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China is investing heavily in Xinjiang, especially in the Tarim basin within the ambit of its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). For nearly 2,000 years, the Tarim basin, comprising mostly the bone-dry Taklamakan desert, spired by the lofty Kunlun, Tien…

Craig Wright, the leading proponent of Bitcoin SV who says he is the creator of Bitcoin, claimed in Florida federal court on Friday that he is unable to easily access the $10 billion bitcoin fortune or even produce the addresses at which the coins are stored.…

Recently, China has expanded its presence in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. This increasing influence was crystallized during a state visit to Panama by Chinese President Xi Jinping in December 2018. Xis 24-hour state visit to Panama, the f…

Yiwu Grand Theater. Image Courtesy of MAD Architects MAD Architects have revealed the design of a new theater made of glass sails in Yiwu, China. Located on the south bank of the Dongyang River, the Yiwu Grand Theater encompasses a 1600 seat grand theater, m…

Sports Illustrateds annual Where Are They Now? issue catches up with the stars and prominent figures from yesteryearpast features have included Sammy Sosa, Brett Favre, Dennis Rodman, Tony Hawk and Don King. The 2019 issue features an inside look into the new…

China and Afghanistan are not immediately recognizable as close neighbors. But sandwiched Pakistan and Tajikistan, is an inaccessible 46-mile border which is mostly more than 5,000 meters above sea level. Afghanistan has been a close, if troublesome, ally …

Given the recent fight over whether U.S. refugee-detention centers are in fact concentration camps, the Trump administration might want to borrow a page from the Chinese and simply call them vocational skills education training centers. That way, no one would…

Sesame and poppy seeds, dried onion and garlic, coarse salt. In a word: Everything. chrislearyphoto / Shutterstock The everything bagel is the king of bagels. On this there should be no argument. In the same way that it combines all of the key bagel toppings…

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United States President Donald Trump began the week before last on a golf course in Virginia. He was unhappy. On Twitter, he complained about London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The two men have a deep, mutual dislike for one another. "Khan is a disaster," Trump wrote, …