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Trump Warns Iran of ‘Death, Fire, and Fury’ Over Hormuz Blockade
On March 11, 2026, the joint military operations by the United States and Israel against Iran officially entered the 11th day of a full-scale escalation. Iran has threatened to completely block the world’s energy chokepoints, potentially driving international crude oil prices up to $200 per barrel. In response to Iran’s

CHINA

Nearly 13 Million Graduates Enter China’s Job Market as Employment Crisis Deepens
By Cai Siyun, Vision Times China is expected to produce 12.7 million university graduates in 2026, an increase of 480,000 from the previous year. But as new graduates enter an already strained job market rife with youth unemployment and dwindling wages, a proposal from a Chinese official urging students to

WORLD

Canada Seeks Balance Between Cooperation with China and Engagement with Democracies
In early 2026, Canadian Prime Minister and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney launched one of the most significant diplomatic initiatives of his recent work: a roughly two-week Indo-Pacific tour, visiting India, Australia, and Japan, following an earlier visit to China. This trip is seen as a key strategic

LIFE

At Kiwami, Chef Xin Cao’s Sushi Speaks for Itself
Along the Brooklyn Bridge waterfront, where the East River moves with a calm the city rarely shares, there is a small room where New York seems to slow its breath. Inside Kiwami, the rhythm of the city gives way to something smoother — the steady movement of a knife, the

WELLNESS

Origins of Tea in China: From Shennong’s Legend to Lu Yu’s Classic of Tea
Chinese legend holds that Shennong, the ancient ruler revered as a founder of agriculture and medicine, once tasted hundreds of herbs in a single day, encountering dozens of poisons along the way. Tea, the story goes, was his antidote. One day, as he rested beneath a tree, a few leaves

CULTURE

The Lantern Festival in Chinese History: Ritual Origins, Imperial Celebrations, and Folk Traditions from Zhou to Qing
The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This year it lands on March 3, a Tuesday. In the traditional calendar, the first month is called the “Zheng” or “Yuan” month, meaning the beginning of the year. “Xiao” means night. The term “Yuanxiao” therefore denotes