by Yanqing Chen | May 14, 2015 | National Security
China has lashed out at reports that the Pentagon may consider sending military aircraft and ships to the South China Sea, but opinions differ in the U.S. over what role America should play in the murky dispute. Defense Secretary Ash Carter reportedly is requesting...
by Yanqing Chen | May 12, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A controversial trade promotion authority bill fell eight votes short in the Senate Tuesday, meaning that broader global trade deals, especially the Trans-Pacific Partnership, cannot get on a “fast track” to approval. To choke off debate on the fast track...
by Yanqing Chen | May 11, 2015 | Business & Tech
A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C., struck down the Department of Labor’s revised definition of exempt “companionship services” on January 14, in a lawsuit brought by home care workers to gain basic federal labor protections. The Labor Department appealed...
by Yanqing Chen | May 4, 2015 | Politics
Victims of the world’s only atomic bombing join a Japanese delegation of 50 activists in Washington D.C. to gather signatures for their campaign, which demands the elimination of the nuclear weapons. The United Nation holds Nonproliferation Treaty Review every...
