The China National Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture in 2023 launched Five Stars Rising in the East, a fine arts ...

But in recent years, Beijing has sought to expand beyond roads and skyscrapers and has made a play for the hearts and minds of African people. With a deft mix of persuasion, power and money, Beijing ...

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The Trump administration is moving to merge USAID with the State Department and, while some aid functions will remain intact, ...

Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included rituals to honor ancestors, ward off the mythical Nian beast and welcome a ...

The following members of Sandpoint Martial Arts recently passed their belt tests. Pictured, from left, are Lyndsay Holland (Green Belt), Philip Bergen (Green Belt) and Daniel Holland (Green Belt).

Trump says that he’s “serious as a heart attack” when he promises to impose tariffs on everyone, including a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports. When he backtracked on tariffs on Colombian ...

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Tacoma Creates, the arts and culture initiative, is back for another year, open-armed to local non-profits hungry for funding to support the gamut of programs from arts to science set to roll out ...

The Replicator initiative reportedly involves deploying thousands of unmanned submarines, surface vessels, and aerial drones in the Taiwan Strait. It is designed to be launched if a Chinese invasion ...