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Min isn’t a shut-in. She’s just a Korean American from central Pennsylvania. Ever since the US government shot down a Chinese spy balloon last month, Min has withdrawn from her normal routine ...

Fears for data security lie behind recent government bans on the Chinese-owned app, but zombie scrolling has health dangers too
As of this moment, government to run TikTok on their government-issued phones. The countries include the US, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, the UK, New Zealand, Norway, France, the Netherlands and Poland. In addition, European Commission and European parliament staff were required to delete the app. This raises two questions.
First, why were politicians and senior officials in democracies scrolling like zombies through dance crazes, daft pet videos, and things you can do with smudged lipstick?

Ten samples from Britain were suspected of containing cheap sugar syrup
Adulteration of honey with cheap sugar syrup has been exposed in a new investigation by the European Commission, which found 46% of sampled products were suspected to be fraudulent. Ten honey samples from the UK all failed the tests. They may have been blended or packaged in Britain, but the honey probably originated overseas.
This is not the first time have suggested that UK shoppers may be being cheated on their honey, though supermarkets say they regularly test honey and audit supply lines.

America’s record at keeping global order is deeply flawed, but the only winners from its drift towards isolationism will be Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin
American global leadership took a serious kicking last week. Politicians and pundits on both sides of the Atlantic queued up to condemn George W Bush’s and Tony Blair’s of Iraq 20 years ago this month. At the same time, Congress moved to repeal the war powers act that enables a US president to launch military interventions abroad.
In Moscow, meanwhile, Xi Jinping, stringing along his Russian puppet, Vladimir Putin, proposed a to replace the post-1945 US-led model. China’s de facto dictator is generously offering to “stand guard” over the planet. In Xi’s brave new world, subservience and surveillance replace shock and awe. Democracy takes a back seat.

Under Chinese law, tech companies can be compelled to turn over ... TikTok has powerful, big-spending American companies as rivals, including Meta’s Facebook and Google’s YouTube. No big U.S.

As the Biden administration weighs a ban on the app, many budding entrepreneurs fear losing a tool that has helped them build a robust customer base.

Baseball players of Filipino descent were few and far between in California, but Southland teams now feature several standouts with WBC aspirations.

Baseball players of Filipino descent were few and far between in California, but Southland teams now feature several standouts with WBC aspirations.

Honduras becomes the ninth diplomatic ally that Taipei has lost to Beijing since pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen first took office
Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced on Saturday, saying it recognises “only one China in the world”.
Honduras is the ninth diplomatic ally that Taipei has lost to Beijing since pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen first took office in May 2016. The move leaves Taiwan recognised by only 13 sovereign states.

The Victorian premier will leave on Monday night for the first visit to China by an Australian state or national leader since the pandemic began
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, will travel to China to meet with senior officials on education, trade and cultural issues.
The premier will leave on Monday night, visiting Beijing and the Jiangsu and Sichuan provinces before returning to Melbourne on Saturday morning.

Taiwan's foreign minister on Sunday accused Honduran President Xiomara Castro of "harbouring illusions" over Chinese promises of financial aid, shortly after the Central American country cut ties with ...