visit to China in May, President Trump raised a glass at a state dinner, calling Chinese President Xi Jinping “my friend” and saying the stage was set for Xi’s return visit to Washington at the end of September . However, in his prime-time…
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged nearly 10% this week, officially entering a bear market on Friday, down 20.2% from its all-time closing high on June 22. TSMC’s ADR fell another 2.8% on Friday, marking its sixth consecutive day of decline,…
President Trump today blamed Canada for the wildfire haze that has spread across the United States, and said he would add the “incalculable costs” of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods . Reuters reports that thick smoke from hundreds of…
The four major U.S. stock indexes plunged across the board in early trading on the 17th, reflecting the continued rise in market concerns about spending on artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, the launch of a new model, Kimi K3, by the…
Lin Chi-ling serves as the spokesperson for the exhibition “Masters of Classical Light and Shadow: From Rembrandt to Goya – Treasures from the Toledo Museum of Art, Part I,” and also recorded an online audio guide for the exhibition. At a…
Chicago was shrouded in acrid smoke on the 16th due to the southward spread of smoke from the massive wildfires in Canada . Many residents smelled a strong burning odor early in the morning, and the air was thick with haze. The government warned…
Ezra Jin Mingri, founder and pastor of Zion Church in China, who was arrested in China in October 2025 and released on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, recalled in an interview with The New York Times :…
As US President Trump accused China of interfering in the US election in Washington , Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in Shanghai on the 17th that Beijing aims to become a responsible global leader in artificial intelligence (AI). CNN points out that the stark contrast between…
The KMT and TPP have proposed six referendum proposals to be bundled with the year-end local elections. Legislators from both sides expressed concern yesterday about the difficulty of implementing these proposals. Central Election Commission Chairman Yu Ying-lung cited the example of merging…
Nicaragua announced today that it is severing diplomatic relations with Italy because Italy has long requested the extradition of a former member of the Red Army brigade who was convicted of the 1978 assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, but the…
