The technology war between the United States and China is intensifying, and the semiconductor industry is the first to bear the brunt. On December 2, the U.S. Department of Commerce, citing national security as the reason, issued the third wave of export control measures against China in three years, adding 140 Chinese semiconductor-related companies to […]
The ban issued by Beijing may be the beginning of export controls, which may be expanded to dozens of niche materials if trade frictions with Washington escalate. At this time, there are still more than 40 days before Trump enters the White House, and the tariff war is still in the stage of challenging each […]
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation to attack Israel, but it flooded Syria more than a year later. From the sudden attack of the Syrian rebels on November 27 to the fall of Damascus on December 8, it took only 12 days to end the 61-year Syrian Baath Party regime and […]
Although Trump calls himself Mr. Tariff Man, it is still a question whether his plan to threaten to use the tariff stick can be realized. Judging from personnel appointments, he appointed a team of Wall Street people to key economic positions, so his tariff war is likely to be a lot of noise but little […]
The US job market continued to show signs of slowing down, causing the futures gold price to rebound by 0.42% last Friday (December 6), but it was unable to reverse the decline in the first week of December, and fell 0.8% to $2,659.60 per ounce for the whole week. Given the impact of employment data […]
Syrian President Assad fled Damascus, and the military said that the Assad family’s half-century rule has ended. Assad was born in Damascus on September 11, 1965. He is the second son of the late former President Hafez Assad. He was originally an ophthalmologist and had no great political ambitions, but after his elder brother Bassel […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during the APEC Leaders’ Informal Meeting in Lima, the capital of Peru, on November 15. This was the first summit between China and Japan less than a month after Shigeru Ishiba took office as Japanese Prime Minister. The two sides reached a consensus […]
The case for a free press is strong. When journalists can work unhindered, they perform important democratic functions: holding those in power accountable, scrutinizing government performance, and highlighting underreported events and viewpoints. Yet press freedom is facing unprecedented threats, as journalists around the world face increasingly complex and rapidly changing pressures that are political, economic, […]
South Korea’s Supreme Court will review whether President Yoon Seok-yeol’s martial law declaration complied with procedures. According to The Korea Herald, South Korea’s Supreme Court President Cho Hee-dae told reporters on Wednesday (December 4) that the Supreme Court will review the procedures followed by President Yoon Seok-yeol when he declared martial law on Tuesday night […]
The transition team of President-elect Trump of the United States said that they reached an agreement with the Department of Justice on Tuesday (December 3) to allow the Department of Justice to conduct background checks and security reviews on the list of new leaders submitted by the transition team. Reuters reported that the new leadership […]
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