(2023-02-07). Chris Hedges: A Declining US Empire Is Committing Suicide. popularresistance.org The Unites States Empire is falling, just as previous empires have done. Clearing the FOG speaks with journalist and author Chris Hedges about his newest book, "The Greatest Evil is War," and the connection between wars and the end of empire. Hedges compares current conditions in the United States and the fall of Rome. He describes the Western war against Russia being fought in Ukraine and aggression against China as part of the last gasp grabs to hold onto US hegemony, but they are failing. He talks about the Military Industrial Complex as an institution that has taken over and is out of control. It will continu…
(2023-02-07). Foreign Affairs Magazine Admits Defeat of US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Foreign Affairs, one of the most influential US establishment magazines, recently This conclusion is reached after an assessment of recent US sanctions on countries like China and Russia, whose way of getting around them was to "create alternative global financial structures to insulate themselves and others from punitive action, and that Washington and its acolytes will no longer b…
(2023-02-07). Top Students in Henan to Study in Russia. infobrics.org Outstanding third-grade senior high school students who are learning Russian language in ordinary senior high schools in Henan province will be selected to study in Russia…
(2023-02-07). Why SA Needs to Nurture Relationship with China in Spite of Problem Areas. infobrics.org South Africa would do well to look after its relationship with China says Hywel George, Director of Investments at Old Mutual Investment Group…
(2023-02-07). China, India, to Be Major Growth Drivers During 2023 – IMF. infobrics.org China and India will account for half of the global economic growth in 2023 versus just a tenth for the US and the EU combined, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
(2023-02-07). Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the country's declining birth rate. journal-neo.org 
During Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's keynote speech on January 23, at the winter session of Japan's parliament, among the key internal and external problems confronting the country's government was the country's continuous birth rate decline (over the past few years), mentioned practically for the first time. However, the unavoidable and multifaceted "national catastrophe" associated with …
(2023-02-07). Estimate by Airfinity places COVID-19 deaths in China over 1.3 million. wsws.org Health based analytics estimates that COVID deaths in China have reached 1.3 million fatalities.
(2023-02-07). Australian government, media join hysteria over Chinese balloon. wsws.org The ludicrous campaign is aimed at fostering a pro-war atmosphere, and to legitimise the escalating US-led war drive against China, which is viewed as the principal threat to American imperialist hegemony.
(2023-02-07). Morgan Stanley lands big with fund firm. ecns.cn Based on the positive outlook for China's economic growth and continued financial opening-up, leading international asset management firms have accelerated their expansion in the country as the new year moves into its second month.
(2023-02-07). RCEP enables trade among Asian neighbors to ripen. ecns.cn Trucks loaded with Vietnamese durians lined up for customs inspections recently at the China and Vietnam Youyi Pass, a border crossing located in a natural gap between a series of steep cliffs and hills covered in conifers and bamboo on the border of the two countries.
(2023-02-07). Country ups business ties with Middle East nations. ecns.cn Companies from China and the Middle East have expanded many programs in the areas of logistics and infrastructure development to bolster bilateral trade and deepen cooperation in cross-border e-commerce, said business executives and market watchers.
(2023-02-07). Schools prepare to fully resume after China's COVID management downgrade. ecns.cn Schools will fully resume in-person classroom teaching and are making full preparations for the new semester as around 300 million students and teachers are about to return to school after the country downgraded the management of COVID-19 epidemic.
(2023-02-07). Estimate by Airfinity places COVID-19 deaths in China over 1.3 million. wsws.org Health based analytics estimates that COVID deaths in China have reached 1.3 million fatalities.
(2023-02-07). Australian government, media join hysteria over Chinese balloon. wsws.org The ludicrous campaign is aimed at fostering a pro-war atmosphere, and to legitimise the escalating US-led war drive against China, which is viewed as the principal threat to American imperialist hegemony.
(2023-02-07). Morgan Stanley lands big with fund firm. ecns.cn Based on the positive outlook for China's economic growth and continued financial opening-up, leading international asset management firms have accelerated their expansion in the country as the new year moves into its second month.
(2023-02-07). RCEP enables trade among Asian neighbors to ripen. ecns.cn Trucks loaded with Vietnamese durians lined up for customs inspections recently at the China and Vietnam Youyi Pass, a border crossing located in a natural gap between a series of steep cliffs and hills covered in conifers and bamboo on the border of the two countries.
(2023-02-07). Country ups business ties with Middle East nations. ecns.cn Companies from China and the Middle East have expanded many programs in the areas of logistics and infrastructure development to bolster bilateral trade and deepen cooperation in cross-border e-commerce, said business executives and market watchers.
(2023-02-07). Schools prepare to fully resume after China's COVID management downgrade. ecns.cn Schools will fully resume in-person classroom teaching and are making full preparations for the new semester as around 300 million students and teachers are about to return to school after the country downgraded the management of COVID-19 epidemic.
(2023-02-07). ADB says China remains top destination for global FDI in Asia. ecns.cn Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Asia-Pacific region continue to recover to pre-pandemic levels, with China remaining the top destination in Asia.
(2023-02-07). Team, relief materials from China sent to aid Tàºrkiye after devastating earthquake. ecns.cn The first batch of Chinese rescue team headed for the worst-hit areas in Tàºrkiye on Tuesday morning to help with the ongoing search rescue operation after Monday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake, according to CCTV.
(2023-02-07). Night view of Qiandeng Ancient Town in E China's Jiangsu. ecns.cn The Qiandeng Ancient Town in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, was lit up for the first time in 2, 0 years on Sunday. By using modern multimedia light and shadow integration technology, the "Eight Scenes of Songnan" were reconstructed on Qiandeng river.
(2023-02-07). Ten thousand of people dance at Munao Zongge festival. ecns.cn The 39th Munao Zongge Festival was held on Sunday in Longchuan County, Dehong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. More than 10,000 people danced with the drums to celebrate the festival.
(2023-02-07). Chinese travel agencies ready to resume outbound group tours. ecns.cn Chinese travel agencies are preparing for the resumption of outbound group tour services starting from Monday, with the first batch of tourists set out for countries including Thailand and Laos departing from east China's Shanghai.
(2023-02-07). China's film industry recovers from the pandemic. america.cgtn.com China's movie box office earnings reached a record high in January over the seven-day holiday period of the Chinese New Year. The trend also brought optimism for Hollywood and global film industries.
(2023-02-07). What about the China-U.S. trade war after four years? america.cgtn.com A new report from the Consumer Technology Association found that despite the tariffs, many tech imports into the U.S. from China such as digital cameras, cooking appliances and vacuums actually rose. Find out more.
(2023-02-07). 17 travelers from Hong Kong arrive in Beijing on first tour group. ecns.cn The first 17 tourists from Hong Kong arrived in Beijing on first tour group, since the full resumption of cross-border travel between Hong Kong and the mainland on Monday.
(2023-02-07). Hong Kong, Chinese mainland see 280,000 cross-border passengers as all checkpoints reopen. ecns.cn About 260,000 people crossed the border through various checkpoints between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Chinese mainland on Monday, with people entering and leaving Hong Kong accounting for half respectively, according to Eric Chan Kwok-ki, Chief Secretary for Administration.
(2023-02-07). Abahlali baseMjondolo and the fight of the organized poor against a hostile justice system. peoplesdispatch.org Months after being imprisoned on a murder charge, three leaders of the eKhenana Commune of Abahlali baseMjondolo have been finally granted bail. Their arrests are part of a lengthy history of violent persecution of the shack dwellers' movement…
(2023-02-07). The Biden machine is quite a thing, isn't it? americanthinker.com From the classified documents to the Chinese balloon to Democrat primary shenanigans, Joe Biden is the gift that keeps on giving.
(2023-02-07). Fo Guang Shan founder Hsing Yun dies at 95. ecns.cn Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and an influential monk who died at the age of 95 on Sunday, had played an irreplaceable role in promoting peace and reunification across the Taiwan Straits.