CIA Releases New Video To Encourage Chinese To Divulge 'Truth About China' Authored by Michael Zhung via The Epoch Times, The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released a new video for Chinese citizens outlining nine step-by-step methods for establishing secure contact with the agency, according to a Jan. 16 post on X. 此视频提供安全联系中央情报局的全套步骤。以下有几个在进行安全联系之前及在过程中务必考量的事项。中情局想知道中国的真相，我们正在寻找知道并能告知真相的人...
CIA Releases New Video To Encourage Chinese To Divulge 'Truth About China' Authored by Michael Zhung via The Epoch Times, The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released a new video for Chinese citizens outlining nine step-by-step methods for establishing secure contact with the agency, according to a Jan. 16 post on X. 此视频提供安全联系中央情报局的全套步骤。以下有几个在进行安全联系之前及在过程中务必考量的事项。中情局想知道中国的真相，我们正在寻找知道并能告知真相的人。 pic.twitter.com/LlLLdfA2Q4 — CIA (@CIA) January 15, 2026 In the video, the CIA says it is seeking individuals inside China who have access to information about the country’s political system and are willing to share it safely. “The CIA wants to know the truth about China,” the agency wrote in Chinese in the post. “We are looking for people who know the truth and can share it.” The latest post marks the CIA’s third video specifically targeting audiences in China. It follows two Chinese-language videos released in May, which openly encouraged Chinese Communist Party officials to provide intelligence to the United States—an unprecedented move that drew widespread attention. The new video focuses on operational security and offers nine practical steps for Chinese informants to minimize digital surveillance risks when contacting the agency. According to the CIA, the first step is to purchase a new or secondhand communication device with cash or gift cards, without providing personal identification. For used devices, the agency advises performing a full factory reset. All pre-installed software, applications, antivirus programs, browser extensions, and other programs should be removed. The second step involves connecting to public Wi-Fi at a public location to maintain anonymity. The CIA cautions informants to ensure their screens are not visible to security cameras or passersby and suggests using privacy screen protectors. The agency then advises downloading a web browser and a virtual private network (VPN) from an American or Western company and stresses that these tools shou...
Hong Kong police have arrested a man who brandished a knife in an apparently disoriented state near a McDonald’s in Tsuen Wan, just two days after officers shot dead another blade-wielding attacker elsewhere in the city. Police said they received a report at 8.42am from a passer-by that a man was seen holding a knife in the area near a McDonald’s on Tai Ho Road in Tsuen Wan. On arriving at the sce...
Hong Kong police have arrested a man who brandished a knife in an apparently disoriented state near a McDonald’s in Tsuen Wan, just two days after officers shot dead another blade-wielding attacker elsewhere in the city. Police said they received a report at 8.42am from a passer-by that a man was seen holding a knife in the area near a McDonald’s on Tai Ho Road in Tsuen Wan. On arriving at the scene, officers immediately subdued the man, with no injuries reported. According to local media...
(RTTNews) - Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to ianalumab for Sjögren's disease, the second most prevalent rheumatic autoimmune disease.
(RTTNews) - Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to ianalumab for Sjögren's disease, the second most prevalent rheumatic autoimmune disease.
Governor Tim Walz says ‘weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic’ as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaed The US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports. The investigation, which CBS News fir...
Governor Tim Walz says ‘weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic’ as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaed The US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports. The investigation, which CBS News first reported , marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown’s most vocal Democratic critics, including the state’s governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading...
China used more than double the electricity of the US in 2025, China Central Television reported Saturday, citing data from the National Energy Administration. Total power consumption in China rose 5% from a year earlier to 10.4 trillion kilowatt hours, according to the report. That’s the highest annual electricity use ever recorded by a single country, and surpassed the combined annual total of t...
China used more than double the electricity of the US in 2025, China Central Television reported Saturday, citing data from the National Energy Administration. Total power consumption in China rose 5% from a year earlier to 10.4 trillion kilowatt hours, according to the report. That’s the highest annual electricity use ever recorded by a single country, and surpassed the combined annual total of the EU, Russia, India and Japan, CCTV said. The report highlights the surge in demand for power around the world amid growth in data centers for artificial intelligence and use of electric vehicles. The State Grid Corp. of China said this week that it will lift fixed-asset investment by about 40% over the next five years, as the nation races to expand its power network. Read more: China’s State Grid Plans 40% Surge in Investment Through 2030 Electricity consumption in China’s charging and battery-swapping service industry grew 48.8% versus 20224, and 17% in the information transmission, software, and information technology sector, the energy administration said in a separate statement posted on its official WeChat account. These sectors were key drivers of consumption growth in the services industry.
(RTTNews) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global (SPGI), announced that StandardAero Inc. (SARO) will replace Frontier Communications Parent Inc. (FYBR) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Thursday, January 22.
(RTTNews) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global (SPGI), announced that StandardAero Inc. (SARO) will replace Frontier Communications Parent Inc. (FYBR) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Thursday, January 22.
Pictet North America Advisors disclosed a buy of MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) , acquiring 2,703 shares in the fourth quarter for an estimated $5.68 million based on quarterly average pricing, according to a January 16 SEC filing. According to a SEC filing dated January 16, Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its position in MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) by 2,703 shares, bringing its total holdin...
Pictet North America Advisors disclosed a buy of MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) , acquiring 2,703 shares in the fourth quarter for an estimated $5.68 million based on quarterly average pricing, according to a January 16 SEC filing. According to a SEC filing dated January 16, Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its position in MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) by 2,703 shares, bringing its total holdings to 9,342 shares. The estimated transaction value was $5.68 million, calculated using the average share price over the fourth quarter. The value of the MercadoLibre position at quarter-end rose by $3.30 million, reflecting both the share addition and stock price movement. This buy brings MercadoLibre to 1.79% of the fund’s reported U.S. equity AUM as of December 31. Continue reading
China punished 69 officials at the level of minister, provincial rank and above last year for corruption amid an ongoing crackdown, according to a statement posted Saturday on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. More than one million corruption cases were investigated in 2025, with a total of 983,000 people punished, the anti-gra...
China punished 69 officials at the level of minister, provincial rank and above last year for corruption amid an ongoing crackdown, according to a statement posted Saturday on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. More than one million corruption cases were investigated in 2025, with a total of 983,000 people punished, the anti-graft watchdog said. Chinese President Xi Jinping said earlier this week that it is essential to maintain a strong stance against graft to ensure corrupt officials have “no place to hide,” according to state-owned Xinhua News Agency. The task of “eliminating the soil and conditions breeding corruption remains arduous,” the news agency cited him as saying. Xi warned that graft undermines the development of both the Communist Party and the country.
Several newly elected Hong Kong lawmakers have not fully disclosed their unpaid directorships and those held at subsidiaries, the Post has found, prompting calls from the legislature’s House Committee chairman for greater transparency. Andrew Yao Cho-fai and Lothair Lam Ming-fung were among the Legislative Council newcomers who did not register dozens of unpaid directorships, according to a Post c...
Several newly elected Hong Kong lawmakers have not fully disclosed their unpaid directorships and those held at subsidiaries, the Post has found, prompting calls from the legislature’s House Committee chairman for greater transparency. Andrew Yao Cho-fai and Lothair Lam Ming-fung were among the Legislative Council newcomers who did not register dozens of unpaid directorships, according to a Post check on their declarations of interest, which were cross-referenced with Companies Registry...
Chinese scientists have found a way to recycle lithium batteries using only carbon dioxide and water – eliminating the need for harsh, polluting chemicals to extract the lithium and upcycle cathode materials. The team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Institute of Technology said they used a “three-in-one” strategy to improve lithium recovery, upgrade transition metals like cobalt a...
Chinese scientists have found a way to recycle lithium batteries using only carbon dioxide and water – eliminating the need for harsh, polluting chemicals to extract the lithium and upcycle cathode materials. The team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Institute of Technology said they used a “three-in-one” strategy to improve lithium recovery, upgrade transition metals like cobalt and nickel, and sequester carbon to eliminate waste by-products. Their method achieved a lithium...
A week-long naval exercise off the South African coast involving the navies of China, Russia and the UAE has stirred debate over whether the primary purpose of Brics is evolving in the emerging post-Western global order. The exercise, held from January 9 to 16 under the banner “Will for Peace 2026”, was described by host nation South Africa as a routine maritime safety and interoperability operati...
A week-long naval exercise off the South African coast involving the navies of China, Russia and the UAE has stirred debate over whether the primary purpose of Brics is evolving in the emerging post-Western global order. The exercise, held from January 9 to 16 under the banner “Will for Peace 2026”, was described by host nation South Africa as a routine maritime safety and interoperability operation. Officials said the drills aimed to improve coordination in protecting shipping routes and...
It's a fine idea to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) . Just like mutual funds , they give you a range of stocks (or other things) with one simple investment -- and often with lower expense ratios (annual fees) than mutual funds. This is especially true of ETFs that are also index funds . ETFs also make investing easy by trading like stocks in the stock market. It's also a fine idea to search...
It's a fine idea to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) . Just like mutual funds , they give you a range of stocks (or other things) with one simple investment -- and often with lower expense ratios (annual fees) than mutual funds. This is especially true of ETFs that are also index funds . ETFs also make investing easy by trading like stocks in the stock market. It's also a fine idea to search among Vanguard ETFs for ones that suit your needs because the company is known for low fees, among other things. It was founded by John Bogle , the father of index-fund investing. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Seattle Ranks Second As Most Stressed And Burned Out U.S. City For Workers A new study ranks Seattle as the second most stressed and burned-out city in the U.S. for workers, behind only Atlanta, according to KIRO7 . In a city full of professional "activists", who could have guessed? The report by Compare the Market analyzed online searches related to job stress, including terms such as “work burno...
Seattle Ranks Second As Most Stressed And Burned Out U.S. City For Workers A new study ranks Seattle as the second most stressed and burned-out city in the U.S. for workers, behind only Atlanta, according to KIRO7 . In a city full of professional "activists", who could have guessed? The report by Compare the Market analyzed online searches related to job stress, including terms such as “work burnout,” “work depression,” “work stress,” and “how to deal with work stress,” and converted the results into a point-based score. “Seattle comes in at No. 2 for the USA, but despite having a much lower score than Atlanta, its higher population of 780,995 and 2,498 searches per 100,000 people around anxiety-related searches still make it a very anxious city, with a score of 76.06,” the study wrote. The KIRO report says that over the past year, people in Seattle searched for “stress relief” more than 4,990 times. Other U.S. cities in the top 10 include San Francisco, Denver, Boston, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Kansas City and Portland. Three Canadian cities — Victoria, London, Ontario, and Ottawa — ranked higher than Seattle for work-related stress and anxiety. Compare the Market General Manager Steven Spicer said, “Reducing work stress starts with creating a healthier work environment, where balance and support are prioritised. Simple steps like regular breaks, open communication, and mindfulness can go a long way in easing anxiety.” Tyler Durden Fri, 01/16/2026 - 23:00