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CIA Is Openly Recruiting Informants on Social Media

Anyone interested in North Korea, China, or Iran?

(Newser) - The CIA says it was successful in recruiting Russian informants following the invasion of Ukraine. Now, "we want to make sure individuals in other authoritarian regimes know that we're open for business," a rep said Wednesday as the agency put out a call for informants in China,...

Airline Bans Couple Over Reclining Seat Kerfuffle
She Wouldn't Put Her Seat
Up. Then It Got Personal
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Sep 28, 2024 3:30 PM CDT

She Wouldn't Put Her Seat Up. Then It Got Personal

Hong Kong pair banned from Cathay Pacific after Chinese woman says they harassed her over seat

(Newser) - A couple from Hong Kong has been barred from the territory's flagship airline, after an incident involving another passenger who was from mainland China. Per CNN , the latter posted a video on Chinese social media over the Sept. 17 encounter, which involved a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong...

At UN, Russia and China Warn About Ukraine

Sergey Lavrov brings up nuclear risk, while Wang Yi pushes against expanding the war

(Newser) - Russia's top diplomat warned Saturday against "trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power," delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere—including inside the United Nations itself. In his address, per the AP...

What Scientists Learned From 3.6K-Year-Old Cheese
World's Oldest Cheese
Has Secrets to Tell
NEW STUDY
Sep 26, 2024 11:27 AM CDT

World's Oldest Cheese Has Secrets to Tell

Analysis of 3.6K-year-old cheese reveals spread of kefir bacteria from China's Xinjiang region

(Newser) - In the 1990s, archaeologists peered into the graves of 3,600-year-old mummies in a desert in northwest China's Xinjiang region and found a strange substance smeared on their heads and necks. It turned out to be the oldest cheese ever found, and it's taught researchers quite a bit...

China's 'Routine' Test Launch Was Anything But

Nation test-fired intercontinental ballistic missile into international waters for first time since 1980

(Newser) - China hasn't test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into international waters in more than four decades—until now. The AP reports that China launched an ICBM with a dummy warhead on Wednesday, and that the missile fell into the Pacific Ocean as it was intended to, according to the nation'...

New Rule Could Block All Car Imports From China

Feds move to ban software, hardware from 'countries of concern'

(Newser) - Chinese cars aren't common on American roads and the federal government wants to keep it that way. The White House announced in a statemen t Monday that a proposed Commerce Department rule will ban the sale or import of connected vehicles with software or certain components from "countries...

China, Japan Agree on Terms for Fukushima Discharge

Radioactive water will be subject to independent sampling

(Newser) - China announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Japan on the discharge of radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a dispute that had been going on for more than two years. The deal calls for Japan to establish a long-term international monitoring arrangement and allow...

DEA to Close 2 of Its 'Hard-Won' Offices in China

Move comes even as agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

(Newser) - The US Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, the AP has learned—a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic in the US. "These closings...

China Frees 'Wrongly Detained' American After 18 Years

'No words can express the joy we have. says daughter of pastor David Lin, 68,

(Newser) - An American pastor who tried to set up a Christian training center in Beijing has been freed after 18 years in prison and is back on US soil. David Lin, 68, had been serving a decades-long sentence for what US authorities said were bogus charges of fraud, the BBC reports....

Strongest Typhoon Since 1949 Slams Into Shanghai

Bebinca made landfall Monday morning with winds of up to 94mph

(Newser) - The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes, and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the powerful...

Family: Unjustly Held American Was Raped in Chinese Prison

Father, brother call attention to case of Chicago woman Dawn Michelle Hunt

(Newser) - Dawn Michelle Hunt thought she'd won a free trip from Chicago to Australia in 2014. Instead, the US woman landed in a Chinese prison for life, narrowly escaping execution. As the New York Times reports, the trip she thought she'd won was part of a drug trafficking scheme....

China Makes Pandemic Adoption Ban Permanent

Nation will no longer allow foreign adoptions of its children

(Newser) - The Chinese government is no longer allowing foreign adoptions of the country's children, a spokesperson said Thursday. The only exception will be for blood relatives adopting a child or a stepchild, the Foreign Ministry rep said, per the AP . She didn't explain the decision other than to say...

Ex-Aide to New York Governor Charged as Agent of China

Linda Sun once worked as deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul

(Newser) - Some surprise federal charges emerged out of the New York state capital of Albany on Tuesday: A former top aide to Gov Kathy Hochul was charged with acting as an agent of China. Details were still emerging about the allegations involving Linda Sun, who worked in state government for more...

Women Take Crying Toddler in Plane Bathroom, Ignite Furor
Women Take Crying Toddler
in Plane Bathroom, Ignite Furor
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Sep 1, 2024 4:20 PM CDT

Women Take Crying Toddler in Plane Bathroom, Ignite Furor

Move to 'educate' child sets off a social backlash on Chinese social media

(Newser) - Two women on a domestic flight in China who were fed up listening to a crying toddler decided to take matters into their own hands and have set off a furor on Chinese social media , reports the BBC . The child was with her grandparents, and the grandmother gave the women...

China: Philippine Ship 'Deliberately Collided' With Ours

Philippine coast guard, however, says it was China's ship ramming theirs in South China Sea

(Newser) - China and the Philippines accused each other of causing a collision between their two vessels Saturday in the latest flare-up of tensions over disputed waters and maritime features in the South China Sea. In a statement posted on social media, a Chinese coast guard spokesperson was quoted as saying that...

China, Philippines Clash in South China Sea

Fisheries vessel is bumped by Chinese coast guard, which says it was provoked

(Newser) - Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons and blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel Sunday in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities between the Asian neighbors have flared alarmingly at sea and spread into the air in recent weeks. China and the Philippines blamed each other for the...

After Tie With US, Some in China Count Gold Differently

Enlarged vision of the nation lifts Chinese total to 44 in posts after Olympics

(Newser) - With a population the size of China's, there are bound to be few people unwilling to settle for a tie with the US at the Paris Olympics at 40 gold medals each. The official result generally was cheered in China, and a state media post on Weibo with the...

China Wants Pets More Than Kids, Apparently

Goldman Sachs: Nation's urban pet population will be nearly double that of young kids by 2030

(Newser) - Having kids in China seems to be less alluring than having fur babies, according to new data from Goldman Sachs. The investment bank estimates that by 2030 the nation's urban pet population will be nearly double that of kids under the age of 4, per the Financial Times . "...

After US Pressure, China Yields on Fentanyl Chemicals

Beijing agrees to crack down on drug's precursors starting Sept. 1

(Newser) - China, one of the largest sources of chemicals used to produce fentanyl, will impose new restrictions on the substances, in a move signaling the Biden administration's pressure campaign has paid off. The administration has for years been pushing Beijing to impose stricter oversight over the production and sale of...

After Swimmers Tested Positive, China Blamed Burgers

One of 2 athletes who tested positive for banned steroids is competing in Paris

(Newser) - China has once again blamed tainted food for positive drug tests among its elite swimmers. The New York Times , citing "two people with direct knowledge of the matter," reports that two swimmers, including one competing in the Paris Olympics, were secretly cleared in 2022 after testing positive for...

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