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Small businesses across several Chinese provinces have temporarily closed rather than risk inspections as Chinese authorities pursue parallel enforcement drives involving compulsory product certification and workplace safety. Restaurants, supermarkets, hardware stores, repair shops, pharmacies, and other businesses were shown with their shutters down in videos recorded from late July through early August. Similar closures were … Read more

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cited China-linked research security and military cases to help justify a nationwide overhaul of how the United States monitors foreign students and exchange researchers. Under a final rule published July 17 and set to take effect Sept. 15, many F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors will no longer be … Read more

A China-linked cyberespionage group compromised Cisco routers and hid its activity from the network administrators who managed them, cybersecurity firm Sygnia said in an Aug. 27 report. The group also recorded traffic moving through the devices and used them to probe other high-value networks, according to the report. The hackers compromised systems that verify whether … Read more

President Donald Trump said China had been “relatively inactive” during the conflict with Iran, including over the Strait of Hormuz, one day before Chinese leader Xi Jinping held brief talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at a regional summit. Trump made the remarks at the White House on Aug. 31 while discussing Xi’s expected visit … Read more

The Chinese regime is expanding its surveillance of ordinary citizens’ overseas travel, with local police and officials asking for details about foreign employment, residences, and travel plans. Locals also told The Epoch Times they were warned that their ability to leave China in the future would be at risk if they failed to accurately disclose … Read more

Quote of the day by Li Ka-shing (AP photo) There are moments when people quietly blame circumstances for the way things turn out. Luck, timing, family background, money and simple chance can all appear to have a genuine say in where a person actually ends up. Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, took … Read more

The United States and New Zealand have announced a combined US$60 million (about NZ$101.5 million) package to upgrade a port on the remote Cook Islands atoll of Penrhyn, in a project the two governments say will improve shipping links for the country’s outer islands and support the development of deep-sea mineral mining. The Penrhyn Port … Read more

Nepal Army crews conduct rescue operations at the Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower tunnel following the Bhote Koshi River flood. Courtesy of Nepali Army At least 1,109 bodies have been recovered or deaths confirmed after the Aug. 26 disaster along the Nepal-Tibet border, while China’s official toll for the Tibet side has remained unchanged for days. Nepal … Read more

After Huawei announced plans to expand its artificial intelligence collaboration with Chinese pharmaceutical companies into the drug discovery market, analysts who spoke to The Epoch Times warned of the risks these moves by the Chinese communist regime-linked technology conglomerate could bring to the Chinese public and nations around the world. “As we further deepen our … Read more

People get medicine at the window of a night diagnosis and treatment station in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on Dec. 27, 2022. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images China has passed a new law requiring residents who are not covered by employee health insurance or other state medical programs to enroll in the country’s basic health … Read more