by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2017 A wayward 8.5-ton Chinese space lab will soon crash to Earth, and scientists have no idea exactly where it will fall. But they said it could wound or kill anyone standing in the impact site. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell told The Guardian that he expects the Tiangong-1, or “Heavenly […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 11, 2017 The Pentagon said a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer on Oct. 10 carried out a freedom-of-navigation operation near islands claimed by China in South China Sea. U.S. defense officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the USS Chafee carried out normal maneuvering operations that challenged “excessive maritime claims” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 10, 2017 Chinese dissident Guo Wengui told a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington that Beijing is engaged in a major subversion campaign in the United States. He called on the U.S. to “take action”. Guo released a “top secret” document from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 9, 2017 Paper or plastic to pay for something? That is so 2013. In China, mobile pay is the way to go in 2017 and beyond, and is even rumored to be the preferred method of payment for street beggars, Evelyn Cheng wrote for CNBC on Oct. 8. In 2016, mobile […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 3, 2017 A new external Internet connection provided by Russia will give North Korea the capability to conduct more cyber attacks, an analyst said. North Korea’s Internet access is estimated to be somewhere between a few hundred and just over 1,000 route connections. Pyongyang’s web connections are vital for coordinating the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 A conservative think tank in Washington called off a public meeting with Chinese dissident Guo Wengui after the think tank’s website was targeted in a denial of service cyber attack traced to Shanghai, a report said. The Hudson Institute on Oct. 2 sent an email notice stating the widely-anticipated […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2017 Xi Jinping has amassed immense power as China’s President, Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. However billionaire dissident Guo Wengui claims on social media including YouTube from his new home in the United States that Xi has maintained his position by […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2017 A law firm that was representing a major dissident who has exposed corruption at the highest realms of the Chinese Communist Party was targeted in a cyber attack, a report said. The FBI is investigating the alleged hacking this month at the Clark Hill law firm, which had been […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler NEW YORK — Taiwan’s socio/economic success story is world renowned. Yet an unfortunate byproduct of Taiwan’s rapid industrial development from the 1960’s through 1980’s involved considerable amounts of air and water pollution. Taiwan’s next challenge strives to create a cleaner environment by widespread policies of going green. In […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 17, 2017 The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has sent the Trump administration a list of a dozen large Chinese banks with alleged ties to North Korea that are “ripe for sanctions.” “We have not had the resolve to put these sanctions on those major institutions. It’s time to […]
