July 8 marked the one-year anniversary of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s death. Ceremonies were held to commemorate him, while his widow, Akie Abe, is to visit Taiwan tomorrow. President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that Abe was the Japanese prime minister the...
Professor David Silbersweig, Harvard Medical Professor and a co-founder of Global Enlightenment Mountain at AIWS City, introduces the writing of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, a Global Enlightenment Leader, “The risks of AI are real but manageable,” here are some...
President Obama next month will make what is expected to be his final trip to Asia. There he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders. During his time in the White House, Mr. Obama has sought to "rebalance" America's defense and...
This Guardian piece takes you inside Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's giant prison and torture chamber, where people seized by Assad's forces undergo horrific abuse. "Now ex-detainees and architects have built an accurate model, using 'ear-witness' testimony, of...
U.S. officials see the recapture of an Islamic State stronghold in Syria -- the city of Manbij -- as a model for future U.S.-backed operations against the murderous terror group, and especially for supporting a march by allied forces on Raqqa, the group's...
Thae Yong Ho, a senior diplomat in Britain of the regime of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, has defected to South Korea, although he may be in hiding in Britain, given the three-generation communist Kim dynasty's frequent use of murder. Thae's defection...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leaders of some other major U.S. allies are worried about the possible policy of “no first use” of nuclear weapons being considered by the Obama administration. The fear is that such a policy would weaken the ability...
Despite the increasing difficulties for foreign companies operating in China, Apple Inc. will build its first Asia-Pacific research and development center in the country, Chief Executive Tim Cook said Aug. 14. The pledge comes after China's industry and...