Category Archives: Politics

South China Dispute becomes number one topic of Chinese Social Media: Millions call for blood and wars

Commentary: As Chinese leaders have mislead the public about the legal evidence about Chinese sovereignty right over 80-90% of South China Sea, and  editorials and generals have been allowed to call for  wars against Vietnam and the Philippines. Chinese leaders … Continue reading

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How tall are our world leaders?

Commentary: Interesting human psychological fact that more dominant physical attributes get preference over their opponents. It seems we like our political giants to be just that – giants – according to research. So how does France’s new president François Hollande … Continue reading

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Francois Hollande’s first day as president: Bad omen, rain, wind and lightning.

Commentary: A bad omen, or just bad weather? Hours after he was sworn in as France’s new president, François Hollande’s plane was struck by lightning en route to Germany to discuss the Greek crisis with Chancellor Angela Merkel. At the time of power … Continue reading

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Vietnam organized first boat tour visit Trường Sa for overseas Vietnamese

  On April 18, 2012, the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese organized a 9 day-tour on Trường Sa HQ571 boat  to visit Trường Sa islands for a large group overseas Vietnamese. The forty overseas Vietnamese, or Viet Kieu, from 20 countries were among … Continue reading

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More Asian Americans are running for offices

To capitalize on the recent, dramatic increase of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) elected officials and candidates, state and federal AAPI legislators from across the country have formed the APAICS Leadership Network, a new membership organization affiliated with the Asian … Continue reading

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